Afriplex GRT^TM extract attenuates hepatic steatosis in an in vitro model of NAFLD

• Kwazi Gabuza ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kwazi Gabuza, Thendo I. Mabuda

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Kwazi.Gabuza@mrc.ac.za

  Affiliations Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Parow Valley, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0144-6664

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• Thendo I. Mabuda ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kwazi Gabuza, Thendo I. Mabuda

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Parow Valley, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2066-3154

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• Oelfah Patel,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Parow Valley, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Noxolo Khuboni,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Zululand, eMpangeni, South Africa

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• Ruzayda van Aarde,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Parow Valley, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Sylvia Riedel,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Parow Valley, Cape Town, South Africa, Centre for Cardio-Metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA), Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-9238

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• Nonhlakanipho F. Sangweni,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Parow Valley, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Shantal Windvogel,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Cardio-Metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA), Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Rabia Johnson ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ RJ and CJFM also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Parow Valley, Cape Town, South Africa, Centre for Cardio-Metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA), Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Christo J. F. Muller

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ RJ and CJFM also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Parow Valley, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Zululand, eMpangeni, South Africa, Centre for Cardio-Metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA), Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6821-2120

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