Study of the Effects of Monacolin K and Other Constituents of Red Yeast Rice on Obesity, Insulin-Resistance, Hyperlipidemia, and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Using a Mouse Model of Metabolic Syndrome

Purpose. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a progressive and intractable disease associated with metabolic syndrome. Red yeast rice (RYR) contains monacolin K, a potent inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, and its consumption decreases cholesterol and triglyceride levels. We examined the effica...

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Autores principales: Fujimoto, Makoto, Tsuneyama, Koichi, Chen, Shao-Yuan, Nishida, Takeshi, Chen, Jiun-Liang, Chen, Yen-Chen, Fujimoto, Takako, Imura, Johji, Shimada, Yutaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23320041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/892697

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23320041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/892697

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