Open AccessProcyanidin B2 protects against diet-induced obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease via the modulation of the gut microbiota in rabbits
Author(s) -
Yawei Xing,
Guangtao Lei,
Qinghua Wu,
Yu Jiang,
Manxiang Huang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v25.i8.955
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , fatty liver , insulin resistance , gut flora , steatosis , triglyceride , biology , fatty acid synthase , hypertriglyceridemia , aspartate transaminase , cholesterol , lipid metabolism , obesity , biochemistry , alkaline phosphatase , disease , enzyme
Procyanidins have beneficial effects on metabolic syndrome and antimicrobial activity, but the mechanisms underlying these effects are unclear.