Supplementation of Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids or Essential Amino Acids Does Not Reverse the Hepatic Lipid-Lowering Effect of a Protein-Rich Insect Meal in Obese Zucker Rats

Supplementation of Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids or Essential Amino Acids Does Not Reverse the Hepatic Lipid-Lowering Effect of a Protein-Rich Insect Meal in Obese Zucker Rats

The present study tested the hypothesis that the liver lipid-lowering effect of insect meal (IM) is caused by its low methionine concentration. A total of fifty, male obese Zucker rats were randomly assigned to five groups of 10 rats each (casein (C), IM, IM + Met, IM + Cys, and IM + EAA). While gro...

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Main Authors: Sandra Meyer, Lea Schäfer, Julia Röhrig, Garima Maheshwari, Erika Most, Holger Zorn, Robert Ringseis, Klaus Eder, Denise K. Gessner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
cysteine
insect meal
liver lipid metabolism
methionine
obese rat
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/4/987

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