Dietary açai attenuates hepatic steatosis via adiponectin-mediated effects on lipid metabolism in high-fat diet mice

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Autor(es): dc.creatorGuerra, Joyce Ferreira da Costa-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMaciel, Poliane Silva-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAbreu, Isabel Cristina Mallosto Emerich de-
Autor(es): dc.creatorPereira, Renata Rebeca-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSilva, Maísa-
Autor(es): dc.creatorCardoso, Leandro de Morais-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSant'Ana, Helena Maria Pinheiro-
Autor(es): dc.creatorLima, Wanderson Geraldo de Lima-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSilva, Marcelo Eustáquio-
Autor(es): dc.creatorPedrosa, Maria Lúcia-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2019-11-06T13:35:48Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2019-11-06T13:35:48Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2016-01-26-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2016-01-26-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2015-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/6231-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/capes/558992-
Descrição: dc.descriptionPolyphenols, 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.-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Direitos: dc.rightsO Periódico Journal of Functional Foods concede permissão para depósito deste artigo no Repositório Institucional da UFOP. Número da licença: 3736991281944-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectEuterpe oleracea mart-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectPeroxisome proliferator-activated-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectNonalcoholic fatty liver disease-
Título: dc.titleDietary açai attenuates hepatic steatosis via adiponectin-mediated effects on lipid metabolism in high-fat diet mice-
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