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ArticleMetabolites2021

Hepatic Response of Magnesium-Restricted Wild Type Mice.

Vera H Fengler, Tanja Macheiner, Walter Goessler, Maria Ratzer, Johannes Haybaeck, Karine Sargsyan

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Article in Metabolites, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Vera H FenglerBiobank Graz, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Tanja MacheinerInternational Biobank and Education, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Walter GoesslerInstitute of Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0142-9373
Maria RatzerInstitute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Joanneum Research, 8010 Graz, Austria.
Johannes HaybaeckDepartment of Pathology, Neuropathology and Molecular Pathology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Karine SargsyanInternational Biobank and Education, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Medical University of Graz · ATUniversity of Graz · ATInnsbruck Medical University · ATJoanneum Research · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Magnesium-deficiency is implicated in many metabolic disorders, e.g., type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, representing risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This study aims to investigate the contribution of magnesium-restriction to the development of NAFLD. Magnesium-deficiency was induced in C57BL/6 mice by feeding a magnesium-deficient-diet. Metabolic markers as well as markers of inflammation and liver function were assessed. Furthermore, liver tissue was examined histopathologically and compared with specimens from high-fat-diet fed and control mice. Finally, the hepatic inflammatory response was quantified by determining hepatic IL-6, TNFα, and MCP-1. Magnesium-restriction resulted in at least a 2-fold significant reduction of serum magnesium levels compared to the high-fat-diet fed and control mice, whereas the hepatic magnesium content was decreased due to high-fat-diet feeding. No changes in metabolic markers in magnesium-restricted mice were observed, while the cholesterol content was elevated in high-fat-diet fed mice. Magnesium-restricted mice additionally featured inflammation and enlarged hepatocytes in liver histology. Furthermore, magnesium-restricted and high-fat-diet fed mice exhibited elevated hepatic TNFα levels compared to control mice. Accordingly, our data suggest that magnesium is involved in hepatic inflammatory processes and hepatocyte enlargement, key histological features of human NAFLD, and may therefore contribute to development and progression of the disease.

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experimental mouse modelhepatic inflammationhepatic steatosismagnesium-deficiencymagnesium-restrictionnon-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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