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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Gallic Acid Ameliorated Impaired Lipid Homeostasis in a Mouse Model of High-Fat Diet-and Streptozotocin-Induced NAFLD and Diabetes through Improvement of

Jung Chao, Hao-Yuan Cheng, Ming-Ling Chang, Shyh-Shyun Huang, Jiunn-Wang Liao, Yung-Chi Cheng, Wen-Huang Peng, Li-Heng Pao

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jung ChaoDepartment of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Hao-Yuan ChengDepartment of Nursing, Chung-Jen Junior College of Nursing, Health Sciences and Management, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
Ming-Ling ChangDivision of Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linko, Taiwan.
Shyh-Shyun HuangSchool of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Jiunn-Wang LiaoGraduate Institute of Veterinary Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yung-Chi ChengDepartment of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
Wen-Huang PengDepartment of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Li-Heng PaoGraduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, and Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
China Medical University · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University of Science and Technology · TWNational Chung Hsing University · TWYale University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gallic acid (GA) is a simple polyphenol found in food and traditional Chinese medicine. Here, we determined the effects of GA administration in a combined mouse model of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity and low-dose streptozotocin (STZ)-induced hyperglycemia, which mimics the concurrent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes pathological condition. By combining the results of physiological assessments, pathological examinations, metabolomic studies of blood, urine, liver, and muscle, and measurements of gene expression, we attempted to elucidate the efficacy of GA and the underlying mechanism of action of GA in hyperglycemic and dyslipidemic mice. HFD and STZ induced severe diabetes, NAFLD, and other metabolic disorders in mice. However, the results of liver histopathology and serum biochemical examinations indicated that daily GA treatment alleviated the high blood glucose levels in the mice and decelerated the progression of NAFLD. In addition, our results show that the hepatoprotective effect of GA in diabetic mice occurs in part through a partially preventing disordered metabolic pathway related to glucose, lipids, amino acids, purines, and pyrimidines. Specifically, the mechanism responsible for alleviation of lipid accumulation is related to the upregulation of

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diabetesgallic acidketogenesismetabolomicsnon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseβ-oxidation

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PMID33643038
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