Chemical Profiles and Antiobesity Effect of a Mixture of Astragalus membranaceus and Lithospermum erythrorhizon Extract in High Fat Diet Fed Mice

Figure 7

Protective effects of ALM16 against hepatic steatosis and liver damage in HFD-induced obese mice; (a) representative histological images of the liver were assessed using H&E staining (magnification, 4×, scale bar 100 μm),(b) steatosis grade and (c) weight of liver in HFD-induced obese mice, (d) Serum levels of ALT, and (e) AST in HFD-induced obese mice. Data are expressed as mean ± SE (n = 6). Different letters indicate statistical differences between groups at . ND: normal diet; HFD: high-fat diet; AM: HFD + 100 mg/kg AM extract; LE: HFD + 100 mg/kg LE extract; ALM16-L: 50 mg/kg ALM16; ALM16-M: 100 mg/kg ALM16; ALM16-H: HFD + 200 mg/kg ALM16; GC: HFD + 100 mg/kg GC extract.

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