Component
Rat p38 MAP kinase enzymes
Rat p38 MAP kinase enzymes. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
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What it acts on
p38 inhibitors reduced lipoic-acid-stimulated glucose uptake without blocking GLUT4 translocation in L6 myotubes.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
- {"source_cache": "artifacts/ala-research/11375349.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "971e4224c0ff09f05d25fe64359a3c65d50f2187fd781840c55821c47d2ed111", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1734, "text_sha256": "971e4224c0ff09f05d25fe64359a3c65d50f2187fd781840c55821c47d2ed111"}
- experimental_model
- Signaling, transporter localization and glucose-uptake assays
- exposure
- 2.5 mmol/L lipoic acid; PI3K and p38 inhibitors
- limitations
- High cell-culture exposure; pharmacological inhibitors can have off-target effects; not a plasma target or patient dose.
- nutrient_topic
- Alpha-lipoic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Lipoic acid
- organism
- Rat
- plain_language
- Transporter location and actual glucose movement were separable measurements.
- primary_references
- [ala-p11375349] The antihyperglycemic drug alpha-lipoic acid stimulates glucose uptake via both GLUT4 translocation and GLUT4 activation: potential role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in GLUT4 activation. (2001). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11375349/ DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.50.6.1464
- tissue_or_cell_type
- L6 myotubes
Alpha-lipoic acid: cofactor assembly, redox signaling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 923–934
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Signaling, transporter localization and glucose-uptake assays · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ala-p38-uptake-localization p38 inhibitors reduced lipoic-acid-stimulated glucose uptake without blocking GLUT4 translocation in L6 myotubes. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Alpha-lipoic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Transporter location and actual glucose movement were separable measurements. organism: Rat tissue_or_cell_type: L6 myotubes experimental_model: Signaling, transporter localization and glucose-uptake assays limitations: High cell-culture exposure; pharmacological inhibitors can have off-target effects; not a plasma target or patient dose. exposure: 2.5 mmol/L lipoic acid; PI3K and p38 inhibitors evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/ala-research/11375349.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "971e4224c0ff09f05d25fe64359a3c65d50f2187fd781840c55821c47d2ed111", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1734, "text_sha256": "971e4224c0ff09f05d25fe64359a3c65d50f2187fd781840c55821c47d2ed111"} [ala-p11375349] The antihyperglycemic drug alpha-lipoic acid stimulates glucose uptake via both GLUT4 translocation and GLUT4 activation: potential role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in GLUT4 activation. (2001). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11375349/ DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.50.6.1464
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