Research Article

PDE5A Suppresses Proteasome Activity Leading to Insulin Resistance in C2C12 Myotubes

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Effects of PDE5 inhibitor icariin (Ica) on insulin signaling in PDE5A-overexpressed C2C12 myotubes. (a) Representative western blots showing insulin- (INS-) stimulated phosphorylation of Akt T308 and AS160 in the cells treated with or without icariin; (b) quantification of the ration of phosphorylated Akt T308 to Akt protein in (a); (c) insulin-stimulated 2-DG uptake in the cells treated with or without icariin. . vs. the insulin-stimulated control group; vs. the insulin-stimulated PDE5A-overexpression (OE) group.
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