Diosgenin present in fenugreek improves glucose metabolism by promoting adipocyte differentiation and inhibiting inflammation in adipose tissues

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1596-1608

  Uemura, Taku ^a   Hirai, Shizuka ^a   Mizoguchi, Noriko ^a   Goto, Tsuyoshi ^a   Lee, Joo Yong ^a   Taketani, Keiko ^b   Nakano, Yuki ^b   Shono, Jinji ^b   Hoshino, Shohei ^b   Tsuge, Nobuaki ^b   Narukami, Toshihiko ^b   Takahashi, Nobuyuki ^a   Kawada, Teruo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b House Foods Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adipocyte differentiation; Diabetes; Diosgenin; Inflammation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

DIOSGENIN; FENUGREEK SEED MEAL; GLUCOSE; MESSENGER RNA; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FENUGREEK; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; OBESITY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

3T3-L1 CELLS; ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIOSGENIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GLUCOSE; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MICE; MICE, OBESE; OBESITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SAPONINS; TRIGONELLA;

MUS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 78349261237     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200900609     Document Type: Article

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