Platycodon grandiflorus Root Extract Attenuates Body Fat Mass, Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance through the Interplay between the Liver and Adipose Tissue

Platycodon grandiflorus Root Extract Attenuates Body Fat Mass, Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance through the Interplay between the Liver and Adipose Tissue

The Platycodon grandiflorus root, a Korean medicinal food, is well known to have beneficial effects on obesity and diabetes. In this study, we demonstrated the metabolic effects of P. grandiflorus root ethanol extract (PGE), which is rich in platycodins, on diet-induced obesity. C57BL/6J mice (four-...

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Main Authors: Kim, Ye Jin, Choi, Ji-Young, Ryu, Ri, Lee, Jeonghyeon, Cho, Su-Jung, Kwon, Eun-Young, Lee, Mi-Kyung, Liu, Kwang-Hyeon, Rina, Yu, Sung, Mi-Kyung, Choi, Myung-Sook
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5037519/

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