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It is associated with various metabolic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, certain forms of cancer, and non-alcoholic liver diseases (NAFLD). Objective: The aim of this study to evaluate the effects of polyphenol enriched herbal complex (Rubus crataegifolius\/ellagic acid, Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge\/vitexin, chlorogenic acid, Cinnamomum cassiaa\/cinnamic acid) on obesity and obesity induced NAFLD in the high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mouse model. Methods: Obesity was induced in male C57BL\/6 mice using HFD. After 8 weeks, the mice were treated with HFD+ plants extract for 8 weeks. Body weight, food intake weekly, and blood sugar level were measured. After sacrifice, changes in the treated group\u2019s liver weight, fat weight, serum biochemical parameters, hormone levels, and enzyme levels were measured. For histological analysis, tissues were stained with hematoxylin-eosin (H&amp;E) and Oil Red-O. Results: Our results showed that the herbal complex ameliorated body weight and liver weight gain, and decreased total body fat in HFD-fed animals. Post prandial blood glucose (PBG) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) were lower in the herbal complex-treated group than in the HFD control group. Additionally, herbal formulation treatment significantly increased HDL levels in serum and decreased TC, TG, AST, ALT, deposition of fat droplets in the liver, and intima media thickness (IMT) in the aorta. Herbal complex increased serum adiponectin and decreased serum leptin. Herbal complex also increased carnitine palmityl transferase (CPT) activity and significantly decreased enzyme activity of beta-hydroxy beta methyl glutamyl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase, and fatty acid synthase (FAS). Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrated that the herbal complex is an effective herbal formulation in the attenuation of obesity and obesity-induced metabolic dysfunction including NAFLD in HFD-induced mouse model.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules26020302","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,10]],"date-time":"2021-01-10T21:21:45Z","timestamp":1610313705000},"page":"302","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":41,"title":["Protective Effects of Polyphenol Enriched Complex Plants Extract on Metabolic Dysfunctions Associated with Obesity and Related Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases in High Fat Diet-Induced C57BL\/6 Mice"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2524-5341","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahtesham","family":"Hussain","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Lee\u2019s Biotech Co., Ltd. #416, C Dong, 17 Techno 4-ro, Yuseon-gu, Daejeon 34013, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jin Sook","family":"Cho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lee\u2019s Biotech Co., Ltd. #416, C Dong, 17 Techno 4-ro, Yuseon-gu, Daejeon 34013, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0998-5569","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jong-Seok","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Young Ik","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lee\u2019s Biotech Co., Ltd. #416, C Dong, 17 Techno 4-ro, Yuseon-gu, Daejeon 34013, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"931","DOI":"10.1017\/S0007114507853347","article-title":"Sex differences in fat storage, fat metabolism, and the health risks from obesity: Possible evolutionary origins","volume":"99","author":"Power","year":"2008","journal-title":"Br. 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