Dietary açai attenuates hepatic steatosis via adiponectin-mediated effects on lipid metabolism in high-fat diet mice.
dc.contributor.author | Guerra, Joyce Ferreira da Costa | |
dc.contributor.author | Maciel, Poliane Silva | |
dc.contributor.author | Abreu, Isabel Cristina Mallosto Emerich de | |
dc.contributor.author | Pereira, Renata Rebeca | |
dc.contributor.author | Silva, Maísa | |
dc.contributor.author | Cardoso, Leandro de Morais | |
dc.contributor.author | Sant'Ana, Helena Maria Pinheiro | |
dc.contributor.author | Lima, Wanderson Geraldo de | |
dc.contributor.author | Silva, Marcelo Eustáquio | |
dc.contributor.author | Pedrosa, Maria Lúcia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-26T16:10:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-26T16:10:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.description.abstract | Polyphenols, especially anthocyanins, have been considered promising for the prevention of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This study investigated whether açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), a source of anthocyanins and recognized as one of the new “superfruits”, could alleviate high-fat diet (HFD)-induced NAFLD in mice. In HFD mice, aqueous açai extract (AAE) administration (3 g/kg) for six weeks improved insulin resistance index and increased adiponectin mRNA expression in adipose tissue and serum levels. Furthermore, AAE decreased the total liver triacylglycerol content and attenuated HFD-induced hepatic steatosis. This reduced hepatic lipid content was associated with AAE-mediated up-regulation of genes involved in adiponectin signaling, including adiponectin receptor 2, PPAR-α, and its target gene, carnitine palmitoyltransferase. Thus, dietary açai can protect liver from steatosis through its enhancement of adiponectin levels, improvement of insulin sensitivity, and increase in PPAR-α-mediated fatty acid oxidation. | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.citation | GUERRA, J. F. da C. Dietary açai attenuates hepatic steatosis via adiponectin-mediated effects on lipid metabolism in high-fat diet mice. Journal of Functional Foods, v. 14, p. 192-202, 2015. Disponível em: <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615000298>. Acesso em: 15 out. 2015. | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2015.01.025 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1756-4646 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/6231 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | pt_BR |
dc.rights.license | O periódico Journal of Functional Foods concede permissão para depósito deste artigo no Repositório Institucional da UFOP. Número da licença: 3736991281944. | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Euterpe oleracea mart | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Peroxisome proliferator-activated | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease | pt_BR |
dc.title | Dietary açai attenuates hepatic steatosis via adiponectin-mediated effects on lipid metabolism in high-fat diet mice. | pt_BR |
dc.type | Artigo publicado em periodico | pt_BR |
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