Green tea polyphenols reduced fat deposits in high fat-fed rats via erk1/2-PPARγ-adiponectin pathway.

OBJECTIVE: Hypoadiponectinemia contributes to the development of obesity and related disorders such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular diseases. In this study we investigated the effects of green tea polyphenols (GTPs) on adiponectin levels and fat deposits in high fat (HF) fed rats, th...

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Main Authors: Chong Tian, Xiaolei Ye, Rui Zhang, Jia Long, Weiye Ren, Shibin Ding, Dan Liao, Xin Jin, Hongmei Wu, Shunqin Xu, Chenjiang Ying
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3546082?pdf=render