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ArticleNPJ science of food2021

Phenethylamine in chlorella alleviates high-fat diet-induced mouse liver damage by regulating generation of methylglyoxal.

Yifeng Zheng, Agustin Martin-Morales, Jing Wang, Masaki Fujishima, Eri Okumura, Kenji Sato

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Article in NPJ science of food, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yifeng ZhengDivision of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Kyoto, Japan.
Agustin Martin-MoralesDivision of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Kyoto, Japan.
Jing WangDivision of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Kyoto, Japan.
Masaki FujishimaResearch & Development Group, Sun Chlorella Co., Ltd., Osaka-cho, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0396-6199
Eri OkumuraResearch & Development Group, Sun Chlorella Co., Ltd., Osaka-cho, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5594-4995
Kenji SatoDivision of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Kyoto, Japan. sato.kenji.7x@kyoto-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4891-3066
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examined the effects of oral administration of water extract of chlorella (WEC) (100 mg/kg bodyweight) and phenethylamine (10 μg/kg bodyweight) on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced liver damage in mice. Phenethylamine significantly mitigated HFD-induced lipid oxidation (generation of malondialdehyde) and liver damage without markedly decreasing hepatic lipid accumulation. WEC exerted similar effects although with decreased efficacy. In addition, WEC and phenethylamine decreased the methylglyoxal levels and increased the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) protein levels in the liver. Methylglyoxal is generated from substrates of GAPDH, dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. These facts indicate that methylglyoxal triggers oxidation of accumulated lipid, which generates malondialdehyde and consequently induces liver damage. Suppression of generation of toxic aldehydes by WEC and phenethylamine was also confirmed by maintaining hepatic cysteine, highly reactive to aldehydes. Thus, trace amounts of phenethylamine alleviate HFD-induced liver damage by regulating methylglyoxal via increase of GAPDH.

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