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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 642920, 11 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/642920
Research Article

Garlic-Derived S-Allylmercaptocysteine Ameliorates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Rat Model through Inhibition of Apoptosis and Enhancing Autophagy

Jia Xiao,1,2 Rui Guo,2 Man-Lung Fung,3 Emily C. Liong,2 Raymond Chuen Chung Chang,2 Yick-Pang Ching,2 and George L. Tipoe2

1Center for Gene and Cell Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
2Department of Anatomy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
3Department of Physiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Received 18 December 2012; Revised 11 March 2013; Accepted 12 March 2013

Academic Editor: Yueh-Sheng Chen

Copyright © 2013 Jia Xiao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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