Tamarindus indica Extract Alters Release of Alpha Enolase, Apolipoprotein A-I, Transthyretin and Rab GDP Dissociation Inhibitor Beta from HepG2 Cells

• Main Authors: Chong, Ursula Rho Wan, Abdul-Rahman, Puteri Shafinaz, Abdul-Aziz, Azlina, Hashim, Onn Haji, Junit, Sarni Mat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3426/1/Tamarindus_indica_Extract_Alters_Release_of_Alpha_Enolase%2C_Apolipoprotein_AI%2C_Transthyretin_and.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3426/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039476

Background: The plasma cholesterol and triacylglycerol lowering effects of Tamarindus indica extract have been previously described. We have also shown that the methanol extract of T. indica fruit pulp altered the expression of lipid-associated genes including ABCG5 and APOAI in HepG2 cells. In the...