Populus balsamifera L. (Salicaceae) mitigates the development of obesity and improves insulin sensitivity in a diet-induced obese mouse model.

Harbilas, Despina; Brault, Antoine; Vallerand, Diane; Martineau, Louis C; Saleem, Ammar; Arnason, John T; Musallam, Lina; Haddad, Pierre S

Harbilas, Despina; Brault, Antoine; Vallerand, Diane; Martineau, Louis C; Saleem, Ammar; Arnason, John T; Musallam, Lina; Haddad, Pierre S.

Affiliation

Harbilas D; Canadian Institutes of Health Research Team in Aboriginal Antidiabetic Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.

J Ethnopharmacol ; 141(3): 1012-20, 2012 Jun 14.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22504062

Subject(s)

Anti-Obesity Agents/therapeutic use; Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use; Insulin Resistance; Obesity/drug therapy; Plant Extracts/therapeutic use; Populus; Adipose Tissue/drug effects; Adipose Tissue/metabolism; Animals; Anti-Obesity Agents/pharmacology; Diet, High-Fat; Disease Models, Animal; Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology; Liver/drug effects; Liver/metabolism; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/metabolism; Obesity/metabolism; Plant Extracts/pharmacology; Skin Temperature; Triglycerides/metabolism

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Insulin Resistance / Plant Extracts / Anti-Obesity Agents / Populus / Hypoglycemic Agents / Obesity Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Ethnopharmacol Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Canada Country of publication: Ireland

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