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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2026, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 500-508.doi: 10.12092/j.issn.1009-2501.2026.04.009

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Research progress on pharmacological mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine targeting type 2 diabetes related pathways

Ying ZHOU(), Juntong LIU, Qingfeng WANG, Yufeng YANG(), Yan SHI()   

  1. Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110847, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2025-09-17 Revised:2025-12-06 Online:2026-04-26 Published:2026-04-30
  • Contact: Yufeng YANG,Yan SHI E-mail:3239077918@qq.com;Yangyufeng5698@163.com;shi_yan0705@163.com

Abstract:

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a common chronic metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia. Traditional Chinese medicine has the characteristics of overall regulation, syndrome differentiation and treatment, multi-target and multi-mechanism regulation, and has great potential in the treatment of T2DM. Recent studies have shown that, effective components and compound of traditional Chinese medicine regulate AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), nuclear transcription factor-κB (NF-κB), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), Phosphoinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) / protein kinase B (Akt), nuclear factor-erythroid 2 related factor 2 (Nrf2), wingless type MMTV integration site family (Wnt) / β-catenin, and other signaling pathways. It can inhibit the apoptosis of islet β cells, promote the proliferation of islet β cells, improve islet function, reduce oxidative stress and inflammatory response, inhibit liver gluconeogenesis, and improve insulin resistance (IR), thus playing a role in the treatment of T2DM. This paper summarizes and analyzes the research progress of the effective components of traditional Chinese medicine and compound intervention in T2DM and the mechanism of related pathways, in order to provide a new direction and reference for the treatment of T2DM.

Key words: type 2 diabetes mellitus, effective components and compound of traditional Chinese medicine, signal pathway, mechanism, research progress

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