Pharmacological and Chemical Analysis of Bauhinia divaricata L. Using an In Vitro Antiadipogenic Model

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 22; p. 3799
• Main Authors: Islas-Garduño, Ana Laura, Romero-Cerecero, Ofelia, Jiménez-Aparicio, Antonio Ruperto, Tortoriello, Jaime, Montiel-Ruiz, Rosa Mariana, González-Cortazar, Manases, Zamilpa, Alejandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2023
• Subjects: 3T3-L1; Abdomen; Accumulation; Acetic acid; Adipocytes; adipogenesis; adipose tissue; Bauhinia divaricata; Body mass index; Body size; Cell differentiation; Cell viability; Chemical analysis; Chromatography; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid; Ethyl acetate; Herbal medicine; Kaempferol; Lipids; Mass spectrometry; Medicinal plants; Metabolism; Metabolites; Metformin; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Nutrition surveys; Obesity; Overweight; Preadipocytes; Quercetin; Scientific imaging; Triacetin; Weight control; Mexico

Obesity is characterized by an excessive and abnormal accumulation of fat. According to the 2022 National Health and Nutrition Survey, in Mexico, the prevalence of overweight and obesity—diagnosed if one’s body mass index (BMI) was ≥25 kg/m2—in adults was 75.2%. A strong association between the amou...