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SUBMITTER: Hoek-van den Hil EF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4172648 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hoek-van den Hil E F EF van Schothorst E M EM van der Stelt I I Swarts H J M HJ Venema D D Sailer M M Vervoort J J M JJ Hollman P C H PC Rietjens I M C M IM Keijer J J
Genes & nutrition 20140722 5
Dietary flavonoids may protect against cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Increased circulating lipid levels and hepatic lipid accumulation are known risk factors for CVD. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects and underlying molecular mechanisms of the flavonoid quercetin on hepatic lipid metabolism in mice with high-fat diet induced body weight gain and hepatic lipid accumulation. Adult male mice received a 40 energy% high-fat diet without or with supplementation of 0.33 % (w/w) quer ...[more]