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A Combination of Grape Extract, Green Tea Extract and l-Carnitine Improves High-fat Diet-induced Obesity, Hyperlipidemia and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice.
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PMID:  21480410     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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To develop a therapeutic agent for obesity-related metabolic disorders, a mixture of dietary components was prepared, including grape extract, green tea extract and l-carnitine (RGTC), and its effects on obesity, hyperlipidemia and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease examined. The RGTC dramatically inhibited the high-fat diet (HFD)-induced increase in body weight and fat in C57BL/6 mice, whereas food consumption was not affected by RGTC treatment. The RGTC also concentration-dependently suppressed the HFD-induced increase in plasma lipids, such as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides. In addition, increases in liver weight and liver steatosis were returned to normal by RGTC treatment in HFD-fed C57BL/6 mice. The plasma levels of glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase were also significantly down-regulated by RGTC treatment. These results suggest that RGTC suppressed HFD-induced obesity, hyperlipidemia and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, suggesting that RGTC supplementation might be a promising adjuvant therapy for the treatment of these metabolic disorders. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors:
Jong Soon Kang; Won Kyung Lee; Won Kee Yoon; Nayang Kim; Sang-Ki Park; Hyoung Kook Park; Sun Yung Ly; Sang-Bae Han; Jieun Yun; Chang Woo Lee; Kiho Lee; Ki Hoon Lee; Song-Kyu Park; Hwan Mook Kim
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-4-8
Journal Detail:
Title:  Phytotherapy research : PTR     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1099-1573     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
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Created Date:  2011-4-11     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  8904486     Medline TA:  Phytother Res     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Bioevaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang, Cheongwon, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea.
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