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Anti-diabetic properties of the Canadian lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium Ait by Martineau, Louis C., Couture, Audrey, Spoor, Danielle, Benhaddou-Andaloussi, Ali, Harris, Cory, Meddah, Bouchra, Leduc, Charles, Burt, Andrew, Vuong, Tri, Mai Le, Phuong, Prentki, Marc, Bennett, Steffany A., Arnason, John T., Haddad, Pierre S.

“…Incidence of type II diabetes is rapidly increasing worldwide. In order to identify complementary or alternative approaches to existing medications, we studied…”
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Inhibition of intestinal glucose absorption by anti-diabetic medicinal plants derived from the James Bay Cree traditional pharmacopeia by Nistor Baldea, Lidia A., Martineau, Louis C., Benhaddou-Andaloussi, Ali, Arnason, John T., Lévy, Émile, Haddad, Pierre S.

“…Type II diabetes and obesity are major health problems worldwide and aboriginal peoples are particularly at risk. To address this problem in Canadian native…”
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Antidiabetic Compounds from Sarracenia purpurea Used Traditionally by the Eeyou Istchee Cree First Nation by Muhammad, Asim, Guerrero-Analco, Jose A, Martineau, Louis C, Musallam, Lina, Madiraju, Padma, Nachar, Abir, Saleem, Ammar, Haddad, Pierre S, Arnason, John T

“…Through ethnobotanical surveys, the CIHR Team in Aboriginal Antidiabetic Medicines identified 17 boreal forest plants stemming from the pharmacopeia of the…”
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single HPLC-PAD-APCI/MS method for the quantitative comparison of phenolic compounds found in leaf, stem, root and fruit extracts of Vaccinium angustifolium by Harris, C.S, Burt, A.J, Saleem, A, Le, P.M, Martineau, L.C, Haddad, P.S, Bennett, S.A.L, Arnason, J.T

“…A method was developed for the analysis of Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. (Lowbush blueberry), which is a widely used natural health product, particularly for…”
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Large enhancement of skeletal muscle cell glucose uptake and suppression of hepatocyte glucose-6-phosphatase activity by weak uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation by Martineau, Louis C.

“…Perturbation of energy homeostasis in skeletal muscle and liver resulting from a transient inhibition of mitochondrial energy transduction can produce effects…”
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Simple thermodynamic model of unassisted proton shuttle uncoupling and prediction of activity from calculated speciation, lipophilicity, and molecular geometry by Martineau, Louis C.

“…A mechanistic model of uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation by lipophilic weak acids (i.e. proton shuttles) was developed for the purposes of predicting the…”
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Consumption of Guava (Psidium guajava L) and Noni (Morinda citrifolia L) may Protect Betel Quid-chewing Papua New Guineans against Diabetes by Owen, Patrick L, Martineau, Louis C, Caves, Dayna, Haddad, Pierre S, Matainaho, Teatulohi, Johns, Timothy

“…第二型糖尿病（DM2）的發生率在巴布亞紐幾內亞快速的上升，而幾個令人注目的流行病學證據支持糖尿病致病與咀嚼檳榔（BQ）具有相關性，這促使我們研究某些膳食對策或許對DM2 的發展具有保護作用。我們調查沿海中央省份Kalo 居住者的飲食習慣，他們習慣咀嚼檳榔卻有相對較低的DM2…”
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Stimulation of AMP-activated protein kinase and enhancement of basal glucose uptake in muscle cells by quercetin and quercetin glycosides, active principles of the antidiabetic medicinal plant Vaccinium vitis-idaea by Eid, Hoda M, Martineau, Louis C, Saleem, Ammar, Muhammad, Asim, Vallerand, Diane, Benhaddou-Andaloussi, Ali, Nistor, Lidia, Afshar, Arvind, Arnason, John T, Haddad, Pierre S

“…Several medicinal plants that stimulate glucose uptake in skeletal muscle cells were identified from among species used by the Cree of Eeyou Istchee of…”
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A combination of (+)-catechin and (−)-epicatechin underlies the in vitro adipogenic action of Labrador tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum), an antidiabetic medicinal plant of the Eastern James Bay Cree pharmacopeia by Eid, Hoda M., Ouchfoun, Meriem, Saleem, Ammar, Guerrero-Analco, Jose A., Walshe-Roussel, Brendan, Musallam, Lina, Rapinski, Michel, Cuerrier, Alain, Martineau, Louis C., Arnason, John T., Haddad, Pierre S.

