Sun Min Park

Summary

Affiliation: Hoseo University

Publications

  1. ncbi Glyceollin-containing fermented soybeans improve glucose homeostasis in diabetic mice
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Department of Semiconductor and Display Engineering College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan 336 795, Korea
    Nutrition 28:204-11. 2012
  2. ncbi Melatonin receptor 1 B polymorphisms associated with the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus
    Jason Y Kim
    Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women s Healthcare Center, 1 Shinsu dong, Mapo gu, Seoul, 121 742, Republic of Korea
    BMC Med Genet 12:82. 2011
  3. ncbi Glyceollins, one of the phytoalexins derived from soybeans under fungal stress, enhance insulin sensitivity and exert insulinotropic actions
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Obesity Diabetes Center, College of Science, Natural Hoseo University, Asan 336 795, Korea
    J Agric Food Chem 58:1551-7. 2010
  4. ncbi Olanzapine, not resperidone, exacerbates beta-cell function and mass in ovariectomized diabetic rats and estrogen replacement reverses them
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Diabetes Obesity Center, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Chungnam Do, Korea
    J Psychopharmacol 24:1105-14. 2010
  5. ncbi Huang-Lian-Jie-Du-Tang supplemented with Schisandra chinensis Baill. and Polygonatum odoratum Druce improved glucose tolerance by potentiating insulinotropic actions in islets in 90% pancreatectomized diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Deptartment of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si, Korea
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 73:2384-92. 2009
  6. ncbi Exendin-4 and exercise improve hepatic glucose homeostasis by promoting insulin signaling in diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Institute of Basic Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si, ChungNam Do 336 795, South Korea
    Metabolism 59:123-33. 2010
  7. ncbi Long-term intracerebroventricular infusion of insulin, but not glucose, modulates body weight and hepatic insulin sensitivity by modifying the hypothalamic insulin signaling pathway in type 2 diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Hoseo University, Asan Si, Korea
    Neuroendocrinology 89:387-99. 2009
  8. ncbi Can splenocytes enhance pancreatic beta-cell function and mass in 90% pancreatectomized rats fed a high fat diet?
    Sunmin Park
    Dept of Food and Nutrition, Institute of Basic Science, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si 336 795, South Korea
    Life Sci 84:358-63. 2009
  9. ncbi Exendin-4 and exercise promotes beta-cell function and mass through IRS2 induction in islets of diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si, South Korea
    Life Sci 82:503-11. 2008
  10. ncbi Extracts of Rehmanniae radix, Ginseng radix and Scutellariae radix improve glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and beta-cell proliferation through IRS2 induction
    Sun Min Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, 165 Sechul ri, Baebang myun, Asan Si, Chungchongnam do, 336 795, Republic of Korea
    Genes Nutr 2:347-51. 2008

Collaborators

  • D S Kim
  • Morris F White
  • Rohit Kulkarni
  • Jake A Kushner
  • Soo Bong Choi
  • Jin Sun Jang
  • Dae Young Kwon
  • Byoung-Seob Ko
  • Byoung Seob Ko
  • Sang Mee Hong
  • Ji Eun Lee
  • Xueying Lin
  • Jason Y Kim
  • So Ra Sung
  • Mun Seog Chang
  • Xiaocheng Dong
  • Dong Wha Jun
  • Sun Kil Kang
  • Anita M Hennige
  • Min Hyoung Kim
  • Dong Hee Cho
  • June Seek Choi
  • Sung Hoon Kim
  • Byung Lae Park
  • Jin Hoon Chung
  • Moon Young Kim
  • Hyoung Doo Shin
  • Si Won Lee
  • Sei Hyun Baik
  • Hyun Sub Cheong
  • Jae Hyug Yang
  • Hye Ryeo Park
  • Won Kyung Jeon
  • Mi Young Lee
  • Dong-Hwa Shin
  • Kye Jin Jung
  • Kyle Copps
  • Xianjin Yi
  • Yong-Suk Kim
  • Myung Sook Oh
  • Yeong Eun Kim
  • Jun Dong Wha
  • Mi Kyung Choi
  • Akiko Taguchi
  • Yedan Li
  • Fan Li
  • Chun Hee Park
  • Taek Dong Chung
  • Rebecca Leshan
  • Matt A Dow
  • Mark Zakaria
  • Hee Chan Kim
  • Markus Schubert
  • Tracey L Fisher
  • Mahmud Mossa-Basha
  • Jing Ye
  • Umut Ozcan
  • Deborah J Burks
  • Ran-A Jeong

Detail Information

Publications47

  1. ncbi Glyceollin-containing fermented soybeans improve glucose homeostasis in diabetic mice
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Department of Semiconductor and Display Engineering College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan 336 795, Korea
    Nutrition 28:204-11. 2012
    ..Here, we investigated whether fermented soybeans containing glyceollins had an antidiabetic action in type 2 diabetic animals...
