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(THE GIST OF PIB) Melye-amiley

(DECEMBER-2024)

A recent study published in the prestigious journal ‘Food Frontiers highlighted that extract from a traditional fermented bamboo shoot variety of Tripura, popularly called ‘Melye-amiley’ has anti-obesity effects.

It is a traditional fermented bamboo shoot variety of Tripura.
It has anti-obesity effects and offers a solution to weight management and metabolic health.
It reduces lipid accumulation and increases fatty acid β-oxidation.

Based on in-vitro cell culture studies, the team has observed that the ‘Melye-amiley’ can reduce intracellular lipid accumulation.
The process involved increase in the expression of lipolytic (HSL, LPL, and Agtl) and fat browning regulator genes (UCP1, PRDM16, and PGC1-alpha).
Furthermore, the study demonstrates that treatment with Melye-amiley leads to the upregulation of thermogenic protein expression via the AMPK signaling pathway.
This process stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis and enhances fatty acid β-oxidation, offering a multifaceted approach to weight management and metabolic health.
These findings suggest that fermented bamboo shoot extract has promising anti-obesity effects by boosting energy expenditure in white adipocytes.