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Antarctic krill oil ameliorates liver injury in rats exposed to alcohol by regulating bile acids metabolism and gut microbiota.

The Journal of nutritional biochemistry
September 1, 2022
Peiyu Guo et al. (9 authors)
Journal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tAnimal Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine whether Antarctic Krill Oil (AKO) could protect against alcohol-induced liver injury by modulating bile acids metabolism and altering the gut microbiome.

Results Summary

AKO supplementation significantly protected against alcohol-induced liver injury, reduced hepatic bile acids production, and altered gut microbiome composition in rats. The effects were dose-dependent, with higher doses showing more pronounced benefits.

Population

Sprague-Dawley rats with alcohol-induced liver injury.

Effective Dosage

Low-dose (100 mg/kg/d), high-dose (200 mg/kg/d), and AKO control (200 mg/kg/d).

Duration

16 weeks.

Interactions

None mentioned.

Extracted Claims (11)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Antarctic Krill Oil (AKO) supplementation
decrease
liver injury
Sprague-Dawley rats
-
significantly protected the liver against alcohol-induced injury
#1
Antarctic Krill Oil (AKO) supplementation
decrease
hepatic histopathological changes
Sprague-Dawley rats
-
allayed
#2
Antarctic Krill Oil (AKO) supplementation
decrease
serum biochemical indices
Sprague-Dawley rats
-
inhibited the alcohol-induced elevation
#3
Antarctic Krill Oil (AKO) supplementation
neutral
BAs metabolism
Sprague-Dawley rats
-
could regulate
#4
Antarctic Krill Oil (AKO) supplementation
decrease
cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) levels
Sprague-Dawley rats
-
decreased
#5
Antarctic Krill Oil (AKO) supplementation
decrease
sterol 12α-hydroxylase (CYP8B1) levels
Sprague-Dawley rats
-
reduced
#6
Antarctic Krill Oil (AKO) supplementation
decrease
hepatic BAs production
Sprague-Dawley rats
-
reduced
#7
Antarctic Krill Oil (AKO) supplementation
decrease
serum BAs level
Sprague-Dawley rats
-
decreased
#8
Antarctic Krill Oil (AKO) supplementation
increase
fecal excretion of BAs
Sprague-Dawley rats
-
increased
#9
alcohol administration (8 to 10 mL/kg/d) for 16 weeks
increase
liver injury
Sprague-Dawley rats
-
induced
#10
alcohol administration
neutral
gut microbiome richness and composition
Sprague-Dawley rats
-
altered
#11
Abstract

Bile acids (BAs) metabolism plays an important role in alcohol liver disease through the gut microflora-bile acids-liver axis. Antarctic Krill Oil (AKO) has protective effects on the liver, while whether AKO can protect against liver injury caused by alcohol is unclear. This study investigated the effects of AKO on BAs metabolism and intestinal microbiota in a rat model of alcohol-induced liver disease. Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups: control group, model group, low-dose AKO-treatment group (100 mg/kg/d), high-dose AKO-treatment group (200 mg/kg/d), and AKO control group (200 mg/kg/d). Administration of alcohol (8 to 10 mL/kg/d) for 16 weeks induced liver injury in rats. We found that AKO supplementation significantly protected the liver against alcohol-induced injury, evidenced by allayed hepatic histopathological changes, and inhibited the alcohol-induced elevation of serum biochemical indices. Furthermore, AKO could regulate BAs metabolism by activating the intestinal-hepatic FXR-FGF15-FGFR4 signaling axis with subsequently decreased cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) and sterol 12α-hydroxylase (CYP8B1) levels, reduced hepatic BAs production, decreased serum BAs level and increased fecal excretion of BAs. Additionally, 16S rDNA sequencing revealed that the gut microbiome richness and composition were altered in alcohol-treated rats in comparison to the control and AKO-administrated rats. Spearman's correlation analysis showed that differential gut bacterial genera correlated with the levels of BAs profiles in the serum, liver, and feces. These findings suggested that AKO dietary supplementation may protect against alcohol-induced liver injury through modulating BAs metabolism and altering the gut microbiome.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AnimalsBile Acids and SaltsChemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, ChronicEthanolEuphausiaceaGastrointestinal MicrobiomeLiverLiver Diseases, AlcoholicRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy85/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations12
Citations/Year4.0
Relative Citation Ratio1.79
NIH Percentile71.1%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.25
Weight Score1.93
Normalized Score0.69
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