ArticleHeliyon2023
Capsaicin protects against septic acute liver injury by attenuation of apoptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction.
Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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- Dietary capsaicin supplementation attenuates jejunal injury of piglets challenged with lipopolysaccharide.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- Capsaicin for cardiometabolic syndrome: multitarget mechanisms and therapeutic potential.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Capsaicin attenuates sepsis‑associated encephalopathy by inhibiting neuroinflammation and apoptosis whilst activating mitophagy through the BNIP3/NIX pathway.Molecular medicine reports · 2025Article
- Protective effect of capsaicin on AKT1 and MAPK1 expression in the liver of mice (Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Role of Microencapsulated Essential Oil and Pepper Resin in the Diet of Cows in the Third Lactation Phase on Immunological Pathways.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
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- Capsaicin combined with stem cells improved mitochondrial dysfunction in PIG3V cells, an immortalized human vitiligo melanocyte cell line, by inhibiting the HSP70/TLR4/mTOR/FAK signaling axis.Molecular biology reports · 2024Article
- Contributing roles of mitochondrial dysfunction and hepatocyte apoptosis in liver diseases through oxidative stress, post-translational modifications, inflammation, and intestinal barrier dysfunction.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2024Review
- Capsaicin: a spicy way in liver disease.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Capsaicin Attenuates LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury by Inhibiting Inflammation and Autophagy Through Regulation of the TRPV1/AKT Pathway.Journal of inflammation research · 2024Article
- Protective Effects and Mechanism of Polysaccharides from Edible Medicinal Plants in Alcoholic Liver Injury: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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- Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the effects of capsaicin in the treatment of sepsis-induced liver injury.MedComm · 2023Article
- Preventive Effect of 6-shogaol on D-galactosamine Induced Hepatotoxicity Through NF-?B/MAPK Signaling Pathway in Rats.Physiological research · 2023Article
- Promising Therapeutic Potential of miR-220-3p Mimic Against Murine Trimethyltin Hippocampal Injury.Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPRArticle
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Capsaicin is the main pungent bioactive constituent in red chili with promising therapeutic properties due to its anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. No evidence exists on the beneficial effect of capsaicin on apoptosis and mitochondrial function in acute liver injury (ALI) under septic conditions. For inducing septic ALI, lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 50 μg/kg) and d-galactose (D-Gal, 400 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally injected and capsaicin was given orally at 5 or 20 mg/kg. Functional markers of liver function and mitochondrial dysfunction were determined as well as hepatic assessment of apoptotic, oxidative, and inflammatory factors. Capsaicin at the higher dose appropriately decreased serum level of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in addition to reducing hepatic level of malondialdehyde (MDA), reactive oxygen species (ROS), nitrite, NF-kB, TLR4, IL-1β, TNF-α, caspase 3, DNA fragmentation and boosting sirtuin 1, Nrf2, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and heme oxygenase (HO-1). These beneficial effects of capsaicin were associated with reversal and/or improvement of gene expression for pro-apoptotic Bax, anti-apoptotic Bcl2, mitochondrial and metabolic regulators PGC-1α, sirtuin 1, and AMPK, and inflammation-associated factors. Additionally, capsaicin exerted a hepatoprotective effect, as revealed by its reduction of liver histopathological changes. These findings evidently indicate hepatoprotective property of capsaicin under septic conditions that can be attributed to its down-regulation of oxidative and inflammatory processes besides its potential to attenuate mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis.
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