Amelioration effects of traditional Chinese medicine on alcohol-induced fatty liver

Table 1 Composition of experimental diets (g/L)

Ingredients	Control	Ethanol
Casein	41.4	41.4
DL-Methionine	0.3	0.3
L-Cystine	0.5	0.5
Cellulose	10	10
Maltose dextrin	115.2	25.6
Corn oil	8.5	8.5
Olive oil	28.4	28.4
Safflower oil	2.7	2.7
Mineral mix1	8.75	8.75
Vitamin mix2	2.5	2.5
Choline bitartrate	0.53	0.53
Xanthan gum	3	3
Ethanol	–	45.5

¹AIN-76 mineral mix provided the following g/kg mix: calcium phosphate, dibasic, 500; sodium chloride, 74; potassium citrate·H₂O, 220; potassium sulfate, 52; magnesium oxide, 24; manganous carbonate, 3.5; ferric citrate, 6; zinc carbonate, 1.6; cupric carbonate, 0.3; potassium iodate, 0.01; sodium selenite, 0.01; chromium K sulfate.12H2O, 0.55; sucrose, finely powdered, 118.03; Dyets, Bethlehem, PA, USA.

²AIN-76A vitamin mix provided the following g/kg mix: thiamine HCl, 0.6; riboflavin, 0.6; pyridoxine HCl, 0.7; niacin, 3; calcium pantothenate, 1.6; folic acid, 0.2; biotin, 0.02; vitamin B12 (0.1%), 1; vitamin A palmitate (500 000 IU/g), 0.8; vitamin D3 (400 000 IU/g), 0.25; vitamin E acetate (500 IU/g), 10; menadione sodium bisulfite, 0.08; sucrose, finely powdered, 981.15; Dyets, Bethlehem, PA, USA.