Journal: iScience
Article Title: Roseburia hominis enriched by baicalin reverses the non-response to metformin via upregulating linolenic acid metabolism
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113892
Figure Lengend Snippet: Baicalin combined with metformin improved the blood glucose levels in metformin non-responsive mice by activating the AMPK/ACC/CPT1 pathway (A–F) The serum concentrations of (A) TC, (B) LDL-C, (C) HDL-C, (D) IL-1β, (E) IL-6, and (F) IL-10. (G) Hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining of the liver, pancreas, epididymal adipose tissues, and oil red O staining of the liver (magnification, 30×; scale bars, 100 μm). (H) Western blot analysis of pAMPK (Thr172), ACC, and CPT1 proteins in the livers of mice after administration. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (A‒F, n = 6–8; H, n = 3); ∗ p < 0.05, ∗∗ p < 0.01, ∗∗∗ p < 0.001, ∗∗∗∗ p < 0.0001, as determined by one-way ANOVA with Holm-Sidak’s post hoc test (A, B, C, E, F, and H) and Kruskal-Wallis test (D). NCD, normal chow diet; NR, non-response; Met, metformin; BA, baicalin; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-10, interleukin-10; AMPK, AMP-activated protein kinase; ACC, acetyl-CoA carboxylase; CPT1, carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1.
Article Snippet: These membranes were then incubated at 4°C overnight with primary antibodies against AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) (Proteintech, Cat# 10929-2-AP, RRID: AB_2169568 , 1:4,000), insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) (Proteintech, Cat# 17509-1-AP, RRID: AB_10596914 , 1:1,000), phospho-AMPKα (Thr172) (40H9) (Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 2535, RRID: AB_331250 , 1:1,000), phospho-IRS-1 (Ser636/639) (Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 2388, RRID: AB_330339 , 1:1,000), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PCK) (Proteintech, Cat# 16754-1-AP, RRID: AB_2160031 , 1:30,000), glucose-6-phosphatase (G6PC) (Proteintech, Cat# 66860-1-Ig, RRID: AB_2882199 , 1:5,000), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) (Proteintech, Cat# 66888-1-Ig, RRID: AB_2882219 , 1:30,000), fatty acid desaturase 2 (FADS2) (Proteintech, Cat# 28034-1-AP, RRID: AB_2918142 , 1:4,000), phospholipase A2 group (PLA2G) (Proteintech, Cat# 18088-1-AP, RRID: AB_10859777 , 1:1,000), acetyl-CoA Carboxylase 1 (ACC1) (Proteintech, Cat# 21923-1-AP, RRID: AB_11042445 , 1:4,000), carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 (CPT1) (Proteintech, Cat# 15184-1-AP, RRID: AB_2084676 , 1:50,000), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) (Proteintech, Cat# 10494-1-AP, RRID: AB_2263076 , 1:20,000), β-tubulin (Proteintech, Cat# 10094-1-AP, RRID: AB_2210695 , 1:10,000).
Techniques: Staining, Western Blot