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Noor, Hamdan and Ashcroft, Stephen J. H.
(1998)
Insulinotropic activity of Tinospora crispa extract: effect on ß-cell Ca2+ handling.
Phytotherapy Research, 12 (2).
pp. 98-102.
ISSN 0951-418X; ESSN: 1099-1573
Abstract
The mechanism of insulinotropic action of Tinospora crispa was investigated in vitro using an insulin-secreting clonal β-cell line, HIT-T15. The aqueous extract sensitizes the β-cell to extracellular Ca2+ and promotes intracellular Ca2+ accumulation which in turn causes increased insulin release. The increase in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration is due to stimulation of Ca2+ uptake from the extracellular medium and inhibition of Ca2+ efflux from the cytosol. That the mechanism of insulinotropic action of T. crispa is physiological suggests that the insulin secretagogue/s present in the extract could indeed be a potential source of a specific oral hypoglycaemic agent for the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| DOI Number: | https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199803)12:2<98::AID-PTR195>3.0.CO;2-F |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
| Keywords: | β-cell; Ca2+; Diabetes mellitus; Insulin secretion; Insulinotropic; Tinospora crispia |
| Depositing User: | Nabilah Mustapa |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2017 07:52 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2017 07:52 |
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| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51742 |
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