A water-soluble extract from Cucurbita moschata shows anti-obesity effects by controlling lipid metabolism in a high fat diet-induced obesity mouse model.

Choi, Hyounjeong; Eo, Haekwan; Park, Kyoungcheol; Jin, Mirim; Park, Eun-Jin; Kim, Seon-Hee; Park, Jeong Euy; Kim, Sunyoung

Choi, Hyounjeong; Eo, Haekwan; Park, Kyoungcheol; Jin, Mirim; Park, Eun-Jin; Kim, Seon-Hee; Park, Jeong Euy; Kim, Sunyoung.

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Choi H; School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 359(3): 419-25, 2007 Aug 03.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17548058

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Anti-Obesity Agents/isolation & purification; Anti-Obesity Agents/therapeutic use; Cucurbita/chemistry; Fats/pharmacology; Lipid Metabolism/drug effects; Obesity/drug therapy; Obesity/metabolism; Adipocytes/cytology; Adipocytes/drug effects; Adipocytes/metabolism; Animal Feed; Animals; Body Weight/drug effects; Cell Differentiation/drug effects; Disease Models, Animal; Fatty Acids/metabolism; Liver/drug effects; Liver/metabolism; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Obesity/pathology; Oxidation-Reduction; PPAR alpha/metabolism; Plant Extracts/chemistry; Plant Extracts/therapeutic use; Water

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Database: MEDLINE Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM: Terapias_biologicas / Hidroterapia Main subject: Anti-Obesity Agents / Cucurbita / Lipid Metabolism / Fats / Obesity Language: En Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun Year: 2007 Type: Article

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