Mechanisms of Hypoglycemic Activity of Ganoderan B: A Glycan ofGanoderma lucidumFruit Bodies1
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Planta Medica
- Vol. 55 (05) , 423-428
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-962057
Abstract
Ganoderan B increased the plasma insulin level in normal and glucose-loaded mice but elicited no effect on insulin binding to isolated adipocytes. Administration of ganoderan B elicited significant increases of the activities of hepatic glucokinase, phosphofructokinase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, decreased the hepatic glucose-6-phosphatase and glycogen synthetase activities and did not affect the activities of hexokinase and glycogen phosphorylase. Ganoderan B reduced the glycogen content in the liver but had no influence on total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the plasma and liver.Keywords
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