Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of polyphenol-rich litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)-flower-water-extract on livers of high-fat-diet fed hamsters

Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of polyphenol-rich litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)-flower-water-extract on livers of high-fat-diet fed hamsters

Gentisic acid and epicatechin are two major compounds in phenolic acids and flavonoids of litchi-flower-water extracts (LFWEs), respectively. Increased (p < 0.05) serum lipids and liver size/lipid, damage/inflammatory indices, TBARS value, CRP level, MMP-9 activity, and decreased (p < 0.05) li...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Yen Chang, Deng-Jye Yang, Chih-Hsien Chiu, Yi-Ling Lin, Jr-Wei Chen, Yi-Chen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Antioxidative capacity
Hepatic lipids
Litchi-flower-water-extract
Liver cytokine level
Liver damage index
Matrix metalloproteinase
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464612001144

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