Beneficial Effects Of Thymoquinone On Metabolic Function And Fatty Liver In A Murine Model Of Obesity

Maria Licari^1,2, Marco Raffaele^1,2, Zachary F. Rosman¹, Joseph Schragenheim¹, Lars Bellner¹, Luca Vanella², Rita Rezzani³, Luigi Rodella³, Francesca Bonomini³, Edith Hochhauser⁴, Michael Arad⁵ and Nader G. Abraham^1*

¹Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA

²Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

³Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

⁴Cardiac Research Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Research Institute Petah-Tikva, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

⁵Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

^*Corresponding Author: Nader G. Abraham, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla NY 10595, USA, Tel: 914-594-3121, Fax: 914-594-4956