Silymarin ameliorates metabolic dysfunction associated with Diet-induced Obesity via activation of farnesyl X receptor

Silymarin ameliorates metabolic dysfunction associated with Diet-induced Obesity via activation of farnesyl X receptor

AbstractBACKGROUND AND PURPOSESilymarin, a standardized extract of the milk thistle seeds, has been widely used to treat chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and other types of toxic liver damage. . Despite increasing studies on the action of silymarin and its major active constituent, silybin in their the...

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Main Authors: Ming Gu, Ping Zhao, Jinwen Huang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Yahui Wang, Yin Li, Shengjie Fan, Yifei Li, Yue-Ming Ma, Qingchun Tong, Li Yang, Guang Ji, Cheng Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Silymarin
metabolic syndrome
silybin
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
farnesyl X receptor
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2016.00345/full

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