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I think that it is a excellent article.
The authors demonstrated that all rice koji have the anti-obesity or anti-diabetes effects although the mechanisms may differ depending on the type of rice koji consumed. This study include an interesting finding, hover, they should revise it according to the following suggestions.
1) To clarify the effects of these extract on hepatic fatty acid synthesis, the authors should measure the expression of mRNA levels of ACD, acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase, CPT II, carnitine palmitoyl transferase II, ACC, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, ACL, ATP citrate lyase in addition to FAS, ACACbeta, and PPARalpha.
2) The authors should investigate the GLUT4 expression on muscle of in vivo model, and should investigate the effect of these extracts on the expression of GLUT4.
The authors should carefully evaluate the effects of extracts on myotube cells, and also should confirm these findings using samples from in vivo model.
They should revise it according to the following suggestions.
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