Figure 4From: Momordica charantia (bitter melon) inhibits primary human adipocyte differentiation by modulating adipogenic genes Effect of bitter melon juice on PPARγ mRNA expression. Differentiating preadipocytes treated with varying concentrations of BMJ demonstrate a significant reduction in PPARγ mRNA gene expression. Bar graphs depict the densitometry scans of PPARγ amplicons (348-bp) and are expressed as a ratio to GAPDH amplicon (298-bp) intensity. Data are expressed as a percentage of the control (set as 100%) and the values represent the mean ± SE (n = 6) of three independent experiments analyzed in duplicate. a, b, cMean values with common letters do not differ (p < 0.05).Back to article page