Procyanidin B2 protects against diet-induced obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease via the modulation of the gut microbiota in rabbits

Figure 3 Effects of procyanidin B2 on hepatic steatosis. A: Hematoxylin and eosin staining of liver in CHOW group, HCD group and procyanidin B2 group; B: Liver weight; C: Alanine transaminase; D: Aspartate transaminase; E: Relative expression levels of steroid response element binding protein 1c; F: Relative expression levels of fatty acid synthase; G: Relative expression levels of carnitine palmitoyltransferase. The data are expressed as means ± SD. ^aP < 0.05 vs CHOW group; ^bP < 0.05 vs HCD group. HCD: High-fat-cholesterol diet; PB2: Procyanidin B2; ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate transaminase; SREBP-1c: Steroid response element binding protein 1c; FASN: Fatty acid synthase; CPT: Carnitine palmitoyltransferase; SD: Standard deviation.