Liver and intestinal protective effects of Castanea sativa Mill. bark extract in high-fat diet rats.

The effects of Castanea sativa Mill. have been studied in high fat diet (HFD) overweight rats. Natural Extract of Chestnut bark (Castanea sativa Mill.) (ENC®), rich in ellagitannins, has been studied in 120 male Sprague-Dawley rats, divided in four groups. Two groups were controls: regular (RD) and...

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Main Authors: Roberta Budriesi, Fabio Vivarelli, Donatella Canistro, Rita Aldini, Clara Babot Marquillas, Ivan Corazza, Romana Fato, Silvia Cirillo, Christian Bergamini, Antonia D'Errico, Cristiano Bolchi, Monica Cevenini, Alessio Degiovanni, Maria Frosini, Luca Camarda, Alberto Chiarini, Matteo Micucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6078294?pdf=render