
Modified Si-Miao-San extract inhibits inflammatory response and modulates insulin sensitivity in hepatocytes through an IKKβ/IRS-1/Akt-dependent pathway
Keywords: Akt, protien kinase B (PKB); BSA, bovine serum albumin; CM, conditioned medium; FFAs, free fatty acids; IKKβ, inhibitor of NF-κB kinase-β; IRS-1, insulin receptor substrates-1; mSMS, modified Si-Miao-San; NF-κB, nuclear factor-kappa B; PA, palmitate; TG,