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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2024

Taurine Regulates the Expression of Interleukin -17/10 and Intestinal Flora and Protects the Liver and Intestinal Mucosa in a Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Rat Model.

Fu-Li Zhu, Ting Huang, Zi-Li Lv, Gang Liang, Zhen Yao, Lian-Cheng Lan, Abdul Qadir, Xiu-Qi Chen, Qing-Wen Shan

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Article in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fu-Li ZhuDepartment of Pediatrics, the First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, Hubei, 443000, People's Republic of China.
Ting HuangGuangxi Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fishery Science, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Zi-Li LvDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Gang LiangDepartment of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Zhen YaoDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Lian-Cheng LanDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Abdul QadirDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Xiu-Qi ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Qing-Wen ShanDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Guangxi Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University · CNGuangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the intestinal inflammatory response and the abundance of intestinal bacteria in rats with high-fat diet (HFD)-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and assess the intervention effects of taurine (TAU). Methods: Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups: group I, normal diet and normal saline gavage; group II, normal diet and TAU gavage; group III, HFD and normal saline gavage; group IV, HFD and TAU gavage (from the 1st week); group V, HFD and TAU gavage (from the 10th week). At the end of the 16th week, all the animals were sacrificed. Body weight, liver weight, liver function, and serum lipid levels were measured. The histopathologies of the liver and ileum were observed. The mRNA and protein expression levels of interleukin 17 (IL-17) and IL-10 in the ileum were detected by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and immunohistochemistry. Three types of bacteria were detected in intestinal feces using the 16S rDNA qPCR method. Results: The ileal IL-17 level in group III was significantly higher than those in the other four groups (P < 0.01). The ileal IL-10 mRNA levels in group IV was significantly higher than those in groups III and V (P < 0.05), and IL-10 protein MOD levels in group III was significantly lower than those in the other four groups (P < 0.01). The numbers of Lactobacillus in group III were significantly lower than those in the other four groups (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). The numbers of Bifidobacteria in groups IV and V were significantly increased compared with that in group III (P < 0.05). Conclusion: TAU may down-regulate the expression of IL-17, up-regulate the expression of IL-10 and regulate the intestinal flora, and alleviate the liver and intestinal damage in rats with HFD-induced NAFLD.

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gut microbiotainterleukin 10interleukin 17intestinal barriernon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasetaurine

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PMID38352234
PMCPMC10863462
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