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Stimulation of lipolysis by pycnogenol
Author(s) -
Hasegawa Noboru
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(199911)13:7<619::aid-ptr498>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - lipolysis , stimulation , epinephrine , endocrinology , chemistry , medicine , pharmacology , adipose tissue
We studied the influence of pycnogenol on the lipolysis of 3T3 L1 cells after differentiation. When pycnogenol or epinephrine was exposed to mature adipocytes, the smaller (less than 20 µ m 2 ) intracytoplasmic lipid droplets selectively disappeared. These data suggest that pycnogenol stimulates lipolysis. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.