Open AccessL-Serine Supplementation Attenuates Alcoholic Fatty Liver by Enhancing Homocysteine Metabolism in Mice and Rats
Author(s) -
Woo-Cheol Sim,
Huquan Yin,
Ho-Sung Choi,
YouJin Choi,
Hui Chan Kwak,
Sang Kyum Kim,
ByungHoon Lee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.114.199711
Subject(s) - homocysteine , fatty liver , serine , metabolism , endocrinology , medicine , chemistry , alcoholic fatty liver , biochemistry , enzyme , disease
Hyperhomocysteinemia plays an important role in the development of hepatic steatosis, and studies indicate that homocysteine-lowering treatment inhibits the development of fatty liver.
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