Abstract:To investigate the effect of Dendrobine (DEN) on repairing intestinal barrier damage and improving insulin resistance, Caco-2/HT29-MTX/RAW264.7 co-culture cell models and insulin resistance HepG2 cell models were established, and evaluated using transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), real-time quantitative PCR, and Western blot techniques. The results showed that compared to the model group, DEN maintained the TEER value above 200 Ω·cm2, and upregulated the expression levels of tight junction proteins Claudin-1 (72.19% increase), Occludin (82.40% increase), ZO-1 (75.29% increase), and mucin protein MUC2 (70.33% increase). The mRNA expression levels of Claudin-1 (1.47%), Occludin (452.93%), ZO-1 (2.11%), and MUC2 (10.38%) were also significantly increased. In addition, the levels of pro-inflammatory factors TNF-α (14.14%) and IL-6 (68.93%) were significantly reduced, while the levels of anti-inflammatory factors IL-4 (243.96%) and IL-10 (41.35%) were significantly elevated. In the insulin resistance model, DEN increased glucose uptake in a dose-dependent manner (10.70,mmol·L-1 11.83 mmol·L-1, 13.04 mmol·L-1), enhanced the activity of pyruvate kinase (92.14 U·g-1 protein, 107.09 U·g-1 protein, 122.02 U·g-1 protein, ) and hexokinase (29.63 U·g-1 protein, 73.99 U·g-1 protein, 73.99 U·g-1 protein, ), and increased glycogen content by 1.2, 1.4, and 1.5 times, respectively. In conclusion, Dendrobine effectively repaired intestinal barrier damage and significantly improved insulin resistance, providing a theoretical basis for the development of anti-hyperglycemic functional foods and drugs.