Evaluation of Antidiabetic Effects of the Traditional Medicinal Plant Gynostemma pentaphyllum and the Possible Mechanisms of Insulin Release

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Effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (GP) on glucose stimulated insulin secretion from isolated GK rat islets with K-ATP channel opened by diazoxide (D) and depolarized by kalium chloride (KCl). (when compared with control group with no addition at 3.3 mM and 16.7 mM glucose); ^# (when compared with group with only ); , (when compared with group with only GP); (when compared with D only). Results of insulin release (μU/islet/hour) are the means ± SEM of five independent experiments with three replicates for each experiment.