Article ; Online: Can Zinc Supplementation Attenuate High Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?
International journal of molecular sciences
2023 Volume 24, Issue 2
Abstract: The pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most prevalent chronic liver disease, is associated with zinc deficiency. Previous studies show zinc supplementation improves steatosis and glucose metabolism, but its therapeutic effects ...
| Abstract | The pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most prevalent chronic liver disease, is associated with zinc deficiency. Previous studies show zinc supplementation improves steatosis and glucose metabolism, but its therapeutic effects in patients with established NAFLD remain unclear. We developed an in vivo model to characterize the effects of zinc supplementation on high-fat diet (HFD) induced NAFLD and hypothesized that the established NAFLD would be attenuated by zinc supplementation. Male C57BL/6J mice were fed a control diet or HFD for 12 weeks. Mice were then further grouped into normal and zinc-supplemented diets for 8 additional weeks. Body composition and glucose tolerance were determined before and after zinc supplementation. At euthanasia, plasma and liver tissue were collected for characterization and downstream analysis. As expected, 12 weeks of HFD resulted in reduced glucose clearance and altered body composition. Eight weeks of subsequent zinc supplementation did not alter glucose handling, plasma transaminases, steatosis, or hepatic gene expression. Results from our model suggest 8-week zinc supplementation cannot reverse established NAFLD. The HFD may have caused NAFLD disease progression beyond rescue by an 8-week period of zinc supplementation. Future studies will address these limitations and provide insights into zinc as a therapeutic agent for established NAFLD. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Male ; Mice ; Animals ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/drug therapy ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/etiology ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/metabolism ; Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects ; Zinc/metabolism ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Liver/metabolism ; Dietary Supplements ; Glucose/metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal |
| Chemical Substances | Zinc (J41CSQ7QDS) ; Glucose (IY9XDZ35W2) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-01-16 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2019364-6 |
| ISSN | 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596 |
| ISSN (online) | 1422-0067 |
| ISSN | 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijms24021763 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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