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Efeito da mistura de triterpenos alfa e beta-amirina, isolada de Protium heptap...
Melo, Karina Moura deThe obesity is defined by World Health Organization as the abnormal and excessive accumulation of body fat, which causes health damage. This condition is associated with several comorbidities, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, dyslipidemias and cancer. The global epidemic of obesity has led to several studies on its physiology and the search for new treatments for this disease. The 3T3-...
The resin from protium heptaphyllum prevents high-fat diet-induced obesity in m...
Carvalho, Karine Maria Martins Bezerra; MarinhoFilho, José Delano Barreto; Melo, Tiago Sousa de; Araújo, Ana Jérsia; Quetz, Josiane da SilvaHerbal compounds rich in triterpenes are well known to regulate glucose and lipid metabolism and to have beneficial effects on metabolicdisorders.ThepresentstudyinvestigatedtheantiobesitypropertiesofresinfromProtiumheptaphyllum(RPH)andthe possible mechanisms in mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) for 15 weeks. Mice treated with RPH showed decreases in body weight, netenergyintake,abdominalfataccumulation,plasmagluco...