Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of polyphenol-rich litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)-flower-water-extract on livers of high-fat-diet fed hamsters

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-52

  Chang, Yuan Yen ^a,b   Yang, Deng Jye ^a   Chiu, Chih Hsien ^c   Lin, Yi Ling ^a   Chen, Jr Wei ^d   Chen, Yi Chen ^c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidative capacity; Hepatic lipids; Litchi flower water extract; Liver cytokine level; Liver damage index; Matrix metalloproteinase; Nonalcoholic fatty liver; Polyphenolic profile

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 84873266812     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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