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Uncaria tomentosa improves insulin sensitivity and inflammation in experimental NAFLD

We investigated the effect of the crude herbal extract from Uncaria tomentosa (UT) on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in two models of obesity: high fat diet (HFD) and genetically obese (ob/ob) mice. Both obese mouse models were insulin resistant and exhibited an abundance of lipid droplet...

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Autores principales: Araujo, Layanne C. C., Feitosa, Karla B., Murata, Gilson M., Furigo, Isadora C., Teixeira, Simone A., Lucena, Camila F., Ribeiro, Luciene M., Muscará, Marcelo N., Costa, Soraia K. P., Donato, José, Bordin, Silvana, Curi, Rui, Carvalho, Carla R. O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6054645/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30030460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29044-y