Marinho 2018 Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
Marinho PC, Vieira AB, Pereira PG, Rabelo K, Ciambarella BT, Nascimento ALR, Cortez E, Moura AS, GuimarΓ£es FV, Martins MA, Barquero G, Ferreira RN, de Carvalho JJ (2018) Capybara oil improves hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction, steatosis, and inflammation in a murine model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2018:4956079. |
Marinho PC, Vieira AB, Pereira PG, Rabelo K, Ciambarella BT, Nascimento ALR, Cortez E, Moura AS, Guimaraes FV, Martins MA, Barquero G, Ferreira RN, de Carvalho JJ (2018) Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is recognized as the most common cause of liver dysfunction worldwide and is commonly associated with obesity. Evidences suggest that NAFLD might be a mitochondrial disease, which contributes to the hepatic steatosis, oxidative stress, cytokine release, and cell death. Capybara oil (CO) is a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), which is known to improve inflammation and oxidative stress. In order to determine the effects of CO on NAFLD, C57Bl/6 mice were divided into 3 groups and fed a high-fat diet (HFD) (NAFLD group and NAFLD + CO group) or a control diet (CG group) during 16 weeks. The CO (1.5βg/kg/daily) was administered by gavage during the last 4 weeks of the diet protocol. We evaluated plasma liver enzymes, hepatic steatosis, and cytokine expression in liver as well as hepatocyte ultrastructural morphology and mitochondrial function. CO treatment suppressed hepatic steatosis, attenuated inflammatory response, and decreased plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in mice with NAFLD. CO was also capable of restoring mitochondrial ultrastructure and function as well as balance superoxide dismutase and catalase levels. Our findings indicate that CO treatment has positive effects on NAFLD improving mitochondrial dysfunction, steatosis, acute inflammation, and oxidative stress.
β’ Bioblast editor: Kandolf G β’ O2k-Network Lab: BR Rio de Janeiro Moura AS
Labels: MiParea: Respiration, Exercise physiology;nutrition;life style, Pharmacology;toxicology
Pathology: Other
Organism: Mouse Tissue;cell: Liver Preparation: Intact cells
Coupling state: LEAK, OXPHOS
HRR: Oxygraph-2k
Labels, 2018-07