Phytomodulatory proteins isolated from Calotropis procera latex promote glycemic control by improving hepatic mitochondrial function in HepG2 cells

• Main Authors: Keciany Alves de Oliveira (Author), Hygor Nunes Araújo (Author), Tanes Iamamura de Lima (Author), André Gustavo Oliveira (Author), Bianca Cristine Favero-Santos (Author), Dimitrius Santiago P.S.F. Guimarães (Author), Paula Alexandre de Freitas (Author), Regina de Jesus das Neves (Author), Renata Prado Vasconcelos (Author), Marina Gabrielle Guimarães de Almeida (Author), Márcio Viana Ramos (Author), Leonardo Reis Silveira (Author), Ariclecio Cunha de Oliveira (Author)
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• Publicado em: Elsevier, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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The medicinal uses of Calotropis procera are diverse, yet some of them are based on effects that still lack scientific support. Control of diabetes is one of them. Recently, latex proteins from C. procera latex (LP) have been shown to promote in vivo glycemic control by the inhibition of hepatic glu...