[HTML][HTML] Aspalathin alleviates skeletal muscle insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction

SE Mazibuko-Mbeje, SXH Mthembu… - Physiological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Natural compounds may bear promising therapeutic benefits against metabolic diseases
such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which are characterized by a state of insulin …

Aspalathin-rich green Aspalathus linearis extract suppresses migration and invasion of human castration-resistant prostate cancer cells via inhibition of YAP signaling

SH Huang, YH Kao, CJF Muller, E Joubert, CP Chuu - Phytomedicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background More than 80% of advanced prostate cancer (PCa) cases have bone
metastasis, with a 5-year survival rate of 25%. Previously, we reported that GRT, a …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacokinetic interaction of green rooibos extract with atorvastatin and metformin in rats

O Patel, CJF Muller, E Joubert, B Rosenkranz… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
An aspalathin-rich green rooibos extract (Afriplex GRT™) has demonstrated anti-diabetic
and hypolipidemic properties, while also moderately inhibiting CYP3A4 activity, suggesting …

Differential cytotoxicity of rooibos and green tea extracts against primary rat hepatocytes and human liver and colon cancer cells–causal role of major flavonoids

S Samodien, M Kock, E Joubert… - Nutrition and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Differential anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of aqueous extracts of green rooibos
(Rg; Aspalathus linearis) and green tea (GT; Camellia sinensis) and an aspalathin-enriched …

[HTML][HTML] Afriplex GRTTM extract attenuates hepatic steatosis in an in vitro model of NAFLD

K Gabuza, TI Mabuda, O Patel, N Khuboni… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Currently, it is acknowledged that vitamin E, insulin sensitizers and anti-diabetic
drugs are used to manage non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), however, these …

Inulin as microencapsulating agent improves physicochemical properties of spray-dried aspalathin-rich green rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) extract with α-glucosidase …

N Miller, D De Beer, M Aucamp, CJ Malherbe… - Journal of functional …, 2018 - Elsevier
Limiting aspalathin degradation during spray-drying of green rooibos extract (GRE) is crucial
to produce a functional food ingredient with antidiabetic properties. Retention of aspalathin …

Moringa oleifera Lam. as a potential plant for alleviation of the metabolic syndrome—A narrative review based on in vivo and clinical studies

S Adarthaiya, A Sehgal - Phytotherapy Research, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) refers to the co‐occurrence of risk factors, including
hyperglycaemia, increased body weight, hypertension and dyslipidemia, which eventually …

Pharmacological activity of Aspalathus linearis extracts: pre-clinical research in view of prospective neuroprotection

J Pyrzanowska - Nutritional Neuroscience, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Rooibos tea, a very popular everyday beverage made of Aspalathus linearis
plant material and containing multiple polyphenolic compounds, reveals an expectation to …

Aspalathin, a C-glucosyldihydrochalcone from rooibos improves the hypoglycemic potential of metformin in type 2 diabetic (db/db) mice

PV Dludla, KB Gabuza, CJF Muller, E Joubert, J Louw… - 2018 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Metformin is the first line therapy of type 2 diabetics, but continued reduction of their life
expectancy warrants further investigation into alternative treatment strategies. This study …

Cardioprotective function of green Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) extract supplementation in ex vivo ischemic prediabetic rat hearts

SE Smit, C Manirafasha, E Marais, R Johnson… - Planta …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Diabetic patients develop ischemic heart disease and strokes more readily. Following an
ischemic event, restoration of blood flow increases oxidative stress resulting in myocardial …