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ArticleScientific reports2023

Anti-obesity effects of olivetol in adult zebrafish model induced by short-term high-fat diet.

Andukuri Reshma, T Tamilanban, V Chitra, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Gaurav Gupta, Neeraj Kumar Fuloria, Mahendran Sekar, Shivkanya Fuloria, Rakesh Sahu, J Narayanan and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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12 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Andukuri ReshmaDepartment of Pharmacology, SRM College of Pharmacy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, 603203, India.
T TamilanbanDepartment of Pharmacology, SRM College of Pharmacy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, 603203, India. tamilant@srmist.edu.in.
V ChitraDepartment of Pharmacology, SRM College of Pharmacy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, 603203, India.
Vetriselvan SubramaniyanPharmacology Unit, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. subramaniyan.vetriselvan@monash.edu.
Gaurav GuptaSchool of Pharmacy, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, 248007, India.
Neeraj Kumar FuloriaFaculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, 08100, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia.
Mahendran SekarSchool of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia , Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Shivkanya FuloriaFaculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, 08100, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia.
Rakesh SahuCSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam, 785006, India.
J NarayananDepartment of Pharmacology, SRM College of Pharmacy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, 603203, India.
Srikumar ChakravarthySEGi University, Jalan Teknologi, Taman Sains Selangor, Kota Damansara, PJU 5, 47810, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Siddharthan SelvarajFaculty of Dentistry, AIMST University, 08100, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology · INAIMST University · MYGyan Vihar University · INMonash University Malaysia · MYNorth East Institute of Science and Technology · INSaveetha University · INSEGi University · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a complex disease caused by various factors, and synthetic drugs used to treat it can have side effects. Natural compounds, such as olivetol, could be a promising alternative. Olivetol is a substance found in certain lichen species and has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. In this study, researchers conducted in-silico molecular docking studies and found that olivetol had significant binding affinity with receptors involved in obesity. They also investigated the effects of olivetol on a diet-induced obese zebrafish model and found that high doses of olivetol reduced excessive fat accumulation and triglyceride and lipid accumulation. The low dose of olivetol showed a significant reduction in liver enzymes' levels. However, the high dose of olivetol resulted in a significant increase in HMG-CoA levels. These results suggest that olivetol may be a promising anti-obesity agent for the treatment of hyperlipidemia-related disorders, but further research is necessary to understand its full effects on the body.

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Anti-Obesity AgentsDiet, High-FatAnimalsLipid MetabolismLiverMolecular Docking SimulationObesityResorcinolsZebrafishAnti-Obesity AgentsolivetolResorcinols

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PMID37891223
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