Microencapsulated pomegranate peel extract induces mitochondrial complex IV activity and prevents mitochondrial cristae alteration in brown adipose tissue in mice fed on a high-fat diet.

In conclusion, MPPE prevented HFD-induced excessive body weight gain and associated metabolic disturbances, potentially by activating complex IV activity and preserving mitochondrial cristae structure in BAT in mice fed with an HFD. PMID: 33256858 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33256858?dopt=Abstract

Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - December 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Echeverria F, Jimenez P, Castro-Sepulveda M, Bustamante A, Garcia P, Poblete-Aro C, Valenzuela R, Garcia-Diaz DF Tags: Br J Nutr Source Type: research