TGR5 potentiates GLP-1 secretion and cause pancreatic islet regeneration in response to Tithonia diversifolia saponin-rich extract in diabetic model mice

Background: Activation of Takeda G-protein bile acid receptor 5 (TGR5) secretes glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) downstream insulin release. Saponin which has been indicated as the antidiabetic principle in plant shared similar steroidal scaffold with cholic acid (primary agonist of TGR5), hence antid...

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Main Authors: Oluwamodupe Cecilia Ejelonu, PhD (Biochemistry), Olusola Olalekan Elekofehinti, Isaac Gbadura Adanlawo, Rakesh Kundu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-02-01
Series:Phytomedicine Plus
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667031321001858