Exploring the inhibitory activity and mechanism on lipid production in 3T3-L1 cells by hot water extract derived from Acacia confusa flowers

• Published in: Journal of natural medicines Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 215 - 225
• Main Authors: Tsao, Nai-Wen, Cheng, Ju-Ya, Wang, Sheng-Yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.01.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: 3T3-L1 Cells; Acacia - chemistry; Acacia confusa; Acetyl-CoA carboxylase; Adipocytes; altitude; AMP-activated protein kinase; Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; CD36 antigen; chromatography; Complementary & Alternative Medicine; Cyclic AMP response element-binding protein; fatty acid transport proteins; Fatty acids; Fatty-acid synthase; Flowers; Flowers - chemistry; Glucocorticoid receptors; Indigenous species; Kinases; Lipids; Medicinal Chemistry; Mice; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Pharmacy; Phosphorylation; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Sciences; Proteins; quercitrin; spectroscopy; Sterol regulatory element-binding protein; sterols; Taiwan; tea; Transcription factors; Translocase; trees; weight loss; Taiwan; Flavonoids; 3T3-L1 cell; Flowers; Extractives; Acacia confusa

Acacia confusa Merr. (Fabaceae) ( A. confusa ) is a native tree species of Taiwan, commonly found in the low-altitude mountains and hilly areas of the Hengchun Peninsula. This evergreen, perennial, and large-sized tree was the focus of a study that employed various chromatographic and spectroscopic...