Dietary Supplementation with <i>Dunaliella Tertiolecta</i> Prevents Whitening of Brown Fat and Controls Diet-Induced Obesity at Thermoneutrality in Mice

Dietary Supplementation with <i>Dunaliella Tertiolecta</i> Prevents Whitening of Brown Fat and Controls Diet-Induced Obesity at Thermoneutrality in Mice

We investigated the effect of evodiamine-containing microalga <i>Dunaliella tertiolecta</i> (DT) on the prevention of diet-induced obesity in a thermoneutral C57BL/6J male (30 °C). It attenuates the activity of brown adipose tissue (BAT), which accelerates diet-induced obesity. Nine-week...

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Main Authors: Yukari Yamashita, Tamaki Takeuchi, Yuki Endo, Ayumi Goto, Setsuko Sakaki, Yuji Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Takenaka, Hitoshi Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
brown fat
fibroblast growth factor-21
microalga
obesity
thermoneutrality
uncoupling protein 1
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/6/1686

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