  2. ncbi Melatonin receptor 1 B polymorphisms associated with the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus
    Jason Y Kim
    Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women s Healthcare Center, 1 Shinsu dong, Mapo gu, Seoul, 121 742, Republic of Korea
    BMC Med Genet 12:82. 2011
    ..Furthermore, we also examined genetic effects of the two polymorphisms with various diabetes-related phenotypes...
  3. ncbi Glyceollins, one of the phytoalexins derived from soybeans under fungal stress, enhance insulin sensitivity and exert insulinotropic actions
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Obesity Diabetes Center, College of Science, Natural Hoseo University, Asan 336 795, Korea
    J Agric Food Chem 58:1551-7. 2010
    ..In conclusion, glyceollins help normalize glucose homeostasis by potentiating beta-cell function and survival and improving glucose utilization in adipocytes...
  4. ncbi Olanzapine, not resperidone, exacerbates beta-cell function and mass in ovariectomized diabetic rats and estrogen replacement reverses them
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Diabetes Obesity Center, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Chungnam Do, Korea
    J Psychopharmacol 24:1105-14. 2010
    ..Further human studies are needed to support the claim that olanzapine should be avoided in the treatment of schizophrenic postmenopausal patients with diabetes...
  5. ncbi Huang-Lian-Jie-Du-Tang supplemented with Schisandra chinensis Baill. and Polygonatum odoratum Druce improved glucose tolerance by potentiating insulinotropic actions in islets in 90% pancreatectomized diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Deptartment of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si, Korea
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 73:2384-92. 2009
    ..The rise in hyperplasia was associated with elevated IRS2 and PDX-1 expression in the islets. In conclusion, HLJDT-M worked as an anti-diabetic prescription by enhancing insulinotropic actions in diabetic rats...
  6. ncbi Exendin-4 and exercise improve hepatic glucose homeostasis by promoting insulin signaling in diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Institute of Basic Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si, ChungNam Do 336 795, South Korea
    Metabolism 59:123-33. 2010
    ..Exendin-4 in combination with exercise had no additive effects. In conclusion, exendin-4 and exercise improve hepatic glucose homeostasis by promoting hepatic insulin signaling in diabetic rats...
  7. ncbi Long-term intracerebroventricular infusion of insulin, but not glucose, modulates body weight and hepatic insulin sensitivity by modifying the hypothalamic insulin signaling pathway in type 2 diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Hoseo University, Asan Si, Korea
    Neuroendocrinology 89:387-99. 2009
    ..We investigated how intracerebroventricular (ICV) infusion of insulin and glucose modified body weight and peripheral glucose homeostasis in 90% pancreatectomized rats that exhibited symptoms of mild and non-obese type 2 diabetes...
  8. ncbi Can splenocytes enhance pancreatic beta-cell function and mass in 90% pancreatectomized rats fed a high fat diet?
