Protective effects of saffron extract and crocin supplementation on fatty liver tissue of high-fat diet-induced obese rats

Mashmoul M 1 , Azlan A 2 , Mohtarrudin N 3 , Mohd Yusof BN 1 , Khaza'ai H 4 , Khoo HE 1 Show all authors , Farzadnia M 5 , Boroushaki MT 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. azrinaaz@upm.edu.my
  • 3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 5 Cancer Molecular Pathology Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • 6 Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
BMC Complement Altern Med, 2016 Oct 22;16(1):401.
PMID: 27770798

Abstract

Saffron is the dried stigma of Crocus sativus L. flower which commonly used as a natural remedy to enhance health and even fights disease in the Middle-East and Southeast Asian countries.

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