Research Article

The Phlorotannin-Rich Fraction of Ecklonia cava Extract Attenuated the Expressions of the Markers Related with Inflammation and Leptin Resistance in Adipose Tissue

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Effects of E. cava extract on inflammatory cytokines expression in visceral fat on high-fat diet- (HFD-) induced obese mice. (a, b) IL-6 and TNF-α as M1 macrophage-related inflammatory cytokines and (c, d) IL-10 and TGF-ß as M2 macrophage-related cytokines in visceral fat of standard normal fat diet with 0.9% saline (NFD/saline; open bar), HFD with 0.9% saline (HFD/saline; black bar), HFD with E. cava extract (HFD/ECE; red bar), and HFD with Garcinia cambogia extract (HFD/GCE; blue bar) group. All expression levels were determined by qRT-PCR, and all mRNA levels expressed relative level and normalized ß-actin of the NFD/saline group. The same letters represent no significant difference ().
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