Publications by authors named "S Kirko"
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- The study assessed the therapeutic effects of chlorogenic acid (CGA) on rats with advanced alcoholic steatohepatitis induced by a high-fat diet and ethanol for 8 weeks.
- Ethanol-treated rats showed signs of liver damage including steatosis, inflammation, and upregulation of several harmful genes related to oxidative stress, inflammation, and fibrosis.
- CGA treatment significantly decreased detrimental gene expression and improved liver conditions, highlighting its potential as a protective and anti-inflammatory agent against alcoholic steatohepatitis.
Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1)-associated reactive oxygen species production plays an important role in the development and progression of inflammatory liver diseases such as alcoholic steatohepatitis. We developed two new inhibitors for this isoenzyme, namely 12-imidazolyl-1-dodecanol (I-ol) and 1-imidazolyldodecane (I-an), and aimed to test their effects on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The fat-rich and CYP2E1 inducing Lieber-DeCarli diet was administered over 16 weeks of the experimental period to induce the disease in a rat model, and the experimental substances were administered simultaneously over the last four weeks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) is a key target protein in the development of alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (FLD). The pathophysiological correlate is the massive production of reactive oxygen species. The role of CYP2E1 in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the final complication of FLD, remains controversial.
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- Alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH) is a liver disease caused by chronic alcohol consumption, potentially leading to severe health issues like liver dysfunction and cancer.
- A new study developed two promising drug candidates, I-ol and I-an, which effectively inhibit the enzyme CYP2E1, improving liver health in alcohol-consuming rats.
- These new drugs offer a better treatment option for ASH compared to existing medications, making them a potential breakthrough in liver disease management.
Betulin, a pentacyclic triterpene, possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of liver mitochondria in hepatoprotection of betulin using a rat model of alcoholic steatohepatitis induced by ethanol administration (4 g/kg, intragastric) for 8 weeks. The treatment with betulin (50 and 100 mg/kg b.
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