Rhamnan sulphate from Monostroma nitidum attenuates hepatic steatosis by suppressing lipogenesis in a diet-induced obesity zebrafish model

Rhamnan sulphate (RS) is a sulphated polysaccharide from Monostroma nitidum. Here, the effects of RS on metabolic disorders using zebrafish with diet-induced obesity (DIO) were investigated. Oral administration of RS (250 µg/g BW/day) attenuated body weight gain, dyslipidaemia (plasma triacylglycero...

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Main Authors: Liqing Zang, Yasuhito Shimada, Toshio Tanaka, Norihiro Nishimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615002807