The invention relates to application of an
asparagine endopeptidase inhibitor in preparation of a
medicine for improving
insulin resistance. According to the application, starting from inhibiting the aging driving factor AEP, the AEP inhibitor is tried to be applied to the research of
insulin resistance for the first time, and the AEP inhibitor is found to be capable of remarkably improving glucose tolerance and
insulin sensitivity. Therefore, the invention provides the application of the
asparagine endopeptidase inhibitor in preparation of the
medicine for improving
insulin resistance. Experiments prove that the AEP inhibitor not only can significantly enhance
insulin sensitivity of old mice and improve glucose tolerance, but also can reduce serum low-density
lipoprotein cholesterol and
lactic dehydrogenase levels, shows multiple improvement effects on glucose
metabolism and
lipid metabolism, and also can be used for preparing the AEP inhibitor. After long-term administration, obvious toxic and side effects are not found in
pathological examinations of blood routine examination,
urine routine examination, heart, liver,
spleen,
lung,
kidney and other important organs, so that the
traditional Chinese medicine composition is proved to have good safety and is suitable for long-term intervention of chronic diseases.