Alcoholism

New alcoholism study findings have been reported from Firat University

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, September 15th, 2008

According to recent research published in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "In the present study, we examined the preventive role of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) in an experimental non-alcoholic steatohepatitis model induced by a high fat diet. The study included 21 male Sprague-Dawley rats, which were equally divided into three groups."

"The first group was fed on a standard rat diet, the second group on a high fat diet (HFD), and the third group on a HFD + EGCG. The study concluded after 6 weeks. Histopathological examination was performed. Plasma and tissue MDA levels, glucose, insulin, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2008-09-15)

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