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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2004, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (3): 318-321.

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Study on hypoglycemic mechanism of shark hepatic stimulator substance

WU Guan-Zhong, HONG Gang1, DING Wei, LIU Guo-Qing   

  1. Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical Univercity, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China;
    1Jiangsu Provincial Certification Committee for Drugs, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2003-09-15 Revised:2003-12-11 Online:2004-03-26 Published:2020-11-21

Abstract: AIM: To study the hypoglycemic mechanism of shark hepatic stimulator substance (sHSS). METHODS: An experimental model of diabetes was produced by intravenous injection of alloxan.The effects of sHSS on diabetes mice were investigated by observing the changes of fasting plasma glucose, fructosamine, insulin, hepatic glycogen, erythrocytes hexokinase activity and hepatic lipoperoxide content.Primary mice hepatocytes were isolated by collagenase and injured by CCl4 or AAP.The effects of sHSS on primary mice hepatocytes were studied by observing the activity of ALT in culture supernatant. RESULTS: sHSS markedly decreased the levels of fasting plasma glucose and fructosamine, increased the content of serum insulin and hepatic glycogen and the activity of erythrocytes hexokinase in diabetes mice, and decreased the injured degree of CCl4-injured orAAP-injured primary mice hepatocytes.CONCLUSION: The hypoglycemic mechanism of sHSS may be attributed to the maintainment of pancreatic island and hepatic cells, hexokinase activity and hepatic glycogen synthesis and the antioxidative effects.

Key words: shark hepatic stimulator substance, alloxan, insulin, diabetes, hypoglycemia, hepatocyte, hexokinase, antioxidation

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