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ArticleCommunications biology2020

Oxidation of fish oil exacerbates alcoholic liver disease by enhancing intestinal dysbiosis in mice.

Ruibing Feng, Li-Juan Ma, Meng Wang, Conghui Liu, Rujie Yang, Huanxing Su, Yan Yang, Jian-Bo Wan

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Article in Communications biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 42 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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ruibing FengState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Li-Juan MaState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Meng WangState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Conghui LiuState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Rujie YangState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Huanxing SuState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Yan YangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jian-Bo WanState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China. jbwan@um.edu.mo.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6750-2617
University of Macau · MOSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) has been controversial. N-3 PUFA oxidation in animal feeding stuffs was rarely concerned, likely contributing to inconsistent outcomes. Here, we report the impacts of oxidized fish oil (OFO) on ALD in C57BL/6 mice. Alcohol exposure increased plasma aminotransferase levels and hepatic inflammation. These deleterious effects were ameliorated by unoxidized FO but exacerbated by OFO. Sequencing analysis showed the accentuated intestinal dysbiosis and the increased proportion of Proteobacteria in OFO-fed mice. Intestinal sterilization by antibiotics completely abolished OFO-aggravated liver injury. Additionally, alcohol exposure leads to the greater increase in plasma endotoxin and decrease in intestinal tight junction protein expressions in OFO-fed mice. Stabilization of intestinal barrier by obeticholic acid markedly blunted OFO-aggravated liver injury in alcohol-fed mice. These results demonstrate that OFO exacerbates alcoholic liver injury through enhancing intestinal dysbiosis, barrier dysfunction, and hepatic inflammation mediated by gut-derived endotoxin.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChenodeoxycholic AcidDysbiosisEthanolFish OilsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeInflammationIntestinesLiverLiver Diseases, AlcoholicMiceOxidation-ReductionRNA, Ribosomal, 16SAnti-Bacterial AgentsChenodeoxycholic AcidEthanolFish Oilsobeticholic acidRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID32879433
PMCPMC7468239
OpenAlexW3081568339

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