ReviewEuropean journal of nutrition2022
Betaine in ameliorating alcohol-induced hepatic steatosis.
Review in European journal of nutrition, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rumen-Protected Betaine Improves Meat Quality in Tibetan Sheep by Influencing Intramuscular Fat Deposition, Antioxidant Capacity, and Fatty Acid Composition.Metabolites · 2026Article
- Betaine improves hyperoxic lung injury through downregulating pulmonary macrophage pyroptosis in newborn mice.Pediatric research · 2026Article
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- Post-Translational Modifications of Histones and Non-Histones in Liver Disease and Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment: A Narrative Review.Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine · 2026Review
- An updated overview of alkaloids for the prevention and treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Betaine restores OPA1-mediated mitochondrial fusion in alveolar epithelial type 2 cells and ameliorates hyperoxic lung injury in newborn mice.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- B-Cell Receptor-Associated Protein 31 Deficiency Aggravates Ethanol-Induced Liver Steatosis and Liver Injury via Attenuating Fatty Acid Oxidation and Glycogen Synthesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Dietary Supplementation with Multi-strain Probiotic Formulation (Bifidobacterium B8101, Lactobacillus L8603, Saccharomyces bayanus S9308, and Enterococcus SF9301), Betaine or their Combination Promotes Growth Performance Via Improving Intestinal Development in Broilers.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2025Article
- Betaine protects cerebral microvascular endothelium and ameliorates hypertension-induced cognitive dysfunction via upregulation of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase/nitric monoxide signaling pathway.Journal of hypertension · 2025Article
- Adipo-Modulation by Turmeric Bioactive Phenolic Components: From Curcuma Plant to Effects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Amelioration of Alcoholic Hepatic Steatosis in a Rat Model via Consumption of Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid-Enriched FermentedFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Betaine regulates the gut-liver axis: a therapeutic approach for chronic liver diseases.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- An in vivo and in silico probing of the protective potential of betaine against sodium fluoride-induced neurotoxicity.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2024Article
- Probiotics as Potential Tool to Mitigate Nucleotide Metabolism Alterations Induced by DiNP Dietary Exposure inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Metabolomics reveals that chronic restraint stress alleviates carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic fibrosis through the INSR/PI3K/AKT/AMPK pathway.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Article
- Betaine Alleviates High-Fat Diet Induced Excessive Lipid Deposition in Gibel Carp Hepatopancreas and L8824 Cells by Enhancing VLDL Secretion through HNF4Aquaculture nutrition · 2024Article
- Inhibition of the STIM1/Orai1 Signaling Pathway by Glycine Betaine Mitigates Myocardial Hypertrophy in Spontaneous Hypertension Rats.Cardiology research · 2023Article
- Post-translational modifications of histone and non-histone proteins in epigenetic regulation and translational applications in alcohol-associated liver disease: Challenges and research opportunities.Pharmacology & therapeutics · 2023Review
- Liver Iron Loading in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease.The American journal of pathology · 2023Review
- Betaine as a Functional Ingredient: Metabolism, Health-Promoting Attributes, Food Sources, Applications and Analysis Methods.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Alcohol-associated liver disease (AALD) is one of most common chronic liver diseases. Hepatic steatosis is the earliest stage in AALD pathological spectrum, reversible by alcohol abstinence. Untreated steatosis can progress to steatohepatitis, fibrosis and/or cirrhosis. Considering the difficulties in achieving complete abstinence, challenges in disease reversal at advanced stages, high costs of AALD management and lack of standardised prescribed medications for treatment, it is essential to explore low-cost natural compounds that can target AALD at an early stage and halt or decelerate disease progression. Betaine is a non-hazardous naturally occurring nutrient. Here, we address the mechanisms of alcohol-induced hepatic steatosis, the role of betaine in reversing the effects i.e., its action against hepatic steatosis in animal models and humans, and the associated cellular and molecular processes. Accordingly, the review discusses how betaine restores the alcohol-induced reduction in methylation potential by elevating the levels of S-adenosylmethionine and methionine. It details how betaine reinstates alcohol-induced alterations in the expressions and/or activities of protein phosphtase-2A, FOXO1, PPAR-α, AMPK, SREBP-1c, fatty acid synthase, diacylglycerol transferase-2, adiponectin and nitric oxide. Interrelationships between these factors in preventing de novo lipogenesis, reducing hepatic uptake of adipose-tissue-derived free fatty acids, promoting VLDL synthesis and secretion, and restoring β-oxidation of fatty acids to attenuate hepatic triglyceride accumulation are elaborated. Despite its therapeutic potential, very few clinical trials have examined betaine's effect on alcohol-induced hepatic lipid accumulation. This review will provide further confidence to conduct randomised control trials to enable maximum utilisation of betaine's remedial properties to treat alcohol-induced hepatic steatosis.
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