ReferenceID 2193
Limonin Alleviates Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Reducing Lipid Accumulation, Suppressing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
Front Pharmacol
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease and continues to rise in the worldwide. Limonin is a triterpenoid compound widely found in the fruits of citrus plants with a wi
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- Reference Id
- 2193
- Evidence Id
- 18783
- Core Evidence Id
- 18783
- Source Reference Id
- 4431
- Herb2 Reference Id
- HBREF005228
- Subject Paper Key
- HBIN033253_35046824
- Pubmed Id
- 35046824
- Doi
- 10.3389/fphar.2021.801730
- Paper Title
- Limonin Alleviates Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Reducing Lipid Accumulation, Suppressing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
- Paper Abstract
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease and continues to rise in the worldwide. Limonin is a triterpenoid compound widely found in the fruits of citrus plants with a wide range of pharmacological effects, including anti-cancer, anti-inflammation, anti-viral, anti-oxidation and liver protection properties. However, the potential molecular mechanism of limonin on NAFLD in zebrafish remains unknown. In this study, zebrafish larvae were exposed to thioacetamide to establish an NAFLD model and the larvae were treated with limonin for 72 h simultaneously. The human liver cell line was stimulated with lipid mixture and meanwhile incubated with limonin for 24 h. The results showed that Limonin significantly reduced the accumulation of lipid droplets in the liver and down-regulated the levels of lipogenic transcription factors FASN and SREBP1 in NAFLD. Limonin suppressed macrophages infiltration and the down-regulated the relative expression levels of the pro-inflammatory factors IL-6, IL-1beta and TNF-alpha secreted by macrophages. Besides, limonin could reversed the reduction of glutathione and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species through up-regulating NRF2/HO-1 signaling pathway in the liver. In conclusion, this study revealed that limonin has a protective effect on NAFLD due to its resistance to lipid deposition as well as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions.
- Journal
- Front Pharmacol
- Publish Year
- 2022
- Experiment Subject
- human; human liver cell line; zebrafish
- Experiment Type
- Animal & Cell Experiment
- Phenotype Related
- Chronic Liver Disease; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Paper Title Cn
- Paper Title En
- Limonin Alleviates Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Reducing Lipid Accumulation, Suppressing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
- Bilingual Status
- semi_complete