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Effect of Ecdysterone on the Hepatic Transcriptome and Lipid Metabolism in Lean and Obese Zucker Rats.
International journal of molecular sciences - 15 May 2021
Marschall Magdalena J M, Ringseis Robert, Gessner Denise K, Grundmann Sarah M, Most Erika, Wen Gaiping, Maheshwari Garima, Zorn Holger, Eder Klaus
Abstract excerpt
Conflicting reports exist with regard to the effect of ecdysterone, the predominating representative of steroid hormones in insects and plants, on hepatic and plasma lipid concentrations in different rodent models of obesity, fatty liver, and diabetes, indicating that the effect is dependent on the rodent model used. Here, the hypothesis was tested for the first time that ecdysterone causes lipid-lowering effects...
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