Wild bitter gourd extract up-regulates mRNA expression of PPARα, PPARγ and their target genes in C57BL/6J mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 156-161

  Chao, Che Yi ^a   Yin, Mei Chin ^a,b   Huang, Ching Jang ^c  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adiponectin; PPAR ; PPAR ; Wild bitter gourd

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A OXIDASE; ADIPONECTIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BINDING PROTEIN; CLOFIBRATE; FATTY ACID; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LIVER ENZYME; LIVER FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; OLIVE OIL; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; ROSIGLITAZONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPIDIDYMIS FAT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACYL-COA OXIDASE; ADIPONECTIN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CLOFIBRATE; EPIDIDYMIS; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PPAR ALPHA; PPAR GAMMA; RNA, MESSENGER; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES; TRIGLYCERIDES; UP-REGULATION;

ABBREVIATA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MUS;

EID: 79955464109     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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