Long-Term Consumption of Platycodi Radix Ameliorates Obesity and Insulin Resistance via the Activation of AMPK Pathways

This study was designed to evaluate the effects and mechanism of Platycodi radix, having white balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorum for. albiflorum (Honda) H. Hara) on obesity and insulin resistance. The extracts of Platycodi radix with white balloon flower were tested in cultured cells and admin...

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Main Authors: Chae Eun Lee, Haeng Jeon Hur, Jin-Taek Hwang, Mi Jeong Sung, Hye Jeong Yang, Hyun-Jin Kim, Jae Ho Park, Dae Young Kwon, Myung-Sunny Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/759143