Research Article

Emblic Leafflower (Phyllanthus emblica L.) Fruits Ameliorate Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Dysfunction in Hyperglycemia: An Underlying Mechanism Involved in Ellagitannin Metabolite Urolithin A

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Emblic leafflower fruit (ELF) administration suppresses the protein expression of phosphorylated-Akt (Thr308) and the mRNA transcriptions of c-Myc and cyclin D1. The protein expression of phosphorylated-Akt (Thr308) (a, b) and the mRNA transcriptions of c-Myc and cyclin D1 (c) in rat aortic rings in (1) normal control rats (NCR); (2) hyperglycemic rats (HGR); (3) hyperglycemic rats treated with low dose of ELF (LD, ELF 25 g/kg); (4) hyperglycemic rats treated with median dose (MD, ELF 50 g/kg); (5) hyperglycemic rats treated with high dose (HD, ELF 75 g/kg). . versus NCR; versus HGR.
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