Figure 3

Effects of dietary naringenin on plasma lipids and lipid accumulation in liver and muscle. Plasma cholesterol (A; CON, n = 6; NAR, n = 10), triglyceride (B; n = 4/group) and NEFA (C; n = 6/group) after 5-h fasting obtained prior to necropsy were measured by enzymatic colorimetric method. Total lipids (D; CON, n = 9; NAR n = 9) and triglyceride (E; CON, n = 8; NAR n = 9) per gram of liver section were determined. Panel (F) shows representative H&E staining of livers (10x) from each group. Total lipids (G) and triglyceride (H) per gram of muscle section were also determined (CON, n = 9; NAR n = 9). Values are presented as mean ± SEM. Significance between groups was determined by Student’s t test. ^#P < 0.05 compared CON with NAR.