Open AccessInfluence of flavonoids on mechanism of modulation of insulin secretion
Author(s) -
Juliana Mikaelly Dias Soares,
Ana Ediléia Barbosa Pereira Leal,
Juliane Cabral Silva,
Jackson R.G.S. Almeida,
Helinando Pequeno de Oliveira
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/pm.pm_87_17
Subject(s) - insulin , glut4 , glut2 , insulin receptor , flavonoid , insulin resistance , pharmacology , glucose transporter , medicine , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , antioxidant
The development of alternatives for insulin secretion control in vivo or in vitro represents an important aspect to be investigated. In this direction, natural products have been progressively explored with this aim. In particular, flavonoids are potential candidates to act as insulin secretagogue.