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KMID : 1007520110200020531
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Food Science and Biotechnology
2011 Volume.20 No. 2 p.531 ~ p.535
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Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) Extract Suppresses Cytokineinduced Activation of MAPK and NF-κB in Pancreatic β-Cells
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Kim Kyong
Kim Hye-Young
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Abstract
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Previously, the aqueous ethanolic extract (AEE) of unripe fruit of bitter melon (BM; Momordica charantia) was demonstrated to inhibit cytokine-induced apoptosis via modulating Bcl-2 family and caspase cascades in MIN6N8 pancreatic β-cells. Here, it was sought to determine whether the anti-apoptotic effect of AEE-BM is mediated by suppressing the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), major upstream effectors of Bcl-2 family and caspase cascades, in cytokine-treated MIN6N8 cells. The results exhibited that the AEE-BM suppressed the activation of MAPKs including stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun N-terminal kinase (SAPK/JNK), p38, and p44/42, and the activity of NF-κB. The findings suggest that BM protects pancreatic β-cells through down-regulation of MAPKs and NF-κB.
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KEYWORD
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bitter melon (Momordica charantia), mitogenactivated protein kinase (MAPK), nuclear factor-κB, apoptosis, β-cell
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