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PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH
Volume 35, Issue 7, Pages 3558-3574Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7046
Keywords
diabetes; dyslipidemia; metabolic syndrome; obesity; Scutellaria baicalensis
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Studies have shown that Scutellaria baicalensis and its active constituents, baicalin and baicalein, have promising effects on controlling metabolic syndrome and related disorders such as obesity, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, diabetes, and their subsequent complications by regulating key signaling pathways in glucose and lipid metabolism.
Metabolic syndrome is known as a group of metabolic abnormalities with features including central obesity, insulin resistance, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypertension as well as low level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol. Previous studies showed the ameliorating effects of Scutellaria baicalensis on metabolic syndrome parameters, including antidiabetic, anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-obesity, and antihypertensive. In this review, we deeply and mechanistically evaluated different studies on the effect of S. baicalensis and its two major bioactive constituents, baicalin, and baicalein, on the critical components of metabolic syndrome, including diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, hypertension, and atherosclerosis. Scientific databases, including PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched in the English language until the end of June 2020. Accordingly, S. baicalensis, and its two major bioactive constituents, baicalin and baicalein, represent promising effects on the control of metabolic syndrome and its related disorders such as obesity, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, diabetes, and their following complications. In summary, our findings show that S. baicalensis and its active constituents, baicalin and baicalein, by activation and upregulation of AMPK and PPAR-gamma as the main signaling in the hemostasis of glucose and lipid metabolisms may be favorable candidates for the prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome.
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