Inhibition of Gastric Lipase as a Mechanism for Body Weight and Plasma Lipids Reduction in Zucker Rats Fed a Rosemary Extract Rich in Carnosic Acid
Figure 5
Effects of the consumption of RE on lipase activity in Zucker female rats.
Lean (Le) and obese (Ob) rats fed the control diet (CT) or the diet supplemented with RE (RE). Activity (expressed in nkats/g) was measured as the hydrolysis of PNPB in a) stomach content, b) duodenum content, c) small intestine (jejunum+ileum) content, d) liver and e) pancreas. Data are presented as the mean value ± SD (n = 7 for lean animals and n = 5 for obese animals). # P<0.1, * P<0.05 and ** P<0.01 compared to their respective CT values.