Protective effect of chrysin on mice with insulin resistance

AIM: To explore the effects of chrysin on insulin resistance (IRe) in a mouse model. METHODS: Male C57 mice were randomly divided into control group, IRe group, low-dose chrysin group (IRe+chrysin-low) and high-dose chrysin group (IRe+chrysin-high). After 24 weeks, the body weight, liver index and fat mass in all mice were detected. The blood glucose, insulin level and HOMA-IR were measured to determine the changes of the insulin resistance in the animals. The oxidative stress (SOD, GSH-Px and MDA) was also measured. The mRNA expression of insulin signaling pathway molecules (IR, IRS1, IRS2, Glut2 and Glut4) and inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and NF-κB) was analyzed by real-time PCR. The protein levels of IRS1 and p65, and their phosphorylation were detected by Western blot. RESULTS: After 24-week intervention, the indicators in IRe group were higher than those in control group, including body fat deposition, serum glucose, serum insulin, HOMA-IR and liver oxidative stress (P<0.01), indicating that the model of insulin resistance was successfully established. Low dose and high dose of chrysin decreased the body weight, serum glucose, serum insulin and HOMA-IR in the IRe mice (P<0.05). The liver oxidative stress was also reduced in both groups (P<0.05). However, no statistical difference of the indexes between IRe+chrysin-low group and IRe+chrysin-high group was observed. Chrysin upregulated the mRNA expression of IR, IRS1, IRS2, Glut2 and Glut4 (P<0.05), and down-regulated the mRNA expression of various inflammatory factors. The inhibitory effect of chrysin on the mRNA expression of NF-κB was observed (P<0.05), especially in high dose group (P<0.05). It was confirmed that the effect of chrysin on liver IRe was related with the increase in the p-IRS1 levels and decrease in the p-p65 levels by Western blot. CONCLUSION: Chrysin inhibits obesity, hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia, and relieves insulin resistance and oxidative stress, which might be closely related to the regulation of insulin signaling pathway and the inhibition of inflammatory factor expression.     

云南蜂胶化学成分研究(Ⅱ)

研究了从云南蜂胶中获得的3个化合物,经波谱分析(1HNMR、13CNMR、EI-MS)为球松素、白杨素和咖啡酸。3个化合物均为蜂胶中的活性物质,其中球松素从云南蜂胶中首次分离得到。从而进一步阐明了云南蜂胶的药用价值以及为开发利用蜂胶资源提供了新的实验依据。     

Mn（Ⅱ）·Eu（Ⅲ）与白杨素-6-磺酸根配合物的合成及表征

以白杨素为先导化合物对其进行磺化,得到白杨素-6-磺酸钠和白杨素-8-磺酸钠的混合物。以白杨素-6-磺酸钠为配体与Mn（Ⅱ）、Eu（Ⅲ）作用得到白杨素-6-磺酸锰配位化合物及白杨素-6-磺酸铕配位化合物。采用IR、UV、1HNMR和差热-热重进行了结构表征,并对2种白杨素-6-磺酸配位化合物的配位作用进行了探讨。