02/22/2019 / By Michelle Simmons
Researchers from Longyan University and the University of Science and Technology of China report that curcumin has protective effects against alcoholic fatty liver disease. In their study, which appeared in Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, the team carried out a metabolomic analysis to determine the effects of alcohol consumption and curcumin on mice liver.
Based on these findings, curcumin can improve alcoholic fatty liver by suppressing fatty acid biosynthesis.
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Journal Reference:
Guo C, Ma J, Zhong Q, Zhao M, Hu T, Chen T, Qiu L, Wen L. CURCUMIN IMPROVES ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER BY INHIBITING FATTY ACID BIOSYNTHESIS. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 01 August 2017;328:1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2017.05.001
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