Betaine Alleviates Hypertriglycemia and Tau Hyperphosphorylation in db/db Mice
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Betaine Alleviates Hypertriglycemia and Tau Hyperphosphorylation in db/db Mice
Betaine supplementation has been shown to alleviate altered glucose and lipid metabolism in mice fed a high-fat diet or a high-sucrose diet. We investigated the beneficial effects of betaine in diabetic db/db mice. Alleviation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and oxidative stress was also examined in the livers and brains of db/db mice fed a betaine-supplemented diet. Male C57BL/KsJ-db/db mice wer...
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عنوان ژورنال: Toxicological Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1976-8257
DOI: 10.5487/tr.2013.29.1.007