The invention relates to the technical field of biological medicines, in particular to application of
parthenolide and / or
parthenolide derivatives in preparation of medicines for preventing and / or treating
diabetes mellitus and in preparation of products for
body weight intervention and / or
blood sugar maintenance. The bitter compound
parthenolide can be obtained from a
natural product and is safe in component, the
binding energy of parthenolide and GLP1R on the atomic level is-6.3 kcal / mol, parthenolide can serve as a GLP-1
receptor agonist and can promote GLP-1
secretion, the onset concentration of parthenolide is low (15-30 [mu] M), and it is indicated that parthenolide serves as a
receptor to excite the
secretion of intestinal
peptide hormone, and the
titer intensity of parthenolide is high. Therefore, parthenolide and / or parthenolide derivatives are / is a
secretagogue which efficiently secretes GLP-1 and is low in
side effect, are / is a promising direction for improving the endogenous GLP-1 level, provide a good scientific basis for developing products for effectively intervening
body weight and maintaining the
blood sugar health level in the future, and have great
potential market value.