Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) Supplement Exerts Beneficial, Tissue-Specific Effects on Mitochondrial Efficiency and Redox Status in Healthy Adult Mice
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals
2.2. Tissue Permeabilization
2.3. Mitochondrial Respirometry
2.4. ATP Quantification
2.5. Glutathione/Glutathione Disulfide Redox Potential Analysis
2.6. Statistics
3. Results
3.1. Yerba Maté Consumption Prevents Weight Gain in Male and Female Mice
3.2. Yerba Maté Consumption Increases Mitochondrial Efficiency in Skeletal Muscle
3.3. Yerba Maté Consumption Decreases Mitochondrial Efficiency in White Adipose Tissue
3.4. Yerba Maté Consumption Alters Hepatic Redox Potential but Not Mitochondrial Efficiency
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Walton, C.M.; Saito, E.R.; Warren, C.E.; Larsen, J.G.; Remund, N.P.; Reynolds, P.R.; Hansen, J.M.; Bikman, B.T. Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) Supplement Exerts Beneficial, Tissue-Specific Effects on Mitochondrial Efficiency and Redox Status in Healthy Adult Mice. Nutrients 2023, 15, 4454. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15204454
Walton CM, Saito ER, Warren CE, Larsen JG, Remund NP, Reynolds PR, Hansen JM, Bikman BT. Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) Supplement Exerts Beneficial, Tissue-Specific Effects on Mitochondrial Efficiency and Redox Status in Healthy Adult Mice. Nutrients. 2023; 15(20):4454. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15204454
Chicago/Turabian StyleWalton, Chase M., Erin R. Saito, Cali E. Warren, John G. Larsen, Nicole P. Remund, Paul R. Reynolds, Jason M. Hansen, and Benjamin T. Bikman. 2023. "Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) Supplement Exerts Beneficial, Tissue-Specific Effects on Mitochondrial Efficiency and Redox Status in Healthy Adult Mice" Nutrients 15, no. 20: 4454. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15204454