Research Article
Puerarin Mitigates Diabetic Hepatic Steatosis and Fibrosis by Inhibiting TGF-β Signaling Pathway Activation in Type 2 Diabetic Rats
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PUR improved glucose metabolism and inhibited lipogenesis in diabetic liver. PUR 100 mg/kg was orally administered to diabetic rats for eight weeks, and mRNA expression in liver tissue of Pepck (a) and G6p (b) was detected by real-time PCR. Hepatic lipase activity was assayed (c), and mRNA expressions in liver tissue of Srebp1c (d), Scd1 (e), Cpt1a (f), and Acox (g) were detected by real-time PCR. Data are presented as , -8 per group, replicated twice. and compared versus DM.
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