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ArticleAMB Express2020

Probiotic Bifidobacterium lactis V9 attenuates hepatic steatosis and inflammation in rats with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Yan Yan, Chunyan Liu, Shimin Zhao, Xinxu Wang, Jinling Wang, Heping Zhang, Yuzhen Wang, Guofen Zhao

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Article in AMB Express, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yan YanCollege of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, 010018, People's Republic of China.
Chunyan LiuCollege of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, 010018, People's Republic of China.
Shimin ZhaoCollege of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, 010018, People's Republic of China.
Xinxu WangCollege of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, 010018, People's Republic of China.
Jinling WangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, 010018, People's Republic of China.
Heping ZhangKey Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Educational Ministry of China, College of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, 010018, People's Republic of China.
Yuzhen WangCollege of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, 010018, People's Republic of China. wangyuzhen817@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7015-0165
Guofen ZhaoCollege of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, 010018, People's Republic of China. guofenzhao@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3630-8149
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia (CN) 2019MS03019the China Scholarship Council 201808155035the National Natural Science Foundation of China 31560443the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81560677Yong Talents of Science and Technology in Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region NJYT-19-A14
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both steatosis and inflammation are key pathological events in the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Probiotics are beneficial for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD. Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis V9 (V9) is a newly isolated strain with favorable probiotic properties. The study aims to evaluate the effects and mechanisms of V9 on the hepatic steatosis and inflammatory responses in a rat model of NAFLD induced by high-fat diets (HFD). Our results showed that administration of V9 significantly attenuated the HFD-induced increases in alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels, resulting in alleviated hepatic steatosis. V9 supplementation reduced the accumulation of hepatic triglyceride and free fatty acid,while increasing the levels of glycogen. Serum levels of glucose were also decreased in HFD rats administrated with V9. Meanwhile, the transcription of SREBP-1c and FAS was reduced, and the hepatic expression of phosphorylated-AMPK and PPAR-α was restored after V9 administration. V9 suppressed the production of inflammatory cytokines (e.g. IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α) in HFD-fed rats. The anti-inflammatory effects of V9 was found to be associated with the inhibition of hepatic expression of TLR4, TLR9, NLRP3, and ASC mRNA. Furthermore, the activation of ERK, JNK, AKT and NF-κB were suppressed by V9 treatment. These results indicate that Bifidobacterium lactis V9 improves NAFLD by regulating de novo lipid synthesis and suppressing inflammation through AMPK and TLR-NF-κB pathways, respectively.

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