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KMID : 0894520170210030259
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Development & Reproduction
2017 Volume.21 No. 3 p.259 ~ p.267
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Anti-diabetic Effects of Ethanol Extract from Bitter Melon in Mice Fed a High-fat Diet
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Yoon Nal-Ae
Park Ju-Yeong
Lee Ji-Yeon
Jeong Joo-Yeon
Kim Hyun-Kyu
Lee Hak-Sung
Hwang In-Guk
Roh Gu-Seob
Kim Hyun-Joon
Cho Gyeong-Jae
Choi Wan-Sung
Lee Dong-Hoon
Kang Sang-Soo
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Abstract
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Present study aimed to determine the effect of ‘bitter melon’, a popularly used fruit in Bangladesh and several other Asian countries, on high-fat-diet-induced type 2 diabetes. To investigate the effect, ethanol extract from bitter melon (BME) as a dietary supplement with mouse chow was used. BME was found to significantly attenuate the high-fat diet (HFD) -induced body weight and total fat mass. BME also effectively reduced the insulin resistance induced by the HFD. Furthermore, dietary supplementation of BME was highly effective in increasing insulin sensitivity and reducing hepatic fat and obesity. These results indicate that BME could be effective in attenuating type 2 diabetes and could therefore be a preventive measure against type 2 diabetes.
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KEYWORD
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Bitter melon, Ethanol extract, High-fat diet, Type 2 diabetes, Sirtuin 1, Obesity
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