Aristolochia manshuriensis Kom inhibits adipocyte differentiation by regulation of ERK1/2 and Akt pathway.

Aristolochia manshuriensis Kom (AMK) is a traditional medicinal herb used for the treatment of arthritis, rheumatism, hepatitis, and anti-obesity. Because of nephrotoxicity and carcinogenicity of AMK, there are no pharmacological reports on anti-obesity potential of AMK. Here, we showed AMK has an i...

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Main Authors: Dong Hoon Kwak, Ji-Hye Lee, Taesoo Kim, Hyo Sun Ahn, Won-Kyung Cho, Hyunil Ha, Youn-Hwan Hwang, Jin Yeul Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3498119?pdf=render