Eriocitrin ameliorates diet-induced hepatic steatosis with activation of mitochondrial biogenesis

Lemon (Citrus limon) contains various bioactive flavonoids, and prevents obesity and obesity-associated metabolic diseases. We focused on eriocitrin (eriodictyol 7-rutinoside), a powerful antioxidative flavonoid in lemon with lipid-lowering effects in a rat model of high-fat diet. To investigate the...

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Main Authors: Hiramitsu, Masanori, Shimada, Yasuhito, Kuroyanagi, Junya, Inoue, Takashi, Katagiri, Takao, Zang, Liqing, Nishimura, Yuhei, Nishimura, Norihiro, Tanaka, Toshio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892443/