A novel peptide RIFV suppresses human adipocyte differentiation through the inhibition of C/EBP-β expression

Abstract Background Obesity is a global epidemic disease that increases the risk of metabolic syndrome. However, therapeutic drugs for obesity are still scarce. In recent years, peptides have been identified as new biological regulators. RIFV (R-I-F-V-P-I-K-G-R-P-A-P), a novel active peptide from ou...

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Main Authors: Wen Zhang, Dan Shen, Yun Li, Hong Zhong, Xing Wang, Xian-wei Cui, Chun-Mei Shi, Chen-Bo Ji, Xi-Rong Guo, Ling Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-019-0414-z