    Sunmin Park
    Dept of Food and Nutrition, Institute of Basic Science, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si 336 795, South Korea
    Life Sci 84:358-63. 2009
    ..Accordingly, we sought to determine whether splenocytes played an important role in promoting beta-cell function and mass among type 2 diabetic rats with and without spleen...
  9. ncbi Exendin-4 and exercise promotes beta-cell function and mass through IRS2 induction in islets of diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si, South Korea
    Life Sci 82:503-11. 2008
    ..In conclusion, exendin-4 and exercise equivalently improved glucose homeostasis due to the induction of IRS-2 in the islets of diabetic rats through a cAMP dependent common pathway...
  10. ncbi Extracts of Rehmanniae radix, Ginseng radix and Scutellariae radix improve glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and beta-cell proliferation through IRS2 induction
    Sun Min Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, 165 Sechul ri, Baebang myun, Asan Si, Chungchongnam do, 336 795, Republic of Korea
    Genes Nutr 2:347-51. 2008
    ..Increased PDX-1 expression was associated with beta-cell proliferation, which was consistent with the cell viability assay. In conclusion, R. radix, Ginseng radix and S. radix had an insulinotropic action similar to that of exendin-4...
  11. ncbi Exercise improves glucose homeostasis that has been impaired by a high-fat diet by potentiating pancreatic beta-cell function and mass through IRS2 in diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Dept of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Institutes of Basic Sciences, Hoseo Univ, 165 Sechul Ri Baebang Myun Asan Si, Chungnam Do, 336 795, Korea
    J Appl Physiol 103:1764-71. 2007
    ..This study suggests that dietary fat contents and exercise modulate beta-cell function and mass to overcome insulin resistance in two different pathways...
  12. ncbi Anti-obesity effects of Chang-Chul-Eui-Ee-In-Tang [see text] in female rats with diet-induced obesity
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Obesity Diabetes Research Institutes, Hoseo University, Asan, South Korea
    Chin J Integr Med 17:925-32. 2011
    ..The possible mechanism of action of CCEET was also determined...
  13. ncbi Central infusion of leptin improves insulin resistance and suppresses beta-cell function, but not beta-cell mass, primarily through the sympathetic nervous system in a type 2 diabetic rat model
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Obesity Diabetes Research Center, Hoseo University, Asan, Chungnam, Republic of Korea
    Life Sci 86:854-62. 2010
    ..We investigated whether hypothalamic leptin alters beta-cell function and mass directly via the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) or indirectly as the result of altered insulin resistant states...
  14. ncbi Gastrodia elata Blume water extracts improve insulin resistance by decreasing body fat in diet-induced obese rats: vanillin and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde are the bioactive candidates
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Hoseo University, 165 Sechul ri, BaeBang Yup, Asan Si, Chungnam Do, South Korea
    Eur J Nutr 50:107-18. 2011
    ..Insulin resistance is a common symptom of metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and hyperlipidemia...
  15. ncbi A ketogenic diet impairs energy and glucose homeostasis by the attenuation of hypothalamic leptin signaling and hepatic insulin signaling in a rat model of non-obese type 2 diabetes
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Obesity Diabetes Research Center, Institutes of Basic Sciences, Hoseo University, Asan 336 795, Korea
    Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 236:194-204. 2011
    ..These changes are not associated with increased serum ketone levels...
