Physical inactivity is considered as one of the potential risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases, while endurance exercise training could enhance fat oxidation that is associated with insulin sensitivity improvement in obesity. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) as an energy sensor plays pivotal roles in the regulation of energy homeostasis, and its ac...

The Arctium lappa L. plant, commonly known as burdock, has been used therapeutically for hundreds of years. Arctigenin (ATG) is an active ingredient in albeit at low quantities or mostly the form acrtiin (arctigenin-4-glucoside). ATG touted its anti-inflammatory properties many cell types and disease states; however, role skin melanin production not extensively studied. Our aims this study were...

BACKGROUND Arctium lappa, known as burdock, is widely used in popular medicine for hypertension, gout, hepatitis and other inflammatory disorders. Pharmacological studies indicated that burdock roots have hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, free radical scavenging and antiproliferative activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate total phenolic content, radical scavenging activity by DPPH...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to evaluate the protective effects of Arctium lappa L. root extracts (AREs) from different extraction methods (aqueous, ethanol, chloroform and flavone) on atherosclerosis. METHODS Quails (Coturnix coturnix) were subjected to high fat diet, with or without one of the four different AREs or positive control simvastatin. Blood samples were collected before tre...

This study aimed to evaluate the antifungal activity and potential synergistic of ten plant extracts (EXs) essential oils (EOs) obtained from same species, namely Agrimonia eupatoria L., Arctium lappa Arnica montana Bidens cernua Corylus avellana Echinacea purpurea L. (Moench), Menta piperita Trifolium pratense Syzygium aromaticum Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels were used. Three species genus C...