Anti-diabetic effect of black ginseng extract by augmentation of AMPK protein activity and upregulation of GLUT2 and GLUT4 expression in db/db mice

• Main Authors: Ok-Hwa Kang (Author), Mi-Yae Shon (Author), Ryong Kong (Author), Yun-Soo Seo (Author), Tian Zhou (Author), Do-Yeon Kim (Author), Yeong-Soo Kim (Author), Dong-Yeul Kwon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Black ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer), three to nine times-steamed and dried ginseng, has biological and pharmacological activities. In this study, the anti-diabetic effects of the black ginseng ethanol extract (GBG05-FF) in typical type 2 diabetic model db/db mice were inves...