Effects of (-)-epicatechin on a diet-induced rat model of cardiometabolic risk factors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 728, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-30

  Gutiérrez Salmeán, Gabriel ^a   Ortiz Vilchis, Pilar ^a   Vacaseydel, Claudia Maria ^a   Garduño Siciliano, Leticia ^a   Chamorro Cevallos, German ^a   Meaney, Eduardo ^a   Villafaña, Santiago ^a   Villarreal, Francisco ^b   Ceballos, Guillermo ^a   Ramírez Sánchez, Israel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cacao; Epicatechin; Flavonoids; Metabolic cardiovascular syndrome; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

EPICATECHIN; GLUCOSE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR A; MITOFILIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA COACTIVATOR 1ALPHA; SIRTUIN; THYROXINE DEIODINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1; CATECHIN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPID DIET; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; WEIGHT GAIN; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FECES; HEART DISEASES; METABOLISM; RISK FACTOR; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATECHIN; DIET, HIGH-FAT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FECES; HEART DISEASES; MALE; OBESITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84896710212     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.01.053     Document Type: Article

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