Figure 1.

CA protects rats against HFD-induced liver injury and lipid accumulation. Rats were fed either a normal diet (ND) or a high-fat diet (HFD) alone or in combination with CA. (a) serum ALT and AST levels, (b) serum TG and TC levels, (c) serum HDL-C and LDL-C levels, (d) liver tissue sections were stained with H&E ( × 400), (e) liver tissue sections were stained with Sudan IV ( × 400). Scale bar, 50 μm. The experimental groups subjected to H&E staining and Sudan IV staining were as follows: ND; ND+CA (60 mg/kg); HFD; HFD+CA (30 mg/kg); and HFD+CA (60 mg/kg). The data are presented as the mean±S.D. (n=10). **P<0.01 versus the ND group, ^#P<0.05 versus the HFD group, ^##P<0.01 versus the HFD group