Nutrigenomic effects of edible bird's nest on insulin signaling in ovariectomized rats

Estrogen deficiency alters quality of life during menopause. Hormone replacement therapy has been used to improve quality of life and prevent complications, but side effects limit its use. In this study, we evaluated the use of edible bird's nest (EBN) for prevention of cardiometabolic problems...

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Published in:	Drug design, development and therapy development and therapy, 2015-01, Vol.9, p.4115-4125
Main Authors:	Hou, Zhiping, Imam, Mustapha Umar, Ismail, Maznah, Ooi, Der Jiun, Ideris, Aini, Mahmud, Rozi
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Animals Antioxidants - metabolism Aves Biological Products - pharmacology Birds Blood Glucose - metabolism Cardiovascular disease Cholesterol Complications Diabetes Dietary supplements Eggs and nests Enzymes Estrogens Female Food Functional foods & nutraceuticals Gene expression Gene Expression Regulation Genes Glucose Glucose tolerance Health aspects Health risks Health sciences Homeostasis Hormone replacement therapy Insulin Insulin - blood Insulin - metabolism Insulin Resistance Kinases Lipids Lipids - blood Lipoproteins Liver Liver - drug effects Liver - metabolism Malondialdehyde Medical research Menopause Menopause - blood Menopause - genetics Menopause - metabolism Metabolic Syndrome - etiology Metabolic Syndrome - genetics Metabolic Syndrome - metabolism Metabolic Syndrome - prevention & control Metabolism Nutrigenomics - methods Observations Original Research Ovariectomy Oxidative stress Patient outcomes Prevention Proteins Quality of life Rats, Sprague-Dawley RNA, Messenger - metabolism Sensitivity enhancement Side effects Signal Transduction - drug effects Signaling Superoxide dismutase Time Factors Transcription Transcription, Genetic Triglycerides Veterinary medicine
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