Crude extract of Camellia oleifera pomace ameliorates the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease via decreasing fat accumulation, insulin resistance and inflammation.
Wan-Ju YehJung KoWen-Chih HuangWei-Yi ChengHsin-Yi YangPublished in: The British journal of nutrition (2019)
Consumption of a high-fat diet increases fat accumulation and may further lead to inflammation and hepatic injuries. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of Camellia oleifera seed extract (CSE) on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). After a 16-week NAFLD-inducing period, rats were assigned to experimental groups fed an NAFLD diet with or without CSE. At the end of the study, we found that consuming CSE decreased the abdominal fat weight and hepatic fat accumulation and modulated circulating adipokine levels. We also found that CSE groups had lower hepatic cytochrome P450 2E1 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β protein expressions. In addition, we found that CSE consumption may have affected the gut microbiota and reduced toll-like receptor (TLR)-4, myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88, toll/IL-1 receptor domain-containing adaptor-inducing interferon-β (TRIF) expression and proinflammatory cytokine concentrations in the liver. Our results suggest that CSE may alleviate the progression of NAFLD in rats with diet-induced steatosis through reducing fat accumulation and improving lipid metabolism and hepatic inflammation.
Keyphrases
- adipose tissue
- high fat diet
- insulin resistance
- toll like receptor
- oxidative stress
- transforming growth factor
- fatty acid
- inflammatory response
- immune response
- nuclear factor
- physical activity
- epithelial mesenchymal transition
- dendritic cells
- body mass index
- type diabetes
- clinical trial
- binding protein
- skeletal muscle
- mouse model
- randomized controlled trial
- poor prognosis
- anti inflammatory
- weight gain
- liver fibrosis
- dna methylation
- high fat diet induced
- small molecule
- double blind
- genome wide identification