Short-chain fatty acids and their association with signalling pathways in inflammation, glucose and lipid metabolism

J He, P Zhang, L Shen, L Niu, Y Tan, L Chen… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), particularly acetate, propionate and butyrate, are mainly
produced by anaerobic fermentation of gut microbes. SCFAs play an important role in …

AMPK activation: a therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes?

KA Coughlan, RJ Valentine… - … syndrome and obesity …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic disease characterized by insulin resistance, β-cell
dysfunction, and elevated hepatic glucose output. Over 350 million people worldwide have …

Isoorientin: A dietary flavone with the potential to ameliorate diverse metabolic complications

K Ziqubu, PV Dludla, E Joubert, CJF Muller… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Isoorientin is a natural C-glucosyl flavone that is generating a lot of interest due to its
multiple pharmacological activities. Increasing experimental data have shown that the robust …

Aspalathin-enriched green rooibos extract reduces hepatic insulin resistance by modulating PI3K/AKT and AMPK pathways

SE Mazibuko-Mbeje, PV Dludla, C Roux… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
We previously demonstrated that an aspalathin-enriched green rooibos extract (GRE)
reversed palmitate-induced insulin resistance in C2C12 skeletal muscle and 3T3-L1 fat cells …

[HTML][HTML] A dose-dependent effect of dimethyl sulfoxide on lipid content, cell viability and oxidative stress in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

PV Dludla, B Jack, A Viraragavan, C Pheiffer… - Toxicology Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is an effective solvent and cytoprotectant agent that can induce
diverse actions in experimental settings, ranging from metabolic stress to cytotoxic effects …

Aspalathin from rooibos (Aspalathus linearis): a bioactive C-glucosyl dihydrochalcone with potential to target the metabolic syndrome

R Johnson, D de Beer, PV Dludla, D Ferreira… - Planta …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Aspalathin is a C-glucosyl dihydrochalcone that is abundantly present in Aspalathus
linearis. This endemic South African plant, belonging to the Cape Floristic region, is normally …

Sarcopenia in a type 2 diabetic state: reviewing literature on the pathological consequences of oxidative stress and inflammation beyond the neutralizing effect of …

N Muvhulawa, SE Mazibuko-Mbeje, D Ndwandwe… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Sarcopenia remains one of the major pathological features of type 2 diabetes (T2D),
especially in older individuals. This condition describes gradual loss of muscle mass …

Attenuation of obesity and insulin resistance by fish oil supplementation is associated with improved skeletal muscle mitochondrial function in mice fed a high-fat diet

AR Martins, AR Crisma, LN Masi, CL Amaral… - The journal of nutritional …, 2018 - Elsevier
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) have been reported to improve insulin
sensitivity and glucose homeostasis in animal models of insulin resistance, but the involved …

Aspalathin, a dihydrochalcone C‐glucoside, protects H9c2 cardiomyocytes against high glucose induced shifts in substrate preference and apoptosis

R Johnson, P Dludla, E Joubert… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Scope Energy deprivation in the myocardium is associated with impaired heart function. This
study aims to investigate if aspalathin (ASP) can ameliorate hyperglycemic‐induced shift in …

Potential of rooibos, its major C-glucosyl flavonoids, and Z-2-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-3-phenylpropenoic acid in prevention of metabolic syndrome

CJF Muller, CJ Malherbe, N Chellan… - Critical Reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) cluster
together and are termed the metabolic syndrome. Key factors driving the metabolic …