PMID- 27082050 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170228 LR - 20170228 IS - 1791-244X (Electronic) IS - 1107-3756 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 6 DP - 2016 Jun TI - Astragaloside IV facilitates glucose transport in C2C12 myotubes through the IRS1/AKT pathway and suppresses the palmitate-induced activation of the IKK/IkappaBalpha pathway. PG - 1697-705 LID - 10.3892/ijmm.2016.2555 [doi] AB - Astragaloside IV is a monomer isolated from Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge, which is one of the most widely used plant-derived drugs in traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes therapy. In the present study, we aimed to examine the effects of astragaloside IV on glucose in C2C12 myotubes and the underlying molecular mechanisms responsible for these effects. Four-day differentiated C2C12 myotubes were exposed to palmitate for 16 h in order to establish a model of insulin resistance and 3H glucose uptake, using 2-Deoxy‑D‑[1,2-3H(N)]-glucose (radiolabeled 2-DG), was detected. Astragaloside IV was added 2 h prior to palmitate exposure. The translocation of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) was evaluated by subcellular fractionation, and the expression of insulin signaling molecules such as insulin receptor beta (IRbeta), insulin receptor substrate (IRS)1/protein kinase B (AKT) and inhibitory kappaB kinase (IKK)/inhibitor-kappaBalpha (IkappaBalpha), which are associated with insulin signal transduction, were assessed in the basal or the insulin‑stimulated state using western blot analysis or RT-PCR. We also examined the mRNA expression of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and Toll‑like receptor 4 (TLR4). Taken together, these findings demonstrated that astragaloside IV facilitates glucose transport in C2C12 myotubes through a mechanism involving the IRS1/AKT pathway, and suppresses the palmitate-induced activation of the IKK/IkappaBalpha pathway. FAU - Zhu, Rongfeng AU - Zhu R AD - Department of Internal Medicine, The 95th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Putian, Fujian 351100, P.R. China. FAU - Zheng, Jianjun AU - Zheng J AD - Department of Internal Medicine, The 95th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Putian, Fujian 351100, P.R. China. FAU - Chen, Lizhen AU - Chen L AD - Department of Internal Medicine, The 95th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Putian, Fujian 351100, P.R. China. FAU - Gu, Bin AU - Gu B AD - Department of Internal Medicine, The 95th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Putian, Fujian 351100, P.R. China. FAU - Huang, Shengli AU - Huang S AD - Department of Internal Medicine, The 95th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Putian, Fujian 351100, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160411 PL - Greece TA - Int J Mol Med JT - International journal of molecular medicine JID - 9810955 RN - 0 (Ccl2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Glucose Transporter Type 4) RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Irs1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Saponins) RN - 0 (Slc2a4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Tlr4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 0 (Triterpenes) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 0 (interleukin-6, mouse) RN - 139874-52-5 (NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha) RN - 2V16EO95H1 (Palmitic Acid) RN - 3A592W8XKE (astragaloside A) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (I-kappa B Kinase) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Biological Transport/drug effects MH - Cell Line MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*drug effects MH - Glucose/*agonists/metabolism MH - Glucose Transporter Type 4/genetics/metabolism MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/*pharmacology MH - I-kappa B Kinase/genetics/metabolism MH - Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Interleukin-6/genetics/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Models, Biological MH - Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha/genetics/metabolism MH - Palmitic Acid/*antagonists & inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics/metabolism MH - Saponins/*pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/genetics/metabolism MH - Triterpenes/*pharmacology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2016/04/16 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/01 06:00 CRDT- 2016/04/16 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/03/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/04/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/04/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/01 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3892/ijmm.2016.2555 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Mol Med. 2016 Jun;37(6):1697-705. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2016.2555. Epub 2016 Apr 11.