“…Rhododendron groenlandicum (Oeder) Kron & Judd (Labrador tea) was identified as an antidiabetic plant through an ethnobotanical study carried out with the…”
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Inhibition of advanced glycation end product formation by medicinal plant extracts correlates with phenolic metabolites and antioxidant activity by Harris, Cory S, Beaulieu, Louis-Philippe, Fraser, Marie-Hélène, McIntyre, Kristina L, Owen, Patrick L, Martineau, Louis C, Cuerrier, Alain, Johns, Timothy, Haddad, Pierre S, Bennett, Steffany A L, Arnason, John T

“…Nonenzymatic formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) is accelerated under hyperglycemic conditions characteristic of type 2 diabetes mellitus and…”
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Populus balsamifera L. (Salicaceae) mitigates the development of obesity and improves insulin sensitivity in a diet-induced obese mouse model by Harbilas, Despina, Brault, Antoine, Vallerand, Diane, Martineau, Louis C., Saleem, Ammar, Arnason, John T., Musallam, Lina, Haddad, Pierre S.

“…: In previous in vitro bioassay studies, Populus balsamifera L. (Salicaceae), a medicinal plant ethnobotanically identified from the traditional pharmacopoeia…”
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Insight into skeletal muscle mechanotransduction: MAPK activation is quantitatively related to tension by Martineau, Louis C, Gardiner, Phillip F

“…Department of Kinesiology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7 The mechanism by which mechanical forces acting through skeletal muscle…”
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Fermented Canadian lowbush blueberry juice stimulates glucose uptake and AMP-activated protein kinase in insulin-sensitive cultured muscle cells and adipocytes by Vuong, Tri, Martineau, Louis C, Ramassamy, Charles, Matar, Chantal, Haddad, Pierre S

“…Extracts of the Canadian lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) have recently been demonstrated to possess significant antidiabetic potential, in…”
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Structural constraints and the importance of lipophilicity for the mitochondrial uncoupling activity of naturally occurring caffeic acid esters with potential for the treatment of insulin resistance by Eid, Hoda M., Vallerand, Diane, Muhammad, Asim, Durst, Tony, Haddad, Pierre S., Martineau, Louis C.

“…Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) has recently been shown to potently stimulate glucose uptake in cultured skeletal muscle cells through the AMPK pathway and…”
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In Vivo Anti-Diabetic Activity of the Ethanolic Crude Extract of Sorbus decora C.K.Schneid. (Rosacea) : A Medicinal Plant Used by Canadian James Bay Cree Nations to Treat Symptoms Related to Diabetes by Haddad, Pierre S., Couture, Réjean, Brault, Antoine, Martineau, Louis C., Arnason, John T., Vianna, Rose

“…A number of potential anti-diabetic plants were identified through an ethnobotanical survey of the traditional pharmacopeia of the Cree of Eeyou Istchee…”
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Inhibitory effect of the cree traditional medicine wiishichimanaanh (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) on advanced glycation endproduct formation: identification of active principles by Beaulieu, Louis-Philippe, Harris, Cory S, Saleem, Ammar, Cuerrier, Alain, Haddad, Pierre S, Martineau, Louis C, Bennett, Steffany A.L, Arnason, John T

“…Like many aboriginal populations, First Nations communities such as the Cree of Eeyou Istchee are facing continuously increasing rates of diabetes and related…”
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p38 MAP kinase mediates mechanically induced COX-2 and PG EP4 receptor expression in podocytes: implications for the actin cytoskeleton by Martineau, Louis C, McVeigh, Lyne I, Jasmin, Bernard J, Kennedy, Chris R J

“…A dynamic cytoskeleton allows podocytes to withstand significant mechanical stress on elevation of intraglomerular capillary pressure (Pgc). However,…”
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Age-associated alterations in cardiac and skeletal muscle glucose transporters, insulin and IGF-1 receptors, and PI3-kinase protein contents in the C57BL/6 mouse by Martineau, Louis C, Chadan, Silia G, Parkhouse, Wade S

“…We investigated potential age-related changes in cardiac and skeletal muscle protein contents of glut-4 and glut-1 transporters, insulin and insulin-like…”
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Hydro-ethanolic extract of cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) nut and its principal compound, anacardic acid, stimulate glucose uptake in C2C12 muscle cells by Tedong, Leonard, Madiraju, Padma, Martineau, Louis C, Vallerand, Diane, Arnason, John T, Desire, Dzeufiet D.P, Lavoie, Louis, Kamtchouing, Pierre, Haddad, Pierre S

“…Scope: Products of cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) are used in traditional medicine for various ailments, including diabetes. Methods and results: The…”
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Evaluation of the antidiabetic potential of selected medicinal plant extracts from the Canadian boreal forest used to treat symptoms of diabetes: part II by Harbilas, Despina, Martineau, Louis C, Harris, Cory S, Adeyiwola-Spoor, Danielle C A, Saleem, Ammar, Lambert, Jennifer, Caves, Dayna, Johns, Timothy, Prentki, Marc, Cuerrier, Alain, Arnason, John T, Bennett, Steffany A L, Haddad, Pierre S

“…Among the Cree of northern Quebec, the disproportionately high rate of diabetic complications is largely due to the cultural inadequacy of modern therapies for…”
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