PADINA ARBORESCENS EXTRACT FOR PROMOTING INSULIN SECRETION AND PROTECTING PANCREATICβCELL

摘要

The present invention relates to a Padina arborescens extract for promoting insulin secretion and protecting pancreaticβcells. The Padina arborescens extract of the present invention promotes insulin secretion in pancreaticβcells and enhances survival of pancreaticβcells by inhibiting apoptosis of pancreaticβcells resulting from glycotoxin, thus can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diabetes and a functional health food for anti-diabetes.