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ArticleNutrients2020

Gallic Acid Inhibits Lipid Accumulation via AMPK Pathway and Suppresses Apoptosis and Macrophage-Mediated Inflammation in Hepatocytes.

Miori Tanaka, Akari Sato, Yoshimi Kishimoto, Hideaki Mabashi-Asazuma, Kazuo Kondo, Kaoruko Iida

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Article in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Miori TanakaDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2690-3780
Akari SatoDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan.
Yoshimi KishimotoEndowed Research Department "Food for Health", Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan.
Hideaki Mabashi-AsazumaDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5302-6536
Kazuo KondoEndowed Research Department "Food for Health", Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan.
Kaoruko IidaDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3935-3965
Otsuka (Japan) · JPOchanomizu University · JPTokyo University of Agriculture · JP

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP16H03033, JP15H02895 and JP18J13346
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease, sometimes ranges from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Various hits including excessive hepatic steatosis, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and inflammation, contribute to NASH development. Gallic acid (GA), a natural polyphenol, was reported to exert a protective effect on hepatic steatosis in animal models, but the precise molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we examined the effect of GA on hepatic lipid accumulation, apoptosis, and inflammatory response caused by hepatocyte-macrophage crosstalk. We demonstrated that GA attenuated palmitic acid (PA)-induced fat accumulation via the activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in HepG2 cells. GA also ameliorated cell viability and suppressed apoptosis-related gene expression and caspase 3/7 activity induced by PA and H

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AMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsApoptosisCaspase 3Caspase 7Gallic AcidGene ExpressionHepatocytesHep G2 CellsHumansHydrogen PeroxideInflammationInflammation MediatorsLipid MetabolismLipidsLiverAMP-Activated Protein KinasesCaspase 3Caspase 7Gallic AcidHydrogen PeroxideInflammation MediatorsLipidsPalmitic AcidPolyphenolsgallic acidhepatocytemacrophagenonalcoholic steatohepatitispolyphenol

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PMID32443660
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