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Effects of phenolic-rich extracts of Clinacanthus nutans on high fat and high cholesterol diet-induced insulin resistance

Sarega N 1 , Imam MU 2 , Esa NM 3 , Zawawi N 4 , Ismail M 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute of Bioscience, Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia
  • 2 Institute of Bioscience, Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia. mustyimam@gmail.com
  • 3 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia
  • 5 Institute of Bioscience, Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia. maznahis@upm.edu.my
BMC Complement Altern Med, 2016;16:88.
PMID: 26924713 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1049-5

Abstract

Clinacanthus nutans is used traditionally in many parts of Asia to improve well-being, but there are limited studies on its efficacy. We explored the potential use of C. nutans for prevention of high fat and high cholesterol diet-(HFHC-) induced insulin resistance in rats.

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