AGENT FOR PROMOTING SUGAR UPTAKE BY MUSCLE, AGENT FOR IMPROVING HYPERGLYCEMIA, AND PREVENTIVE OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DIABETES OR DIABETIC COMPLICATION
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an agent for promoting sugar uptake by muscle, particularly, skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle, and an agent for improving hyperglycemia containing the same.SOLUTION: An agent for promoting sugar uptake comprises, as an active ingredient, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of oleanolic acid, betulonic acid, ursonic acid, and glycosides thereof.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1【課題】筋肉、特に、骨格筋および心筋の糖取り込み促進剤、およびこれを含有する高血糖改善剤を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の糖取り込み促進剤は、オレアノン酸、ベツロン酸、ウルソン酸、およびそれらの配糖体からなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の化合物を有効成分として含有する。【選択図】図1