Flavonoids from Tetracera indica Merr. induce adipogenesis and exert glucose uptake activities in 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells

• Main Authors: Mahmudul Hasan, Md Mahmudul, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Latip, Jalifah, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Tengku Zakaria, Tengku Muhamad Faris Syafiq, Sarian, Murni Nazira, Alhassan, Muhammad Alhassan, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2017
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/58260/1/BMC%20Mahmudul.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58260/7/58260_Flavonoids%20from%20Tetracera%20indica%20Merr_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58260/8/58260_Flavonoids%20from%20Tetracera%20indica%20Merr_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58260/; https://bmccomplementalternmed.biomedcentral.com/

Background: Tetracera indica Merr. (Family: Dilleniaceae), known to the Malay as ‘Mempelas paya’, is one of the medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes in Malaysia. However, no proper scientific study has been carried out to verify the traditional claim of T. indica as an antidiabetic age...