Research Article

Enhancement of Lipid Metabolism and Hepatic Stability in Fat-Induced Obese Mice by Fermented Cucurbita moschata Extract

Table 3

Relative expressions of adipogenic and lipogenic genes of mice liver tissue after 8-week treatment with fermented Cucurbita moschata extract.

GeneNDHFDHFD + 0.3% HCAHFD + 0.1% FCMEHFD + 0.3% FCMEHFD + 0.5% FCME

PPAR-γ
SREBP-1C
CEBP-α
CEBP-β
CEBP-γ
ACC1
FAS
GLUT4
LPL

ND: normal diet; HFD: high fat diet; HCA: hydroxycitric acid; FCME: fermented Cucurbita moschata extract. PPAR-γ: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ; C/EBP-α: CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-α; C/EBP-β: CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-β; C/EBP-γ: CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-γ; FAS: fatty acid synthase; LPL: lipoprotein lipase; GLUT4: glucose transporter 4; SREBP-1C: sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1C; ACC1: acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1; values not having the same superscript letter are significantly different by ANOVA.