Research Article

Glehnia littoralis Root Extract Inhibits Fat Accumulation in 3T3-L1 Cells and High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice by Downregulating Adipogenic Gene Expression

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Effect of the GLE on 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation. (a) Oil red O staining showing the differentiation of induced 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Black color indicates stained cytoplasmic lipids. (b) Quantification of lipid accumulation in differentiated 3T3-L1 cells based on the absorbance at 520 nm of destained oil red O extracted from the adipocytes. Lipid content in untreated control cells is set to 100%. Values are expressed as mean ± SD (). Means with different superscript letters are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (). GLE, Glehnia littoralis root extract.
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