Berberine Improves Glucose Metabolism in Diabetic Rats by Inhibition of Hepatic Gluconeogenesis
Figure 6
Inhibition of mitochondrial function by BBR in hepatocytes.
(A) BBR decreased oxygen consumption in H4IIE hepatocytes. The cells were plated in DMEM culture medium supplemented with 10% FBS. Oxygen consumption was determined for 12 hrs after BBR (20 µM) treatment. (B) AMP/ATP ratio in H4IIE cells. The cells were treated with BBR in serum-free medium for 16 hours. AMP and ATP levels were determined using HPLC. The data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 5). * P<0.05.