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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
卷 62, 期 -, 页码 292-298出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.08.049
关键词
Alcoholic liver injury; Oxidative stress; Betaine; Glutathione; S-adenosylmethionine
资金
- National Research Foundation (NRF) [2011-0016781, 2009-0083533]
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST), Korea
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2011-0016781] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Previous studies suggested that the hepatoprotective activity of betaine is associated with its effects on sulfur amino acid metabolism. We examined the mechanism by which betaine prevents the progression of alcoholic liver injury and its therapeutic potential. Rats received a liquid ethanol diet for 6 wk. Ethanol consumption elevated serum triglyceride and TNF alpha levels, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities, and lipid accumulation in liver. The oxyradical scavenging capacity of liver was reduced, and expression of CD14, TNF alpha, COX-2, and iNOS mRNAs was induced markedly. These ethanol-induced changes were all inhibited effectively by betaine supplementation. Hepatic S-adenosylmethionine, cysteine, and glutathione levels, reduced in the ethanol-fed rats, were increased by betaine supplementation. Methionine adenosyltransferase and cystathionine gamma-lyase were induced, but cysteine dioxygenase was down-regulated, which appeared to account for the increment in cysteine availability for glutathione synthesis in the rats supplemented with betaine. Betaine supplementation for the final 2 wk of ethanol intake resulted in a similar degree of hepatoprotection, revealing its potential therapeutic value in alcoholic liver. It is concluded that the protective effects of betaine against alcoholic liver injury may be attributed to the fortification of antioxidant defense via improvement of impaired sulfur amino acid metabolism. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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