Proanthocyanidins from Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc.) leaves regulate lipid metabolism and glucose consumption by activating AMPK pathway in HepG2 cells

Proanthocyanidins from Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc.) leaves regulate lipid metabolism and glucose consumption by activating AMPK pathway in HepG2 cells

The increasing rate of hyperlipidemia has drawn great attention and natural products may play a potential role in prevention of these disorders. Chinese bayberry leaves proanthocyanidin (BLPs) with epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG) as its terminal and major extension units is unusual in the plant...

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Main Authors: Yu Zhang, Shiguo Chen, Chaoyang Wei, Jianchu Chen, Xingqian Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Proanthocyanidins
Chinese bayberry leaves
Lipid metabolism
Glucose metabolism
AMPK
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616304297

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