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Esculetin Alleviates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on High-Cholesterol-Diet-Induced Larval Zebrafish and FFA-Induced BRL-3A Hepatocyte

Authors
Ma, J., Deng, Y., Yang, T., Li, M., Shang, J.
ID
ZDB-PUB-230122-23
Date
2023
Source
International Journal of Molecular Sciences   24(2): (Journal)
Registered Authors
Li, Maoru, Ma, Ji, Shang, Jing
Keywords
antioxidant, esculetin, lipid-lowering, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Cholesterol/metabolism
  • Diet, High-Fat
  • Hepatocytes/metabolism
  • Hypercholesterolemia*/metabolism
  • Larva
  • Liver/metabolism
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease*/metabolism
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
36675107 Full text @ Int. J. Mol. Sci.
Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), defined in recent years as metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), is one of the most common liver diseases in the world, with no drugs on market. Esculetin (ESC) is an active compound discovered in a variety of natural products that modulates a wide range of metabolic diseases and is a potential drug for the treatment of NAFLD. In this study, we used an HCD-induced NAFLD larval zebrafish model in vivo and an FFA-induced BRL-3A hepatocyte model in vitro to evaluate the anti-NAFLD effect of ESC. Lipid lowering, anti-oxidation and anti-inflammation effects were revealed on ESC and related gene changes were observed. This study provides a reference for further study and development of ESC as a potential anti-NAFLD/MAFLD drug.
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