[HTML][HTML] Targeting PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in obesity

MS Savova, LV Mihaylova, D Tews, M Wabitsch… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Obesity is a disorder with an increasing prevalence, which impairs the life quality of patients
and intensifies societal health care costs. The development of safe and innovative …

Mulberry leaves ameliorate diabetes via regulating metabolic profiling and AGEs/RAGE and p38 MAPK/NF-κB pathway

J Li, T Ji, S Su, Y Zhu, X Chen, E Shang, S Guo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Mulberry leaves have been used as traditional
hypoglycemic medicine-food plant for thousand years in China. According to traditional …

Natural chalcones for the management of obesity disease

M Maisto, A Marzocchi, N Keivani, V Piccolo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, the incidence of obesity has increased dramatically worldwide, reaching
a dangerous pandemic spread. This condition has serious public health implications as it …

Isoliquiritigenin prevents hyperglycemia-induced renal injuries by inhibiting inflammation and oxidative stress via SIRT1-dependent mechanism

X Huang, Y Shi, H Chen, R Le, X Gong, K Xu… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) as a global health concern is closely related to inflammation and
oxidation. Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a natural flavonoid compound, has been demonstrated to …

Peroxiredoxin 5 regulates adipogenesis-attenuating oxidative stress in obese mouse models induced by a high-fat diet

MH Kim, SJ Park, JH Kim, JB Seong, KM Kim… - Free Radical Biology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a hallmark of obesity. Peroxiredoxin 5
(Prx5), which is a cysteine-dependent peroxidase enzyme, has an intensive ROS …

Inhibitory effect of isoliquiritigenin in niemann-pick C1-like 1-mediated cholesterol uptake

J Zeng, W Liu, B Liang, L Shi, S Yang, J Meng, J Chang… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Isoliquiritigenin (ISL) is a flavonoid with a chalcone structure extracted from the natural herb
Glycyrrhiza glabra. Its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities …

Novel antiadipogenic effect of menadione in 3T3-L1 cells

MI Funk, MA Conde, G Piwien-Pilipuk… - Chemico-Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inhibition of adipocyte differentiation can be used as a strategy for preventing adipose tissue
expansion and, consequently, for obesity management. Since reactive oxygen species …

Natural molecule isoliquiritigenin mitigates MASH and liver fibrosis in mice by promoting autophagy through the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway

R Liu, Y Zhang, M Liu, Z Shang, S Song… - The Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a flavonoid derived from licorice root, has diverse biological and
pharmacological properties. This study aimed to investigate the hepatoprotective effects and …

Dietary isoliquiritigenin at a low dose ameliorates insulin resistance and NAFLD in diet-induced obesity in C57BL/6J mice

Y Lee, EY Kwon, MS Choi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Isoliquiritigenin (ILG) is a flavonoid constituent of Glycyrrhizae plants. The current study
investigated the effects of ILG on diet-induced obesity and metabolic diseases. C57BL/6J …

Activation of PGC‐1α via isoliquiritigenin‐induced downregulation of miR‐138‐5p alleviates nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

L Wang, X Wang, L Kong, Y Li, K Huang… - Phytotherapy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a metabolic disease, has received wide attention
worldwide. However, there is no approved effective drug for NAFLD treatment. In the study …