期刊
JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
卷 108, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2023.105714
关键词
Gypenosides; Capsaicinoids; High fat diet; Hyperlipidemia; Oxidative stress; PPAR & gamma;-LXR & alpha;-ABCA1/ABCG1 pathway
The combination of Gyps and Caps effectively ameliorates high-fat-diet-induced hyperlipidemia and alleviates liver damage. This research provides an experimental basis for the advanced study and clinical application of Gyps/Caps combination in treating NAFLD.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic hepatic disease characterized by excessive fat accumulation, and is the major risk for cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. We explored the therapeutic effect of gypenosides (Gyps) in combination with capsaicinoids (Caps) against high-fat-diet (HFD)-induced rat hyperlipidemia and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-treated Raw264.7 cells. Network pharmacology analysis predicted that the potential molecular mechanism of Gyps/Caps combination against hyperlipidemia was mainly associated with steroid metabolism, lipid synthesis and inflammatory response. Animal experiment demonstrated that Gyps/Caps combination lowered the liver weight, liver index, serum lipid profile and hepatic cholesterol content, improved liver function by reducing the serum markers of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), thereby relieving the hepatic injury. Moreover, Gyps/Caps combination inhibited oxidative stress by decreasing the lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and increasing the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. Western blotting result suggested that Gyps/Caps combination could upregulate the expressions of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors ? (PPAR?), liver X receptor a (LXRa), ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) and ATP-binding cassette transporter G1 (ABCG1) in the liver tissue. Cellular experiment revealed that the combination treatment protected RAW264.7 cells from ox-LDL induction through inhibiting apoptosis, lipid-decreasing and anti-inflammation, and caused the dramatic enhancement on PPAR? expression. Notably, the combined use of Gyps and Caps did not influence the pharmacological outcomes of each other, but significantly enhanced the overall therapeutic effect in ameliorating HFD-induced hyperlipidemia. Our research provided an experimental basis for advanced research and clinical application of Gyps/Caps combination. Importantly, our cumulative data indicated that combination use of Gyps and Caps may be an effective therapeutic strategy for alleviating hyperlipidemia-induced NAFLD.
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