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Targeting metabolic syndrome: candidate natural agents.
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PMID:  20923500     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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Following on from impressive economic development and urbanization, China is currently experiencing a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Patients with metabolic syndrome suffer from the "The Deadly Quartet" of hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypertension, and central (or upper body) obesity. Current treatment strategies directed towards metabolic syndrome tend to be limited to just one of these four conditions, so developing novel drugs to target multiple metabolic abnormalities could be preferable to current approaches. New insights suggest benefits of natural agents as treatments for metabolic syndrome. Herein, we review the evidence for using nine such agents developed on the basis of traditional medicine or herbal preparations.
Authors:
Xuan Xia; Jianping Weng
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of diabetes     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1753-0407     ISO Abbreviation:  J Diabetes     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-24     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101504326     Medline TA:  J Diabetes     Country:  Australia    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  243-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2010 Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
Affiliation:
Department of Endocrinology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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