Rapamycin Protects Against High Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in C57BL/6J Mice

• Hoofdauteurs: Geng-Ruei Chang (Auteur), Yi-Shin Chiu (Auteur), Ying-Ying Wu (Auteur), Wen-Ying Chen (Auteur), Jiunn-Wang Liao (Auteur), Te-Hsin Chao (Auteur), Frank Chiahung Mao (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Elsevier, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Rapamycin (RAPA), an immunosuprpressive drug used extensively to prevent graft rejection in transplant patients, has been reported to inhibit adipogenesis in vitro. In this study, we investigated the anti-obesity effects of RAPA in C57BL/6J mice on a high-fat diet (HFD). Mice treated with RAPA (2 mg...