Sex-Dependent Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid on Hepatic Steatosis in UCP1 Knockout Mice

Sex-Dependent Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid on Hepatic Steatosis in UCP1 Knockout Mice

Visceral obesity may be a driving factor in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) development. Previous studies have shown that the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), ameliorates obesity in high-fat (HF) fed male, C57Bl/6 mice at thermoneutral conditions, independent...

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Main Authors: Kembra Albracht-Schulte, Savanna Wilson, Paige Johnson, Mandana Pahlavani, Latha Ramalingam, Bimba Goonapienuwala, Nishan S. Kalupahana, William T. Festuccia, Shane Scoggin, Chanaka N. Kahathuduwa, Naima Moustaid-Moussa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
obesity
omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
thermoneutrality
uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/11/1549

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