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Adipose Tissue
Scientists at National Cheng-Kung University, Medical Department target adipose tissue
July 1st, 2009
"Adipocyte plays an important role in lipid regulation in mammals. Understanding of adipocyte differentiation becomes a key issue for the development of anti-obesity agent," investigators in Tainan, Taiwan report. "Glucocorticoids (GCs) regulate lipid metabolism through promoting lipogenesis in adipose tissue. Ginsenoside Rh2, with a similar chemical Structure as M, shows antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer actions both in vivo and in vitro. However, effect of Rh2 On glucocorticoid receptor (GR) for an increase of adipogenesis like GCs remains unclear. In the present study, we employed ginsenoside Rh2 to investigate the changes in adipogenetic process of...
Source: Biotech Week (2009-07-01)
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