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| Banin,R.M.; Hirata,B.K.S.; Andrade,I.S.; Zemdegs,J.C.S.; Clemente,A.P.G.; Dornellas,A.P.S.; Boldarine,V.T.; Estadella,D.; Albuquerque,K.T.; Oyama,L.M.; Ribeiro,E.B.; Telles,M.M.. |
| Ginkgo biloba extract (GbE) has been indicated as an efficient medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2. It remains unclear if its effects are due to an improvement of the insulin signaling cascade, especially in obese subjects. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of GbE on insulin tolerance, food intake, body adiposity, lipid profile, fasting insulin, and muscle levels of insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1), protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP-1B), and protein kinase B (Akt), as well as Akt phosphorylation, in diet-induced obese rats. Rats were fed with a high-fat diet (HFD) or a normal fat diet (NFD) for 8 weeks. After that, the HFD group was divided into two groups: rats gavaged with a saline vehicle (HFD+V), and rats... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Ginkgo biloba extract; Obesity; Insulin tolerance; Body adiposity; Akt phosphorylation; Rats. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014000900780 |
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