Ganoderma lucidum extract stimulates glucose uptake in L6 rat skeletal muscle cells
Jung, K.Hee.; Ha, E.; Kim, M-Ja.; Uhm, Y.Kyung.; Kim, H.Kyung.; Hong, S-Jae.; Chung, J-Ho.; Yim, S-Vin.
Acta Biochimica Polonica 53(3): 597-601
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-527X PMID: 16964326 Document Number: 600372
The effect of Ganoderma lucidum extract on glucose uptake was studied in L6 rat skeletal muscle cells. G. lucidum extract increased glucose uptake about 2-fold compared to control. The extract stimulated the activity of phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase which is a major regulatory molecule in the glucose uptake pathway. About 7-fold increased activity of a PI 3-kinase was observed after treatment with G. lucidum extract, whereas PI 3-kinase inhibitor, LY294002, blocked the G. lucidum extract-stimulated PI 3-kinase activity in L6 skeletal muscle cells. Protein kinase B, a downstream mediator of PI 3-kinase, was also activated by G. lucidum extract. We then assessed the activity of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), another regulatory molecule in the glucose uptake pathway. G. lucidum extract increased the phosphorylation level of both AMPK al and alpha 2. Activity of p38 MAPK, a downstream mediator of AMPK, was also increased by G. lucidum extract. Taken together, these results suggest that G. lucidum extract may stimulate glucose uptake, through both PI 3-kinase and AMPK in L6 skeletal muscle cells thereby contributing to glucose homeostasis.