Figure 4.

Effects of AHG supplementation on liver injury and inflammation induced by HFD. C57BL/6J mice were fed with HFD for 12 weeks and treated with low, medium and high doses (20, 50 and 100 mg/kg/day, respectively) of AHG for eight weeks. (A) Liver/body weight ratio; (B) The values of ALT; (C) The values of AST; (D) The mRNA expression analysis of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β were measured by RT-PCR and normalized by Cyclophilin. Data are showed as mean ± SD, n = 8; *p < 0.5, **p < 0.1, ***p < 0.01 vs. LFD group, ^#p < 0.5, ^##p < 0.1, ^###p < 0.01 vs. HFD group