l-Carnitine-induced amelioration of HFD-induced hepatic dysfunction is accompanied by a reduction in hepatic TNF-α and TGF-β1.

Publisher: Canadian Science Publishing Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 8606068 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1208-6002 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08298211 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Biochem Cell Biol Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2011- : Ottawa, ON : Canadian Science Publishing
Original Publication: Ottawa, Ont. : National Research Council of Canada, c1986-

Carnitine/*pharmacology ; Diet, High-Fat/*adverse effects ; Liver/*drug effects ; Transforming Growth Factor beta1/*antagonists & inhibitors ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*antagonists & inhibitors; Animals ; Carnitine/administration & dosage ; Liver/metabolism ; Liver/pathology ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Transforming Growth Factor beta1/metabolism ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism

In this study, we evaluated the possible mechanisms through which l-carnitine ameliorates the adverse effects from obesity in rats, induced with a high-fat diet (HFD). For this, 56 albino Wister rats were randomly assigned to 7 groups. The control group was fed a basal diet and injected with saline. The second group was fed the basal diet and injected with l-carnitine (200 mg/kg body mass, by intraperitoneal injection; i.p.). The third group were fed the HFD. The fourth group was fed the HFD and injected with l-carnitine (200 mg/kg body mass, i.p.) for 8 weeks. The fifth group was fed the HFD for 10 weeks. The sixth group were fed the HFD for 10 weeks and were also injected with l-carnitine (200 mg/kg body mass, i.p.) during the final 2 weeks. The seventh group was fed the HFD diet for 8 weeks then the basal diet for 2 weeks. The HFD induced significantly increased levels of hyperglycemia, lipid peroxidation, pathological changes, TNF-α and TGF-β1 protein expression in hepatic tissue, food intake, body weight gain, serum levels of total and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ketone bodies, triacylglycerol, urea, creatinine, AST, and ALT. However, the HFD diet significantly decreased serum levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and hepatic levels of reduced glutathione. l-Carnitine ameliorated the effects of the HFD on the above-mentioned parameters. This study indicated that l-carnitine had protective and curative effects against HFD-induced hepatosteatosis by reducing hepatic oxidative stress and protein expression of TNF-α and TGF-β1.

Keywords: -carnitine; HFD; TGF-β1; TNF-α; obesity; obésité; régime alimentaire riche en gras

0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta1)
0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha)
S7UI8SM58A (Carnitine)

Date Created: 20180421 Date Completed: 20190326 Latest Revision: 20190326

20240628

10.1139/bcb-2018-0074

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