Two polyphenol-rich Brazilian fruit extracts protect from diet-induced obesity and hepatic steatosis in mice.
Food Funct
; 11(10): 8800-8810, 2020 Oct 21.
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Consumption of polyphenol-rich food is associated with better metabolic health. Tucum-do-Pantanal (Bactris setosa Mart) and taruma-do-cerrado (Vitex cymosa Bertero ex Spreng) are underexploited native Brazilian fruits with an important source of phytochemicals. In this study, we assessed the effects of 100 mg kg-1 tucum (TPE) and taruma (TCE) extracts on diet-induced obesity (DIO) C57BL/6J mice. After 8 weeks of daily treatment, TPE and TCE were found to significantly prevented the diet-induced body weight gain and fully protected against hepatic steatosis associated with a tendency to stimulate hepatic AMPK phosphorylation. TPE reduced visceral obesity and improved glucose metabolism as revealed by an improvement of the insulin tolerance test, a reduction in the insulin fasting level, and a decreased glucose-induced hyperinsulinemia during an oral glucose tolerance test. TPE and TCE showed promising effects on the treatment of obesity and NAFLD, furthermore, TPE on insulin resistance.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Extractos Vegetales
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Vitex
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Arecaceae
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Polifenoles
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Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico
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Frutas
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Food Funct
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido