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ArticleNutrients2025

Sugarcane Molasses Polyphenol Extract Attenuates Alcohol-Induced Chronic Liver Damage via Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and CYP2E1/Keap1/NF-κB Pathway Modulation.

Min Wang, Lin Zhao, Yumei Wang, Chengfeng Zhang, He Li

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Article in Nutrients, 2025. 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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5 authors.

Min WangKey Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
Lin ZhaoKey Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
Yumei WangKey Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.
Chengfeng ZhangThe Product Makers Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200444, China.
He LiKey Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7459-9202

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China No. 2021YFD2100402
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectiveThe prevention and treatment of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) urgently require safe and effective nutritional intervention strategies. Polyphenol extracts from sugarcane molasses (SP) show antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential, yet their protective effects against ALD have not been elucidated. This study explored the therapeutic potential of SP in alcohol-induced chronic liver damage.

methodsA graded alcohol concentration-induced liver damage model was established in C57BL/6J mice to systematically evaluate SP's regulatory effects on liver function markers, lipid metabolism, oxidative stress indicators, inflammatory factors, and related molecular mechanisms through a 10-week nutritional intervention.

resultsThe results demonstrated that SP intervention significantly inhibited the liver index, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities, and triglyceride and total cholesterol accumulation in mice. SP enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities in a dose-dependent manner, with the high-dose group increasing catalase activity by 161.19% and superoxide dismutase activity by 22.97%. Furthermore, SP significantly reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α, thereby alleviating hepatic inflammatory infiltration. Mechanistic studies revealed that SP effectively mitigated alcohol-induced oxidative stress and inflammatory injury by inhibiting cytochrome P450 2E1 overexpression, regulating the Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 signaling pathway, and suppressing nuclear factor-kappa B pathway activation.

conclusionsThe findings reveal that SP mitigates ALD via synergistic antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms, providing a novel strategy for high-value utilization of sugarcane molasses byproducts in agricultural industries. Future studies should focus on the contribution of the different phenolics in SP and validate their specific hepatoprotective mechanisms.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsLiver Diseases, AlcoholicMolassesPlant ExtractsPolyphenolsSaccharumAnimalsCytochrome P-450 CYP2E1Disease Models, AnimalEthanolKelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1LiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantscytochrome P-450 2E1, mouseCytochrome P-450 CYP2E1EthanolKeap1 protein, mouseKelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1NF-kappa BPlant ExtractsPolyphenolsalcoholic liver damagechronic diseaseshepatoprotective activityinflammationnatural active substancesoxidative stresssugarcane polyphenols

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PMCPMC12073286

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