Comparison of Three Different Diet-Induced Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Protocols in Rats: A Pilot Study

Shojaei Zarghani, S and Alizadeh, M and Zarei, L and Soraya, H (2016) Comparison of Three Different Diet-Induced Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Protocols in Rats: A Pilot Study. Pharmaceutical Sciences, 22. pp. 9-15.

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Abstract

There are many methods for inducing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD) in experimental animals. Due to the diversity of these methods and different
variables involved in choosing the appropriate one, this study aimed to examine the
effect of three different diets on development of NAFLD in rats.
Methods: Twelve rats were divided to receive a standard, high fat high fructose
(HFHFr), high cholesterol high fructose (HCHFr) or high fat high sucrose diet
(HFHS); with access to tap water, fructose or sucrose solutions. The liver
histopathological and biochemical assessments were examined after 40 and 60 days.
Results: According to the histological findings, after 60 days of dietary exposures, all
three experimental groups showed evidence of fatty changes; however a higher grade
of ballooning and NAFLD activity score was found in the HFHFr compared with the
other groups. Furthermore, all three diets induced a non-significant increase in serum
liver enzymes relative to the control diet.
Conclusion: This study indicates that HFHFr diet induce higher grade of hepatic
steatosis and ballooning degenerations after 60 days in comparison with the other
groups. So HFHFr diet can be considered as a suitable method for inducing of fatty
liver for nutritional and pharmacological studies

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: -Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease -High fat high fructose diet -High cholesterol high fructose diet -High fat high sucrose diet
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 06 Oct 2018 06:41
Last Modified: 03 Jul 2019 06:05
URI: https://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/5165

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