Natural Products for the Treatment of Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes

• Beta-Glucan-Rich Extract from Pleurotus sajor-caju (Fr.) Singer Prevents Obesity and Oxidative Stress in C57BL/6J Mice Fed on a High-Fat Diet, G. Kanagasabapathy, S. N. A. Malek, A. A. Mahmood, K. H. Chua, S. Vikineswary, and U. R. Kuppusamy
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 185259, 10 pages
• Combined Ethanol Extract of Grape Pomace and Omija Fruit Ameliorates Adipogenesis, Hepatic Steatosis, and Inflammation in Diet-Induced Obese Mice, Su-Jung Cho, Un Ju Jung, Hae-Jin Park, Hye-Jin Kim, Yong Bok Park, Sang Ryong Kim, and Myung-Sook Choi
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 212139, 11 pages
• Pharmacometrics of 3-Methoxypterostilbene: A Component of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plants, Stephanie E. Martinez, Casey L. Sayre, and Neal M. Davies
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 261468, 11 pages
• Significance of Kampo, Japanese Traditional Medicine, in the Treatment of Obesity: Basic and Clinical Evidence, Jun-ichi Yamakawa, Junji Moriya, Kenji Takeuchi, Mio Nakatou, Yoshiharu Motoo, and Junji Kobayashi
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 943075, 8 pages
• Boehmeria nivea Stimulates Glucose Uptake by Activating Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma in C2C12 Cells and Improves Glucose Intolerance in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet, Sung Hee Kim, Mi Jeong Sung, Jae Ho Park, Hye Jeong Yang, and Jin-Taek Hwang
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 867893, 9 pages
• In Vitro Evaluations of Cytotoxicity of Eight Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants and Their Effect on GLUT4 Translocation, Sleman Kadan, Bashar Saad, Yoel Sasson, and Hilal Zaid
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 549345, 9 pages
• Effect of Berberine on PPARα/NO Activation in High Glucose- and Insulin-Induced Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy, Mingfeng Wang, Jia Wang, Rui Tan, Qin Wu, Hongmei Qiu, Junqing Yang, and Qingsong Jiang
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 285489, 9 pages
• The Extract of Herbal Medicines Activates AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in Diet-Induced Obese Rats, Hye-Yeon Shin, SaeYeon Chung, Soon Re Kim, Ji-Hye Lee, Hye-Sook Seo, Yong-Cheol Shin, and Seong-Gyu Ko
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 756025, 8 pages
• Quercetin Preserves β-Cell Mass and Function in Fructose-Induced Hyperinsulinemia through Modulating Pancreatic Akt/FoxO1 Activation, Jian-Mei Li, Wei Wang, Chen-Yu Fan, Ming-Xing Wang, Xian Zhang, Qing-Hua Hu, and Ling-Dong Kong
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 303902, 12 pages
• Metabolic Syndrome and Inflammation: A Critical Review of In Vitro and Clinical Approaches for Benefit Assessment of Plant Food Supplements, Chiara Di Lorenzo, Mario Dell'Agli, Elisa Colombo, Enrico Sangiovanni, and Patrizia Restani
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 782461, 10 pages
• Managing the Combination of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Syndrome with Chinese Herbal Extracts in High-Fat-Diet Fed Rats, Yi Tan, Weiguo Lao, Linda Xiao, Zhenzhong Wang, Wei Xiao, Mohamed A. Kamal, J. Paul Seale, and Xianqin Qu
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 306738, 10 pages
• Artemisia iwayomogi Extract Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity by Decreasing the Expression of Genes Associated with Adipogenesis in Mice, Yeji Choi, Yasuko Yanagawa, Sungun Kim, Wan Kyunn Whang, and Taesun Park
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 915953, 11 pages
• Oat Attenuation of Hyperglycemia-Induced Retinal Oxidative Stress and NF-B Activation in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats, Abdulrahman L. Al-Malki
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 983923, 8 pages
• Fisetin Inhibits Hyperglycemia-Induced Proinflammatory Cytokine Production by Epigenetic Mechanisms, Hye Joo Kim, Seong Hwan Kim, and Jung-Mi Yun
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 639469, 10 pages