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Salacia oblonga root improves postprandial hyperlipidemia and hepatic steatosis in diabetes
April 10th, 2006
Salacia oblonga root improves postprandial hyperlipidemia and hepatic steatosis in Zucker diabetic fatty rats through PPAR-alpha activation. According to a study from Australia, "Salacia oblonga (SO) root is an Ayurvedic medicine with anti-diabetic and anti-obese properties. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-alpha, a nuclear receptor, plays an important role in maintaining the homeostasis of lipid metabolism." "Here," proposed T.H.W. Huang and colleagues at the University of Sydney, "we demonstrate that chronic oral administration of the water extract from the root of SO to Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats, a genetic...
Source: Diabetes Week (2006-04-10)
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