Flavonoids as inducers of white adipose tissue browning and thermogenesis: signalling pathways and molecular triggers

Flavonoids as inducers of white adipose tissue browning and thermogenesis: signalling pathways and molecular triggers

Abstract Background Flavonoids are a class of plant and fungus secondary metabolites and are the most common group of polyphenolic compounds in the human diet. In recent studies, flavonoids have been shown to induce browning of white adipocytes, increase energy consumption, inhibit high-fat diet (HF...

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Main Authors: Xuejun Zhang, Xin Li, Huang Fang, Fengjin Guo, Feng Li, Anmin Chen, Shilong Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Subjects:
Flavonoids
Brown adipose tissue
Browning
Obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-019-0370-7

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