Chrysophanic Acid Suppresses Adipogenesis and Induces Thermogenesis by Activating AMP-activated Protein Kinase Alpha in vivo and in vitro

• Main Authors: Hara Lim (Author), Jinbong Park (Author), Hye-Lin Kim (Author), JongWook Kang (Author), Mi-Young Jeong (Author), Dong-Hyun Youn (Author), Yunu Jung (Author), Yong-Il Kim (Author), Hyun-Ju Kim (Author), Kwang-Seok Ahn (Author), Su-Jin Kim (Author), Seong-Kyu Choe (Author), Seung-Heon Hong (Author), Jae-Young Um (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chrysophanic acid (CA) is a member of the anthraquinone family abundant in rhubarb, a widely used herb for obesity treatment in Traditional Korean Medicine. Though several studies have indicated numerous features of CA, no study has yet reported the effect of CA on obesity. In this study, we tried t...