Anti-obesity and hypolipidaemic effects of Nelumbo nucifera seed ethanol extract in human pre-adipocytes and rats fed a high-fat diet

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 568-575

  You, Jeong Soon ^a   Lee, Yun Ju ^a   Kim, Kyung Soo ^b   Kim, Sung Hoon ^c   Chang, Kyung Ja ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti obesity; High fat diet; Human pre adipocyte; Hypolipidaemic; Nelumbo nucifera seed

Indexed keywords

NELUMBO NUCIFERA; RATTUS;

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; LEPTIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PLANT EXTRACT; SLC2A4 PROTEIN, RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

3T3 CELL LINE; ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANTI-OBESITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HIGH-FAT DIET; HUMAN PRE-ADIPOCYTE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOLIPIDAEMIC; LIPID DIET; MALE; MOUSE; NELUMBO; NELUMBO NUCIFERA SEED; OBESITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT SEED; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTI-OBESITY; HIGH-FAT DIET; HUMAN PRE-ADIPOCYTE; HYPOLIPIDAEMIC; NELUMBO NUCIFERA SEED;

3T3-L1 CELLS; ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOGENESIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; DIET, HIGH-FAT; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 4; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; LEPTIN; MALE; MICE; NELUMBO; OBESITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PPAR GAMMA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEEDS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84892671175     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6297     Document Type: Article

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