Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture · 2014 · 14 citations · 21 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryEndocrinologyDiabetologyMetabolic RegulationMetabolismAdipose TissueCarbohydrate MetabolismDiabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus BiochemistryGlycemic ControlInsulin Signaling In MetabolismAdipocyte Insulin SignalingAdipose Tissue Glucose MetabolismAntidiabetic ActivityBlood Glucose CorrectionBlood Glucose RegulationGlucose Transport RegulationGlucose Transporter Type 4 (Glut4) TranslocationTherapeutic Peptides
BACKGROUND: In this study, the tri-peptides Gly-Glu-Tyr (GEY) and Gly-Tyr-Gly (GYG), identified previously as active compounds from the silk peptide E5K6, significantly stimulated basal and insulin-mediated glucose uptake by 3T3-L1 fibroblasts in a dose-dependent manner. RESULTS: Synthetic GEY and GYG peptides at a concentration of 500 µmol L(-1) significantly increased glucose transporter type 4 expression by 157% and 239%, respectively. Differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells into adipocytes leads to accumulation of intracellular fat droplets, and GEY and GYG at a concentration of 250 µmol L(-1) suppressed this effect by 72% and 75%, respectively. GYG improved glucose tolerance in steptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice in a dose-dependent manner. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that GYG isolated from E5K6 has anti-diabetic potential and silk waste products containing bioactive peptides could be used to the developments of treatments to lower blood glucose.
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Fine organization of Bombyx mori fibroin heavy chain gene
Cong‐Zhao Zhou · Nucleic Acids Research · 2000 · 709 citations · Full text