Biochemistry and transcriptome analysis reveal condensed tannins alleviate liver injury induced by regulating cholesterol metabolism pathway

Free cholesterol has been considered to be a critical risk factor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It remains unknown whether dietary intake of condensed tannins (CTs) have distinguishable effects to alleviate liver damage caused by a high cholesterol diet. Male C57BL/6 mice were fed a h...

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Main Authors: Xiangxin Li, Yijing Pu, Bangdi Liu, Xiaoming Fang, Wenjun Peng, Weibo Jiang, Wenli Tian
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Published: Tsinghua University Press 2024-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/FSHW.2022.9250078
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author Xiangxin Li
Yijing Pu
Bangdi Liu
Xiaoming Fang
Wenjun Peng
Weibo Jiang
Wenli Tian
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Yijing Pu
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Xiaoming Fang
Wenjun Peng
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Wenli Tian
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description Free cholesterol has been considered to be a critical risk factor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It remains unknown whether dietary intake of condensed tannins (CTs) have distinguishable effects to alleviate liver damage caused by a high cholesterol diet. Male C57BL/6 mice were fed a high cholesterol diet for 6 weeks, and given CTs treatment at a dosage of 200 mg/(kg·day) at the same time. The results indicated that compared with mice fed a normal diet, a high cholesterol diet group resulted in significant weight loss, dysregulation of lipid metabolism in blood and liver, and oxidative stress in the liver, but CTs treatment dramatically reversed these negative effects. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and frozen section observation manifested that CTs treatment could effectively reduce the deposition of liver cholesterol and tissue necrosis caused by high cholesterol intake. CTs alleviated liver injury mainly by regulating the expression of related genes in cholesterol metabolism pathway and AMPK phosphorylation. Our results confirmed that CTs have remarkable cholesterol lowering and anti-liver injury effects in vivo.
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spelling doaj-art-5d9ff854d013459f80dcc769ca7e82fe2025-08-20T02:06:04ZengTsinghua University PressFood Science and Human Wellness2213-45302024-03-0113290991910.26599/FSHW.2022.9250078Biochemistry and transcriptome analysis reveal condensed tannins alleviate liver injury induced by regulating cholesterol metabolism pathwayXiangxin Li0Yijing Pu1Bangdi Liu2Xiaoming Fang3Wenjun Peng4Weibo Jiang5Wenli Tian6Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, ChinaInstitute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, ChinaAcademy of Agricultural Planning and Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100125, ChinaInstitute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, ChinaInstitute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, ChinaCollege of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, ChinaInstitute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, ChinaFree cholesterol has been considered to be a critical risk factor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It remains unknown whether dietary intake of condensed tannins (CTs) have distinguishable effects to alleviate liver damage caused by a high cholesterol diet. Male C57BL/6 mice were fed a high cholesterol diet for 6 weeks, and given CTs treatment at a dosage of 200 mg/(kg·day) at the same time. The results indicated that compared with mice fed a normal diet, a high cholesterol diet group resulted in significant weight loss, dysregulation of lipid metabolism in blood and liver, and oxidative stress in the liver, but CTs treatment dramatically reversed these negative effects. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and frozen section observation manifested that CTs treatment could effectively reduce the deposition of liver cholesterol and tissue necrosis caused by high cholesterol intake. CTs alleviated liver injury mainly by regulating the expression of related genes in cholesterol metabolism pathway and AMPK phosphorylation. Our results confirmed that CTs have remarkable cholesterol lowering and anti-liver injury effects in vivo.https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/FSHW.2022.9250078condensed tanninshigh cholesterolliver injuryantioxidantstranscriptomic analysis
spellingShingle Xiangxin Li
Yijing Pu
Bangdi Liu
Xiaoming Fang
Wenjun Peng
Weibo Jiang
Wenli Tian
Biochemistry and transcriptome analysis reveal condensed tannins alleviate liver injury induced by regulating cholesterol metabolism pathway
Food Science and Human Wellness
condensed tannins
high cholesterol
liver injury
antioxidants
transcriptomic analysis
title Biochemistry and transcriptome analysis reveal condensed tannins alleviate liver injury induced by regulating cholesterol metabolism pathway
title_full Biochemistry and transcriptome analysis reveal condensed tannins alleviate liver injury induced by regulating cholesterol metabolism pathway
title_fullStr Biochemistry and transcriptome analysis reveal condensed tannins alleviate liver injury induced by regulating cholesterol metabolism pathway
title_full_unstemmed Biochemistry and transcriptome analysis reveal condensed tannins alleviate liver injury induced by regulating cholesterol metabolism pathway
title_short Biochemistry and transcriptome analysis reveal condensed tannins alleviate liver injury induced by regulating cholesterol metabolism pathway
title_sort biochemistry and transcriptome analysis reveal condensed tannins alleviate liver injury induced by regulating cholesterol metabolism pathway
topic condensed tannins
high cholesterol
liver injury
antioxidants
transcriptomic analysis
url https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/FSHW.2022.9250078
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