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8,8-Dimethyldihydroberberine with improved bioavailability and oral efficacy on obese and diabetic mouse models.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20663675     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The clinical use of the natural alkaloid berberine (BBR) as an antidiabetic reagent is limited by its poor bioavailability. Our previous work demonstrated that dihydroberberine (dhBBR) has enhanced bioavailability and in vivo efficacy compared with berberine. Here we synthesized the 8,8-dimethyldihydroberberine (Di-Me) with improved stability, and bioavailability over dhBBR. Similar to BBR and dhBBR, Di-Me inhibited mitochondria respiration, increased AMP:ATP ratio, activated AMPK and stimulated glucose uptake in L6 myotubes. In diet-induced obese (DIO) mice, Di-Me counteracted the increased adiposity, tissue triglyceride accumulation and insulin resistance, and improved glucose tolerance at a dosage of 15mg/kg. Administered to db/db mice with a dosage of 50mg/kg, Di-Me effectively reduced random fed and fasting blood glucose, improved glucose tolerance, alleviated insulin resistance and reduced plasma triglycerides, with better efficacy than dhBBR at the same dosage. Our work highlights the importance of dihydroberberine analogs as potential therapeutic reagents for type 2 diabetes treatment.
Authors:
Zhe Cheng; An-Feng Chen; Fang Wu; Li Sheng; Han-Kun Zhang; Min Gu; Yuan-Yuan Li; Li-Na Zhang; Li-Hong Hu; Jing-Ya Li; Jia Li
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1464-3391     ISO Abbreviation:  Bioorg. Med. Chem.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-09     Completed Date:  2010-12-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9413298     Medline TA:  Bioorg Med Chem     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5915-24     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Affiliation:
National Center for Drug Screening, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, PR China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Berberine / analogs & derivatives*,  chemistry,  pharmacokinetics,  pharmacology,  therapeutic use
Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy*
Electron Transport / drug effects
Glucose / metabolism
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / chemistry,  pharmacokinetics*,  pharmacology,  therapeutic use*
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mitochondria / drug effects
Obesity / drug therapy*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Solubility
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hypoglycemic Agents; 2086-83-1/Berberine; 483-15-8/dihydroberberine; 50-99-7/Glucose

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