Animal models for liver disease–a practical approach for translational research

YA Nevzorova, Z Boyer-Diaz, FJ Cubero… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Animal models are crucial for improving our understanding of human pathogenesis,
enabling researchers to identify therapeutic targets and test novel drugs. In the current …

Mechanistic insights of hepatoprotective effects of curcumin: Therapeutic updates and future prospects

H Khan, H Ullah, SM Nabavi - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2019 - Elsevier
The liver is the most essential organ of the body performing vital functions. Hepatic disorders
affect the physiological and biochemical functions of the body. These disorders include …

Liver cirrhosis: An overview of experimental models in rodents

LAP Faccioli, ML Dias, BA Paranhos… - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
The liver, a component of the gastrointestinal tract, is one of the most important organs in the
human body. The liver performs over 500 functions to promote physiological homeostasis. In …

The Lieber‐DeCarli Diet—A Flagship Model for Experimental Alcoholic Liver Disease

F Guo, K Zheng, R Benedé‐Ubieto… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the most common chronic liver disease in the Western world,
and it persists at a high prevalence. Understanding the pathophysiology and successful …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of alcohol on tumor growth, metastasis, immune response, and host survival

GG Meadows, H Zhang - Alcohol research: current reviews, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Most research involving alcohol and cancer concerns the relationship between alcohol
consumption and cancer risk and the mechanisms of carcinogenesis. This review relates the …

Targeting Nrf-2 is a promising intervention approach for the prevention of ethanol-induced liver disease

N Zhao, FF Guo, KQ Xie, T Zeng - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2018 - Springer
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) remains to be a worldwide health problem. It is generally
accepted that oxidative stress plays critical roles in the pathogenesis of ALD, and antioxidant …

Animal models of binge drinking, current challenges to improve face validity

J Jeanblanc, B Rolland, F Gierski, MP Martinetti… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Binge drinking (BD), ie, consuming a large amount of alcohol in a short period of
time, is an increasing public health issue. Though no clear definition has been adopted …

Chronic ethanol consumption disrupts the core molecular clock and diurnal rhythms of metabolic genes in the liver without affecting the suprachiasmatic nucleus

AN Filiano, T Millender-Swain, R Johnson Jr… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Chronic ethanol consumption disrupts several metabolic pathways including β-oxidation
and lipid biosynthesis, facilitating the development of alcoholic fatty liver disease. Many of …

Urolithin A attenuates severity of chronic pancreatitis associated with continued alcohol intake by inhibiting PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling

S Mehra, S Srinivasan, S Singh… - American Journal …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Heavy alcohol consumption is the dominant risk factor for chronic pancreatitis (CP);
however, treatment and prevention strategies for alcoholic chronic pancreatitis (ACP) …

Red raspberry supplementation mitigates alcohol-induced liver injury associated with gut microbiota alteration and intestinal barrier dysfunction in mice

D Zogona, AWS Zongo, AE Elkhedir, M Salah, M Tao… - Food & Function, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is still a global health concern. Long-term alcohol intake alters
the gut microbiota diversity and metabolic activity, and causes intestinal barrier dysfunction …