Fu brick tea alleviates alcoholic liver injury by modulating the gut microbiota–liver axis and inhibiting the hepatic TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway
Yao Du, Chengcheng Yang, Daoyuan Ren, Hongjun Shao, Yan Zhao, Xingbin Yang
Abstract
< 0.05). Importantly, FTE was found to improve the alcohol-impaired gut barrier function by up-regulating the expression of the epithelial tight junction protein. Accordingly, FTE decreased the circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and thus inhibited the hepatic TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway to ameliorate alcoholic liver injury. Cumulatively, these findings shed light on the important role of the gut microbiota-liver axis behind the protective efficacy of FTE on alcoholic liver injury.
Topics & Concepts
Liver injuryTLR4Gut floraDysbiosisFatty liverAlcoholic liver diseasePharmacologyCYP2E1ChemistryLipopolysaccharideEndocrinologyInternal medicineSignal transductionMedicineMetabolismBiochemistryCirrhosisDiseaseCytochrome P450Tea Polyphenols and EffectsAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsAdvanced Glycation End Products research