Hypolipidemic effect of fenugreek seeds is mediated through inhibition of fat accumulation and upregulation of LDL receptor

Obesity

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 667-674

  Vijayakumar, Maleppillil V ^a   Pandey, Vimal ^a   Mishra, Gyan C ^a   Bhat, Manoj K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CELL SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA; FENUGREEK SEED MEAL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; C57BL MOUSE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FAT INTAKE; FENUGREEK; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT SEED; UPREGULATION;

3T3-L1 CELLS; ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEIN-ALPHA; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIETARY FATS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PPAR GAMMA; RECEPTORS, LDL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDS; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1; TRIGLYCERIDES; TRIGONELLA; UP-REGULATION;

MUS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 77950188903     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.337     Document Type: Article

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