Ursolic acid protects hepatocytes against lipotoxicity through activating autophagy via an AMPK pathway

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 172-182

  Meng, Fanyu ^a   Ning, Hua ^a   Sun, Zongxiang ^a   Huang, Fangfang ^a   Li, Yanchuan ^a   Chu, Xia ^a   Lu, Huimin ^a   Sun, Changhao ^a   Li, Songtao ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AMPK; Autophagy; Lipotoxicity; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84938852101     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.05.029     Document Type: Article

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