scholarly journals Green Plant Pigment, Chlorophyllin, Ameliorates Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases (NAFLDs) Through Modulating Gut Microbiome in Mice

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
You Yang ◽  
Xile Jiang ◽  
Stephen J. Pandol ◽  
Yuan-Ping Han ◽  
Xiaofeng Zheng

Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLDs) along with metabolic syndrome and Type-2 diabetes (T2D) are increasingly prevalent worldwide. Without an effective resolution, simple hepatic steatosis may lead to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), characterized by hepatocyte damage, chronic inflammation, necrosis, fatty degeneration, and cirrhosis. The gut microbiome is vital for metabolic homeostasis. Conversely, dysbiosis contributes to metabolic diseases including NAFLD. Specifically, diet composition is critical for the enterotype of gut microbiota. We reasoned that green pigment rich in vegetables may modulate the gut microbiome for metabolic homeostasis. In this study, C57BL/6 mice under a high fat diet (HFD) were treated with sodium copper chlorophyllin (CHL), a water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll, in drinking water. After 28 weeks of HFD feeding, liver steatosis was established accompanied by gut microbiota dysbiosis, intestinal impairment, endotoxemia, systemic inflammation, and insulin resistance. Administration of CHL effectively alleviated systemic and intestinal inflammation and maintained tight junction in the intestinal barrier. CHL rebalanced gut microbiota in the mice under high fat feeding and attenuated hepatic steatosis, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and reduced body weight. Fecal flora transplants from the CHL-treated mice ameliorated steatosis as well. Thus, dietary green pigment or the administration of CHL may maintain gut eubiosis and intestinal integrity to attenuate systemic inflammation and relieve NASH.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haizhao Song ◽  
Xinchun Shen ◽  
Yang Zhou ◽  
Xiaodong Zheng

Supplementation of black rice anthocyanins (BRAN) alleviated high fat diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis by improvement of lipid metabolism and modification of the gut microbiota.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karuna Rasineni ◽  
Clayton W. Jordan ◽  
Paul G. Thomes ◽  
Jacy L. Kubik ◽  
Elizabeth M. Staab ◽  
...  

Background: Fatty liver, a major health problem worldwide, is the earliest pathological change in the progression of alcohol-associated (AFL) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFL). Though the causes of AFL and NAFL differ, both share similar histological and some common pathophysiological characteristics. In this study, we sought to examine mechanisms responsible for lipid dynamics in liver and adipose tissue in the setting of AFL and NAFL in response to 48 h of fasting.Methods: Male rats were fed Lieber-DeCarli liquid control or alcohol-containing diet (AFL model), chow or high-fat pellet diet (NAFL model). After 6–8 weeks of feeding, half of the rats from each group were fasted for 48 h while the other half remained on their respective diets. Following sacrifice, blood, adipose, and the liver were collected for analysis.Results: Though rats fed AFL and NAFL diets both showed fatty liver, the physiological mechanisms involved in the development of each was different. Here, we show that increased hepatic de novo fatty acid synthesis, increased uptake of adipose-derived free fatty acids, and impaired triglyceride breakdown contribute to the development of AFL. In the case of NAFL, however, increased dietary fatty acid uptake is the major contributor to hepatic steatosis. Likewise, the response to starvation in the two fatty liver disease models also varied. While there was a decrease in hepatic steatosis after fasting in ethanol-fed rats, the control, chow and high-fat diet-fed rats showed higher levels of hepatic steatosis than pair-fed counterparts. This diverse response was a result of increased adipose lipolysis in all experimental groups except fasted ethanol-fed rats.Conclusion: Even though AFL and NAFL are nearly histologically indistinguishable, the physiological mechanisms that cause hepatic fat accumulation are different as are their responses to starvation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 2953-2968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaobing Yang ◽  
Wenjing Mo ◽  
Chuanjin Zheng ◽  
Wenzhi Li ◽  
Jian Tang ◽  
...  

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with gut microbiota, oxidative stress, and inflammation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 2148-2160 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. I. Elvira-Torales ◽  
M. J. Periago ◽  
R. González-Barrio ◽  
N. Hidalgo ◽  
I. Navarro-González ◽  
...  

In rats with hepatic steatosis, spinach intake increased gut Lactobacillus and lowered cholesterol and glucose.


Author(s):  
Hamed Ebrahimzadeh Leylabadlo ◽  
Reza Ghotaslou ◽  
Hossein Samadi Kafil ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi ◽  
Seyed Yaghoub Moaddab ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 3542-3552 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. García-Alonso ◽  
R. González-Barrio ◽  
G. Martín-Pozuelo ◽  
N. Hidalgo ◽  
I. Navarro-González ◽  
...  

Tomato juice intake partially ameliorated high-fat diet-induced disturbances of gut microbiota, particularly by increasingLactobacillusabundance and diminishing the acetate to propionate ratio.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (37) ◽  
pp. 6161-6179
Author(s):  
Satya Priya Sharma ◽  
Ki Tae Suk ◽  
Dong Joon Kim

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