  16. ncbi Ischemic hippocampal cell death induces glucose dysregulation by attenuating glucose-stimulated insulin secretion which is exacerbated by a high fat diet
    Sunmin Park
    Dept of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Obesity Diabetes Research Institutes, Hoseo University, 165 Sechul ri, BaeBang Yup, Asan Si, Chungnam Do, South Korea
    Life Sci 88:766-73. 2011
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  17. ncbi Serum prolactin concentrations determine whether they improve or impair ?-cell function and insulin sensitivity in diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    College of Natural Sciences, Department of Food and Nutrition, Obesity Diabetes Research Center, Institutes of Basic Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si, South Korea
    Diabetes Metab Res Rev 27:564-74. 2011
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  18. ncbi Long-term central infusion of adiponectin improves energy and glucose homeostasis by decreasing fat storage and suppressing hepatic gluconeogenesis without changing food intake
    S Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Obesity Diabetes Research Institutes, Hoseo University, Asan Si, Chungnam Do, Korea
    J Neuroendocrinol 23:687-98. 2011
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  19. ncbi Central infusion of ketone bodies modulates body weight and hepatic insulin sensitivity by modifying hypothalamic leptin and insulin signaling pathways in type 2 diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Dept of Food and Nutrition, Obesity Diabetes Center, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si, Republic of Korea
    Brain Res 1401:95-103. 2011
    ..In conclusion, mild ketosis by central infusion of ketones improves energy and glucose metabolism through the potentiation of leptin and insulin signaling in the hypothalamus of diabetic rats...
  20. ncbi Long-term effects of central leptin and resistin on body weight, insulin resistance, and beta-cell function and mass by the modulation of hypothalamic leptin and insulin signaling
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Hoseo University, Asan Si, Chungnam Do, Korea
    Endocrinology 149:445-54. 2008
    ..In conclusion, long-term ICV infusion of leptin and resistin independently improved energy and glucose homeostasis by modulating in different ways hypothalamic leptin and insulin signaling...
  21. ncbi Estrogen replacement reverses olanzapine-induced weight gain and hepatic insulin resistance in ovariectomized diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Diabetes Obesity Center, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan, South Korea smpark hoseo edu
    Neuropsychobiology 61:148-61. 2010
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  22. ncbi Chlorpromazine exacerbates hepatic insulin sensitivity via attenuating insulin and leptin signaling pathway, while exercise partially reverses the adverse effects
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si, Chungnam Do, Republic of Korea
    Life Sci 80:2428-35. 2007
    ..Enhancement of insulin and leptin signaling through an induction of IRS2 may play an important role in improving hepatic glucose homeostasis...
  23. ncbi A high carbohydrate diet induces insulin resistance through decreased glucose utilization in ovariectomized rats
    Sun Min Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan, Korea
    Korean J Intern Med 19:87-92. 2004
    ..OVX-induced obesity may be involved in the induction of insulin resistance from an increased triacylglycerol content, decreased glucose uptake and glycogen synthesis in skeletal muscles, regardless of dietary carbohydrate subtypes...
  24. ncbi Antecedent intake of traditional Asian-style diets exacerbates pancreatic beta-cell function, growth and survival after Western-style diet feeding in weaning male rats
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, ChungNam Do 336 795, South Korea
    J Nutr Biochem 17:307-18. 2006
    ..These findings suggest that the antecedent consumption of AD possibly accelerates and augments the development of glucose dysregulation via decreased insulin secretion capacity and pancreatic beta-cell mass when the diets switch to WD...
  25. ncbi Exercise enhances insulin and leptin signaling in the cerebral cortex and hypothalamus during dexamethasone-induced stress in diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Hoseo University, Asan Si, Korea
    Neuroendocrinology 82:282-93. 2005
    ..In conclusion, exercise improves insulin and leptin signaling in the cerebral cortex and hypothalamus of diabetic rats exacerbated with HDEX, contributing to the regulation of body weight and glucose homeostasis...
  26. ncbi Long-term consumption of caffeine improves glucose homeostasis by enhancing insulinotropic action through islet insulin/insulin-like growth factor 1 signaling in diabetic rats
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Science and Institute of Basic Sciences, Hoseo University, Asan Si, South Korea
    Metabolism 56:599-607. 2007
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  27. ncbi Ginsenosides Rb1 and Rg1 suppress triglyceride accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and enhance beta-cell insulin secretion and viability in Min6 cells via PKA-dependent pathways
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Institutes of Basic Science, Hoseo University, South Korea
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 72:2815-23. 2008
    ..These results suggest that Rb1 and Rg1 improved glucose homeostasis through the activation of a PKA like glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist...
