Yerba Mate Stimulates Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Thermogenesis in High-Fat-Diet-Induced Obese Mice.

Tanila Wood Dos SantosJonatan MirandaLucimara TeixeiraAna AiastuiAnder MatheuAlessandra GamberoMaría P PortilloMarcelo Lima Ribeiro

Published in: Molecular nutrition & food research (2018)

YM stimulates mitochondriogenesis and Ucp expression, leading to an increase in the spare respiratory capacity and energy dissipation. These effects may help to better understand the potential use of YM for obesity treatment.

Keyphrases

high fat diet induced
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
poor prognosis
metabolic syndrome
oxidative stress
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
body mass index
risk assessment
weight gain
combination therapy
replacement therapy
human health
respiratory tract
climate change
smoking cessation