儿童代谢功能障碍相关的乳脂性肝炎的几内亚猪模型:维生素C状况不佳可能会推进疾病

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¹Section of Preclinical Disease Biology, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark.

Nutrients

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概括

这项研究验证了几内亚猪作为儿科代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪肝炎 (MASH) 模型. 幼年几内亚猪的维生素C状况不佳加剧了MASH的特征,改变了DNA甲基化,这表明它在疾病进展中发挥了作用.

科学领域:

肝病学肝病学是一种肝病学.
营养科学营养科学
表观遗传学在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.

背景情况:

儿童和青少年表现出一种独特的代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪肝炎 (MASH) 现型,但研究和验证的动物模型是有限的.
维生素C (VitC) 状况不佳在高脂肪饮食中很常见,并且通过通过DNA甲基化影响基因表达,可能会影响MASH的进展.
缺乏合适的动物模型阻碍了儿童MASH的有效治疗方法的开发.

研究的目的:

为了验证几内亚猪作为儿科MASH的模型.
调查维生素C状况不佳对MASH发育和未成年几内亚猪的全球DNA甲基化的影响.
检查维生素C缺乏,MASH和表观遗传修饰之间的关系.

主要方法:

六十二只幼年豚鼠在16周的时间里被食高脂肪饮食.
组织病理学分析评估了肝损伤,炎症和纤维化.
分析了全球DNA甲基化水平,重点关注基甲基酸与甲基酸的比例.

主要成果:

幼年几内亚猪的肝脏病理与儿科MASH一致,包括门口炎症和纤维化.
与成年人相比,未成年几内亚猪显示出额叶和门口炎症增加,但降低了肥胖症.
缺乏维生素C的豚鼠体重较低,肝炎基因表达升高,全球甲基/甲基比率降低.

结论:

几内亚猪作为一个有效的动物模型来研究儿科MASH.
维生素C状态通过通过DNA基甲基化改变基因表达来影响MASH的进展.
营养缺乏,如维生素C不足,可能会加速MASH,需要在儿科患者群体中进一步调查.

关键词:

通过DNA氧甲基化进行DNA氧甲基化.动物模型动物模型孩子们的孩子们的孩子们的孩子们.纤维化纤维化几内亚猪MASH 试验小猪青少年法庭是一个少年法庭.门口炎症门口炎症型肝炎 (steatohepatitis) 是一种病毒性肝炎.维生素C是维生素C的重要组成部分.

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