Research Article

Euterpe edulis Extract but Not Oil Enhances Antioxidant Defenses and Protects against Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by a High-Fat Diet in Rats

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Markers of oxidative status in the liver tissue from rats treated with a high-fat diet (HFD) and the lyophilized extracts and oil of E. edulis fruits. MDA, malondialdehyde; CAT, catalase; GST, glutathione-s-transferase; SOD, superoxide dismutase. LEE, lyophilized extract of E. edulis fruits; LDEE, defatted lyophilized extract of E. edulis fruits; EO, E. edulis oil. G1, HFD; G2, HFD + 4% EO; G3, HFD + 5% LEE; G4, HFD + 10% LEE; G5, HFD + 5% LDEE; G6, HFD + 10% LDEE; G7, commercial diet. letters in columns denote statistic difference between the groups, .