The herbal composition GGEx18 from Laminaria japonica, Rheum palmatum, and Ephedra sinica reduces obesity via skeletal muscle AMPK and PPARα. [electronic resource]
- Pharmaceutical biology Apr 2012
- 506-15 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1744-5116
10.3109/13880209.2011.618502 doi
AMP-Activated Protein Kinases--antagonists & inhibitors Adiposity--drug effects Animals Anti-Obesity Agents--chemistry Cell Line Diet, High-Fat Disease Models, Animal Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Ephedra sinica Gene Expression Regulation--drug effects Laminaria Lipid Metabolism--drug effects Male Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Muscle, Skeletal--drug effects Obesity--drug therapy PPAR alpha--genetics Plant Extracts Plant Preparations--chemistry Plants, Medicinal Protein Kinase Inhibitors--pharmacology Pyrazoles--pharmacology Pyrimidines--pharmacology RNA, Messenger--metabolism Rheum Signal Transduction--drug effects Time Factors Weight Loss--drug effects