Other studies have shown that puerarin can up‐regulate B‐cell lymphoma‐2 (BCL‐2) to inhibit oxidative stress, improve liver energy metabolism dysfunction, and have a protective effect on liver oxidative damage in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (Shuo Yang et al., 2009). The gene discussed is BCL2; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.