  28. ncbi Induction of long-term normoglycemia without medication in Korean type 2 diabetes patients after continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy
    Sunmin Park
    Food and Nutrition, Hoseo University, Sechul-Ri, Asan-Si, Chungnam-Do, 336-795, Korea
    Diabetes Metab Res Rev 19:124-30. 2003
    ..The possibility of remission is higher if the severity of glucose toxicity is lower at the initiation stage of the therapy. It is suggested that CSII therapy might be considered as an early treatment for type 2 diabetic patients...
  29. ncbi Does fluoxetine administration influence insulin resistance in 90% pancreatectomized rats?
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Hoseo University, Chungnam-Do, Korea
    Metabolism 51:38-43. 2002
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  30. ncbi Effects of alpha-tocopherol supplementation and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion on oxidative stress in Korean patients with type 2 diabetes
    Sunmin Park
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Hoseo University, Asan Si, Korea
    Am J Clin Nutr 75:728-33. 2002
    ..Our previous study showed, however, that CSII does not reduce oxidative stress even though it normalizes blood glucose concentrations...
  31. ncbi Irs1 and Irs2 signaling is essential for hepatic glucose homeostasis and systemic growth
    Xiaocheng Dong
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Endocrinology, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Clin Invest 116:101-14. 2006
    ..Thus, signals delivered by Irs1 or Irs2 regulate hepatic gene expression that coordinates glucose homeostasis and systemic growth...
  32. ncbi A steroidal glycoside from Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce. improves insulin resistance but does not alter insulin secretion in 90% pancreatectomized rats
    Soo Bong Choi
    Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University, Kyohyun dong, Chungioo Si, Chungbuk Do, Korea
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 66:2036-43. 2002
    ..In conclusion, SG-100 has an antihyperglycemic effect by promoting peripheral insulin sensitivity without changing insulin secretion...
  33. ncbi Long-term consumption of fermented soybean-derived Chungkookjang enhances insulinotropic action unlike soybeans in 90% pancreatectomized diabetic rats
    Dae Young Kwon
    Food Functional Research Division, Korean Food Research Institutes, Seoul, Korea
    Eur J Nutr 46:44-52. 2007
    ..We previously reported that Chungkookjang (CKJ), fermented unsalted soybeans, exhibited better anti-diabetic action than cooked soybeans (CSB) in vitro, but its effectiveness and mechanism have not been studied in vivo...
  34. ncbi Upregulation of insulin receptor substrate-2 in pancreatic beta cells prevents diabetes
    Anita M Hennige
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    J Clin Invest 112:1521-32. 2003
    ..Thus, pharmacological approaches that promote Irs2 expression in beta cells, especially specific cAMP agonists, could be rational treatments for beta cell failure and diabetes...
  35. ncbi Estrogen and exercise may enhance beta-cell function and mass via insulin receptor substrate 2 induction in ovariectomized diabetic rats
    Soo Bong Choi
    Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chung Ju, Korea
    Endocrinology 146:4786-94. 2005
    ..Regular moderate exercise eliminates the risk factors of contracting diabetes in the postmenopausal state...
  36. ncbi Changes in components, glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid, in raw Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, modify insulin sensitizing and insulinotropic actions
    Byoung Seob Ko
    Deptartment of Quality Control and Inspection, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Korea
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 71:1452-61. 2007
    ..In conclusion, GRP extract containing glycyrrhetinic acid improved glucose tolerance better than GR extract by enhancing insulinotropic action. Thus, GRP had better anti-diabetic action than GR...
  37. ncbi Dysregulation of insulin receptor substrate 2 in beta cells and brain causes obesity and diabetes
    Xueying Lin
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute Children s Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Clin Invest 114:908-16. 2004
    ..Thus, Irs2 signaling promotes regeneration of adult beta cells and central control of nutrient homeostasis, which can prevent obesity and diabetes in mice...
