Inhaled turmerones can be incorporated in the organs via pathways different from oral administration and can affect weight-gain of mice

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 11039 - 8
• Main Authors: Takemoto, Yuki, Kishi, Chihiro, Ehira, Hinano, Matsui, Nobutaka, Yamaguchi, Taichi, Yoshioka, Yuri, Matsumura, Shinichi, Moriyama, Tatsuya, Zaima, Nobuhiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 30.06.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/45/287; 639/638/11/296; Adipocytes; Adipose tissue; Adipose tissue (brown); High fat diet; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hypertrophy; Inhalation; Kidneys; multidisciplinary; Olfactory bulb; Oral administration; Organs; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

Turmerones (α-turmerone, β-turmerone, and ar-turmerone) are the major volatile compounds in turmeric ( Curcuma longa ), a perennial herb of the ginger family. We previously reported that inhaled volatile turmerones could be transferred in the blood and organs. However, the difference between the two...