Monascin improves diabetes and dyslipidemia by regulating PPARγ and inhibiting lipogenesis in fructose-rich diet-induced C57BL/6 mice

Monascus-fermented metabolite monascin suppresses inflammation via PPAR-γ regulation and JNK inactivation in THP-1 monocytes

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Ankaflavin: a natural novel PPARγ agonist upregulates Nrf2 to attenuate methylglyoxal-induced diabetes in vivo

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Resveratrol Upregulates Nrf2 Expression To Attenuate Methylglyoxal-Induced Insulin Resistance in Hep G2 Cells

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Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) extracts on hydrogen peroxide- and lipopolysaccharide-treated RAW264.7 macrophages

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The Monascus metabolite monascin against TNF-α-induced insulin resistance via suppressing PPAR-γ phosphorylation in C2C12 myotubes

(2011) Bao-Hong Lee et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Quercetin is equally or more effective than resveratrol in attenuating tumor necrosis factor-α–mediated inflammation and insulin resistance in primary human adipocytes

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Fructose: a highly lipogenic nutrient implicated in insulin resistance, hepatic steatosis, and the metabolic syndrome

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Silymarin: A Novel Antioxidant with Antiglycation and Antiinflammatory Properties In Vitro and In Vivo

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Spironolactone Improves Glucose and Lipid Metabolism by Ameliorating Hepatic Steatosis and Inflammation and Suppressing Enhanced Gluconeogenesis Induced by High-Fat and High-Fructose Diet

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Anti-diabetic Effects of Monascus purpureus NTU 568 Fermented Products on Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

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The Effect ofMonascusSecondary Polyketide Metabolites, Monascin and Ankaflavin, on Adipogenesis and Lipolysis Activity in 3T3-L1

(2010) Pey-Chyi Jou et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Monascin and Ankaflavin Act as Novel Hypolipidemic and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol-Raising Agents in Red Mold Dioscorea

(2010) Chun-Lin Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Transcription profiles of LPS-stimulated THP-1 monocytes and macrophages: a tool to study inflammation modulating effects of food-derived compounds

(2010) Wasaporn Chanput et al.   Food & Function

PPAR-α activation protects the type 2 diabetic myocardium against ischemia-reperfusion injury: involvement of the PI3-Kinase/Akt and NO pathway

(2009) Aliaksandr A. Bulhak et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

AMP-Activated Protein Kinase-Deficient Mice Are Resistant to the Metabolic Effects of Resveratrol

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(2009) Miriam B. Vos et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Momordica charantia extract on insulin resistance and the skeletal muscle GLUT4 protein in fructose-fed rats

(2009) Chun-Ching Shih et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

ChREBP: A Glucose-activated Transcription Factor Involved in the Development of Metabolic Syndrome

(2008) Katsumi IIZUKA et al.   ENDOCRINE JOURNAL

Metabolic and Endocrine Profiles in Response to Systemic Infusion of Fructose and Glucose in Rhesus Macaques

(2008) Sean H. Adams et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Red mold rice prevents the development of obesity, dyslipidemia and hyperinsulinemia induced by high-fat diet

(2008) W-P Chen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY