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Induction of autophagy via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway by Pueraria flavonoids improves non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese mice
Biomed Pharmacother. 2022 Nov 13;157:114005. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.114005. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common among lipid metabolism disorders. Autophagy plays an important role in lipid metabolism in NAFLD. Pueraria flavonoids, the main active ingredients of Pueraria lobata, exert antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Herein, we report the potential lipid-lowering and anti-inflammatory effects of Pueraria flavonoids on NAFLD induced by a high-fat diet. In vivo and in vitro experiments showed that Pueraria flavonoids reduced intracellular lipid deposition by...
Source: Biomedicine and pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine and pharmacotherapie - November 16, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Chunbin Sun Jin Zhang Jiong Hou Menglin Hui Hualong Qi Tong Lei Xiaoshuang Zhang Luxi Zhao Hongwu Du Source Type: research

Baicalin improved hepatic injury of NASH by regulating NRF2/HO-1/NRLP3 pathway
This study indicates that baicalin is able to attenuate hepatic cell pyroptosis in vivo and in vitro in the case of NASH by regulating the NRF2/HO-1/NRLP3 pathway.PMID:36184988 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175270
Source: European Journal of Pharmacology - October 3, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Huilian Shi Fei Qiao Weiting Lu Kaiyue Huang Yuanyuan Wen Lifang Ye Yuanyuan Chen Source Type: research

Carnosol alleviates nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by inhibiting mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis through targeting of PRDX3
In conclusion, CAR suppressed lipid accumulation, mitochondrial dysfunction and hepatocyte apoptosis by activating PRDX3, mitigating the progression of NAFLD, and thus, CAR may represent a promising candidate for clinical treatment of steatosis.PMID:34678374 | DOI:10.1016/j.taap.2021.115758
Source: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology - October 22, 2021 Category: Toxicology Authors: Yunfei Geng Yue Wang Ruimin Sun Xiaohui Kang Huanyu Zhao Meiyang Zhu Yu Sun Yan Hu Zhecheng Wang Xiaofeng Tian Yan Zhao Jihong Yao Source Type: research

Thymosin beta 4 alleviates non-alcoholic fatty liver by inhibiting ferroptosis via up-regulation of GPX4
This study revealed that Tβ4 protects hepatocytes by inhibiting the GPX4-mediated ferroptosis pathway, which provides a new strategy and target for the treatment of NAFLD.PMID:34280397 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174351
Source: European Journal of Pharmacology - July 19, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Zixin Zhu Ya Zhang Xinhao Huang Li Can Xueke Zhao Yinghui Wang Jing Xue Mingliang Cheng Lili Zhu Source Type: research

Caveolin-1 Alleviates Acetaminophen-Induced Fat Accumulation in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Enhancing Hepatic Antioxidant Ability via Activating AMPK Pathway
In this study, seven-week-old C57BL/6 male mice (18–20 g) were raised under similar conditions for in vivo experiment. In vitro, L02 cells were treated with A/O (alcohol and oleic acid mixture) for 48 h, and APAP was added at 24 h for further incubation. The results showed that the protein expression of the AMPK/Nrf2 pathway was enhanced after CAV1 upregulation. The effects of CAV1 on fat accumulation, ROS, and the AMPK/Nrf2 anti-oxidative pathway were reduced after the application of CAV1-siRNA. Finally, treatment with compound C (an AMPK inhibitor) prevented CAV1 plasmid-mediated alleviation of oxidative stress and ...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - July 7, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Hesperetin protects against palmitate-induced cellular toxicity via induction of GRP78 in hepatocytes.
In conclusion, hesperetin protected against palmitate-induced hepatic cell death via activation of the sXBP1/GRP78 signaling pathway, thus inhibiting palmitate-induced ER stress. Moreover, high concentrations of hesperetin induce ER stress and subsequently cause cell death in hepatocytes. PMID: 32763355 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology - August 4, 2020 Category: Toxicology Authors: Geng Y, Wu Z, Buist-Homan M, Blokzijl H, Moshage H Tags: Toxicol Appl Pharmacol Source Type: research

Resveratrol protects against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by improving lipid metabolism and redox homeostasis via the PPAR α pathway
This study investigated the preventive and therapeutic effects of RSV on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced NAFLD in rats and palmitate acid (PA)-induced hepatocyte steatosis in HepG2 cells. Hepatocytes were incubated with inhibitors of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) or short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeting PPARα, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), and protein kinase A (PKA) to determine the underlying mechanisms. We found that RSV noticeably ameliorated HFD-induced hepatic steatosis in rats and inhibited PA-induced lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells. Moreover, RSV improved lipid metabolism, enhanced...
Source: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism - June 6, 2019 Category: Physiology Authors: Yujie Huang Hedong Lang Ka Chen Yong Zhang Yanxiang Gao Li Ran Long Yi Mantian Mi Qianyong Zhang Source Type: research

Tangshen Formula Alleviates Hepatic Steatosis by Inducing Autophagy Through the AMPK/SIRT1 Pathway
Conclusion In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that autophagy was involved in relieving the effects of TSF against NAFLD, which were mediated by the AMPK/SIRT1 pathway (Figure 7D). These findings may improve our current understanding of the role of TSF in treating hepatic steatosis and provide an experimental basis for the clinical application of TSF in NAFLD and its related metabolic syndrome. Ethics Statement This study was carried out in accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. The protocol was approved by the Ethics Co...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 25, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

Polydatin prevents fructose-induced liver inflammation and lipid deposition through increasing miR-200a to regulate Keap1/Nrf2 pathway
Publication date: Available online 5 July 2018Source: Redox BiologyAuthor(s): Xiao-Juan Zhao, Han-Wen Yu, Yan-Zi Yang, Wen-Yuan Wu, Tian-Yu Chen, Ke-Ke Jia, Lin-Lin Kang, Rui-Qing Jiao, Ling-Dong KongAbstractOxidative stress is a critical factor in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease pathogenesis. MicroRNA-200a (miR-200a) is reported to target Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1), which regulates nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) anti-oxidant pathway. Polydatin (3,4′,5-trihydroxy-stilbene-3-β-D-glucoside), a polyphenol found in the rhizome of Polygonum cuspidatum, have anti-oxidative, anti-inflammat...
Source: Redox Biology - July 11, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Quercetin and Allopurinol Reduce Liver Thioredoxin‐Interacting Protein to Improve Inflammation and Lipid Accumulation in Diabetic Rats
Conclusions and ImplicationsThese results demonstrate that hepatic TXNIP inhibition by quercetin and allopurinol contributes to the improvement of liver inflammation and lipid accumulation under hyperglycemia condition. Therefore, quercetin and allopurinol targeting hepatic TXNIP may have therapeutic application to prevent type 1 diabetes‐associated NAFLD.
Source: British Journal of Pharmacology - May 3, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Wei Wang, Chuang Wang, Xiao‐Qin Ding, Ying Pan, Ting‐Ting Gu, Ming‐Xing Wang, Yang‐Liu Liu, Fu‐Meng Wang, Shui‐Juan Wang, Ling‐Dong Kong Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research