CellWell record HH-356847
Leonurine ameliorates experimental type 2 diabetes through gut microbiota remodeling, enhanced butyrate production, and MPC2 activation to restore GLP-1 secretion
Yaoyuan Zhang; Wanyi Chen; Xinyuan Yu; Jianhua Feng; Abdul Sammad; Zhenbo Wang; Kai Yin
2026
In plain language
In diabetic mice, leonurine improved glucose tolerance and raised GLP-1, an effect linked to increased gut butyrate-producing bacteria and butyrate activation of MPC2 in intestinal L cells.
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- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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