  38. ncbi Improvement of insulin resistance and insulin secretion by water extracts of Cordyceps militaris, Phellinus linteus, and Paecilomyces tenuipes in 90% pancreatectomized rats
    Soo Bong Choi
    Internal Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungbuk-Do, Korea
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 68:2257-64. 2004
    ..militaris, but P. tenuipes decreased both. In sum, a water extract of C. militaris ameliorates insulin resistance by enhancing glucose utilization in skeletal muscles...
  39. ncbi Insulin sensitizing and alpha-glucoamylase inhibitory action of sennosides, rheins and rhaponticin in Rhei Rhizoma
    Soo Bong Choi
    Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungjoo, Chungbuk, Korea
    Life Sci 78:934-42. 2006
    ..Rhein and rhaponticin are potential candidates for hypoglycemic agents...
  40. ncbi Effects of okchun-san, a herbal formulation, on blood glucose levels and body weight in a model of Type 2 diabetes
    Mun Seog Chang
    Department of Prescriptionology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-Dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
    J Ethnopharmacol 103:491-5. 2006
    ..These results suggest that OCS-C can be useful as an anti-diabetic therapy for Type 2 diabetic patients by lowering the blood glucose level...
  41. ncbi Exercise and dexamethasone oppositely modulate beta-cell function and survival via independent pathways in 90% pancreatectomized rats
    Soo Bong Choi
    Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chung Ju 380-704, South Korea
    J Endocrinol 190:471-82. 2006
    ..In conclusion, the improvement of beta-cell function and survival via the activation of an insulin/IGF-I signaling cascade due to exercise has a crucial role in preventing the development and progression of type 2 diabetes...
  42. ncbi Exendin-4 uses Irs2 signaling to mediate pancreatic beta cell growth and function
    Sunmin Park
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, MA 02215, USA
    J Biol Chem 281:1159-68. 2006
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  43. ncbi Tramadol enhances hepatic insulin sensitivity via enhancing insulin signaling cascade in the cerebral cortex and hypothalamus of 90% pancreatectomized rats
    Soo Bong Choi
    Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Republic of Korea
    Brain Res Bull 67:77-86. 2005
    ..The data suggest that tramadol ameliorates peripheral glucose metabolism through central activation of MOR, and that central and peripheral glucose metabolism are therefore likely to be interrelated...
  44. ncbi In vitro and short-term in vivo characteristics of a Kel-F thin film modified glucose sensor
    Sun Kil Kang
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-744, Korea
    Anal Sci 19:1481-6. 2003
    ..The in vivo characteristics of the glucose sensor described show great promise for one-point in vivo calibration...
  45. ncbi The insulin sensitizing effect of homoisoflavone-enriched fraction in Liriope platyphylla Wang et Tang via PI3-kinase pathway
    Soo Bong Choi
    Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University, Kyohyun dong, Chungjoo Si, Chungbuk Do, South Korea
    Life Sci 75:2653-64. 2004
    ..GLUT4 translocation was increased through insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1)-PI3 kinase-Akt signaling mechanism. Thus, homoisoflavone-enriched fraction in LPWT extract played an important role as an insulin sensitizer in adipocytes...
  46. ncbi Insulin sensitizing and insulinotropic action of berberine from Cortidis rhizoma
    Byoung-Seob Ko
    Department of Quality Inspection and Examination, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejun 305-390, Korea
    Biol Pharm Bull 28:1431-7. 2005
    ..Data suggested that berberine can act as an effective insulin sensitizing and insulinotropic agent. Therefore, berberine can be used as anti-diabetic agent for obese diabetic patients...
  47. ncbi The isoflavonoid aglycone-rich fractions of Chungkookjang, fermented unsalted soybeans, enhance insulin signaling and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma activity in vitro
    Dae Young Kwon
    Food Functional Research Division, Korean Food Research Institutes, Korea
    Biofactors 26:245-58. 2006
    ..In addition, CKJ contains small peptides improving glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in insulinoma cells. Overall, CKJ is superior to CSB in anti-diabetic action...