Journal
LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 322, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121688
Keywords
Steatosis; Oxidative stress; Dyslipidemia; Betulin; SIRT1
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This study investigated the effect of betulin, a terpenoid compound with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and insulin-sensitizing effects, on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) induced by a high-fat diet. The results showed that betulin could ameliorate hyperlipidemia, liver lipid accumulation, and fibrosis, as well as inhibit inflammation and oxidative stress. It also enhanced the activity of antioxidants and improved insulin resistance.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic hepatic disorder characterized by hepatic lipid accumulation. This study explored the effect of betulin (BE), a terpenoid with promising antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and insulin sensitizing effects, on NAFLD induced by high fat diet (HFD). Rats received HFD and BE (15 and 30 mg/kg) for 12 weeks and blood and liver samples were collected for analyses. HFD caused hyperlipidemia, cholesterol and triglycerides accumulation in the liver, hepatocellular ballooning, fibrosis, in-sulin resistance (IR), lipid peroxidation (LPO), and NF-kB p65 upregulation. BE ameliorated serum and liver lipids, blood glucose and insulin, liver LPO, prevented steatosis and fibrosis, suppressed NF-kB p65 and enhanced antioxidants in HFD-fed rats. BE downregulated acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC1) and fatty acid synthase (FAS), and upregulated Nrf2, HO-1 and SIRT1 in the liver of HFD-fed rats. In silico investigations revealed the binding affinity of BE towards FAS, NF-kB, Keap1, HO-1 and SIRT1. In conclusion, BE attenuated HFD-induced NAFLD ameliorating hyperlipidemia, IR, lipogenesis, liver lipid accumulation, and oxidative stress. The protective effect of BE was associated with enhanced Nrf2/HO-1 signaling and SIRT1.
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