Novel discovery of Averrhoa bilimbi ethanolic leaf extract in the stimulation of brown fat differentiation program in combating diet-induced obesity

Novel discovery of Averrhoa bilimbi ethanolic leaf extract in the stimulation of brown fat differentiation program in combating diet-induced obesity

Abstract Background Brown adipocytes are known to promote energy expenditure and limit weight gain to combat obesity. Averrhoa bilimbi, locally called belimbing buluh (DBB), is mainly used as an ethnomedicine in the treatment of metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus, hypertension and obesi...

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Main Authors: Wai Kwan Lau, Nur Adelina Ahmad Noruddin, Abdul Hadi Ariffin, Muhd Zulkarnain Mahmud, Mohd Hasnan Mohd Noor, Azimah Amanah, Mohamad Faiz Hamzah, Zainuddin Zafarina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Averrhoa bilimbi
Extract
Obesity
Brown adipocytes
White adipocytes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-019-2640-3

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