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Protective effects of maslinic acid on high fat diet-induced liver injury in mice
Life Sci
Aims: Due to the prevalence of high-fat diets and lack of exercise, diseases related to nutrient metabolism such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have become one of the reasons causes endangering human liver h
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- Reference Id
- 2291
- Evidence Id
- 18881
- Core Evidence Id
- 18881
- Source Reference Id
- 4607
- Herb2 Reference Id
- HBREF005404
- Subject Paper Key
- HBIN034527_35568228
- Pubmed Id
- 35568228
- Doi
- 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120634
- Paper Title
- Protective effects of maslinic acid on high fat diet-induced liver injury in mice
- Paper Abstract
- Aims: Due to the prevalence of high-fat diets and lack of exercise, diseases related to nutrient metabolism such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have become one of the reasons causes endangering human liver health. Maslinic acid (MA) is a pentacyclic triterpenoid acid that is abundant in fruits such as hawthorn and jujube. In this study, we investigated the effect of MA on NAFLD to inform the development of dietary supplements for the treatment and prevention of NAFLD. Materials and methods: The NAFLD model was established by feeding mice a high-fat diet (HFD). HEPG2 cells were treated with oleic acid and used as a cell culture model. Testing kits, haematoxylin and eosin staining, oil red O staining, western blotting, and immunofluorescence were performed with in vivo and in vitro experiments. Key findings: The current study revealed that MA significantly reduced liver weight, body weight and serum lipid levels, and protected against liver steatosis and injury induced by a HFD. MA increased the expression of Beclin1, ATG1, and Bcl-2 mRNA and protein while decreasing the expression of TNF-α and IL-1β, caspase-3 and Bax mRNA and protein. Beclin1, and ATG1 were obviously increased, and the mRNA and protein expression of TNF-α and IL-1β were obviously reduced, the mRNA and protein expression of Caspase-3 and Bax were obviously reduced, and the mRNA and protein expression of Bax were obviously increased by MA. Significance: MA reduces the content of fat in the liver cells of NAFLD mice through lipophagy activitiy and reduces inflammation and apoptosis injury.
- Journal
- Life Sci
- Publish Year
- 2022
- Experiment Subject
- mouse; human; hepg2 cells
- Experiment Type
- Animal & Cell Experiment
- Phenotype Related
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Liver Steatosis; Injury
- Paper Title Cn
- Paper Title En
- Protective effects of maslinic acid on high fat diet-induced liver injury in mice
- Bilingual Status
- semi_complete