Extract of Kuding Tea Prevents High-Fat Diet-Induced Metabolic Disorders in C57BL/6 Mice via Liver X Receptor (LXR) β Antagonism
Figure 4
EK improves lipid accumulation in the liver of high-fat diet-induced C57BL/6 mice.
(A-C): H&E staining (×200) of livers from the standard diet (A), HF diet (B) and HF+EK mice (C). (D-F): Oil red O staining (×400) of the liver sections from the standard diet (D), HF diet (E) and HF+EK mice (F). The sections were counterstained with hematoxylin. The quantitative results of TG (G) and TC (H) content in livers are shown. The mice were fed with a high-fat diet for 5 weeks and EK was powdered and mixed into the diet at 0.05% (wt/wt). The data were presented as mean ± SE. N = 7 for all groups. * P<0.05.