<i>Euterpe edulis</i> Extract but Not Oil Enhances Antioxidant Defenses and Protects against Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by a High-Fat Diet in Rats

<div>Representative photomicrographs of the liver tissue from rats treated with a high-fat diet (HFD) and the lyophilized extracts and oil of<i> E. edulis</i> fruits. LEE, lyophilized extract of<i> E. edulis</i> fruits; LDEE, defatted lyophilized extract of<i> E. edulis</i> fruits; EO,<i> E. edulis</i> oil. G1, HFD; G2, HFD + 4% EO; G3, HFD + 5% LEE; G4, HFD + 10% LEE; G5, HFD + 5% LDEE; G6, HFD + 10% LDEE; G7, commercial diet. The image highlighted in G1 indicates macrovesicular steatosis and in G2 inflammatory foci are additionally observed.</div>

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

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Figure 1: <i>Euterpe edulis</i> Extract but Not Oil Enhances Antioxidant Defenses and Protects against Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by a High-Fat Diet in Rats 

Figure 1 | Euterpe edulis Extract but Not Oil Enhances Antioxidant Defenses and Protects against Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by a High-Fat Diet in Rats 