“…Our lab has, for the first time, successfully purified six compounds (catechin, epicatechin, procyanidin B7, procyanidin B6, procyanidin B3 and procyanidin B1) from proanthocyanidins, with high speed counter-current chromatography. So far, proanthocyanidins have been shown to possess multiple biological functions, such as anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, anti-tumor, anti-bacteria, sleep improvement, anti-hyperglycemia and lowering blood lipids [23][24][25]. However, there are few reports about the effects of proanthocyanidins in lipid metabolism dysregulation in T2DM, and the mechanism is far from being illustrated.…”