ESPE Abstracts

Aim: This experimental study is to investigate the effects of excessive fructose consumption on body weight, omental fat, insulin resistance, lipid profile and lipid peroxidation.Materials-Methods: In this study, 18 mature, albino, male Sprague Dawley rats (aged 8 weeks, weighing 200–220 g) were included in our study. They were fed ad libitum, housed in pairs in steel cages, and kept in a temperature-controlled env...

Background: Hyperuricemia has been found to be associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether allopurinol affects the course of experimental NAFLD in rats.Study Design: Mature, albino Sprague Dawley rats were fed water containing 30% fructose without ethanol for up to 8 weeks. After demonstration of steatosis in the 8th week, either allopurinol or saline was administered...