Table 1 BMI (g/cm2) of control, rat model of obesity, rat model of obesity treated with Caf-NPs and/or α-LA.

From: The effect of alpha lipoic acid and caffeine loaded into chitosan nanoparticles on the hypothalamic amino acid neurotransmitters in a rat model of obesity

Control

Rat model of obesity

Caf-NPs

α-LA

α-LA + CAF-NPs

0.54a ± 0.011

0.77b ± 0.010

0.65c ± 0.023

0.64c ± 0.011

0.62ac ± 0.015