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Euterpe oleracea decreases alanine aminotransferase

lowersVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Açai pulp administration promoted a 30% reduction in the serum ALT activity in HFA rats compared to that in HF group (p < 0.05) (Table 3).”
Quoted verbatim from Açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) Upregulates Paraoxonase 1 Gene Expression and Activity with Concomitant Reduction of Hepatic Steatosis in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats.
This finding among the 65 findings on its endpoint

Euterpe oleracea

Alanine aminotransferase

lowers

Who
Female Fischer 344 rats fed a high-fat diet (25% soy oil, 1% cholesterol) in both arms; açai pulp versus distilled water by gavage for 6 weeks
Dose studied
2 g/day by oral gavage for 6 weeks

Very limited evidencePMID 27642496 · 2016

02 · The study

Study
animal · not in humans
Duration
6 weeks

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
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  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M701TF7JP9BCZAY73B3RG4FS