%0 Journal Article %T Apple polyphenol extract improves insulin sensitivity in vitro and in vivo in animal models of insulin resistance %A Jose M. Lopez-Pedrosa %A Jos¨¦ D. Vilchez %A Manuel Manzano %A Mar¨ªa D Giron %A Natalia Sevillano %A Nuri El-Azem %A Rafael Salto %A Ricardo Rueda %J Archive of "Nutrition & Metabolism". %D 2016 %R 10.1186/s12986-016-0088-8 %X Apple polyphenols could represent a novel nutritional approach in the management and control of blood glucose, especially in type 2 diabetics. The aim of this study was to test the therapeutic potential of an apple polyphenol extract (APE) in an insulin-resistant rat model and to determine the molecular basis of insulin sensitivity action in skeletal muscle cells %K Apple polyphenol extract %K Insulin sensitivity %K Blood glucose uptake %K Skeletal muscle %K Diabetes %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4852413/