Beneficial effects of betaine: a comprehensive review

MK Arumugam, MC Paal, TM Donohue Jr, M Ganesan… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A large number of studies report that medicinal herbs and many food
ingredients protect against the development of liver disease because they possess …

ATG5: A central autophagy regulator implicated in various human diseases

H Changotra, S Kaur, SS Yadav… - Cell biochemistry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy, an intracellular conserved degradative process, plays a central role in the
renewal/recycling of a cell to maintain the homeostasis of nutrients and energy within the …

Chronic arsenic exposure induces ferroptosis via enhancing ferritinophagy in chicken livers

L Yu, Z Lv, S Li, H Jiang, B Han, X Zheng, Y Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is a well-known pollutant in the environment, whose contamination in
groundwater is a serious threat to animals and humans. Ferroptosis, a form of cell death …

Betaine attenuates osteoarthritis by inhibiting osteoclastogenesis and angiogenesis in subchondral bone

W Yajun, C Jin, G Zhengrong, F Chao, H Yan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis with no effective therapy.
Subchondral bone and overlying articular cartilage are closely associated and function as …

Trimethylamine N-oxide levels are associated with NASH in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes

P León-Mimila, H Villamil-Ramírez, XS Li, DM Shih… - Diabetes & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Aims Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), choline and betaine serum levels have been
associated with metabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes (T2D) and non-alcoholic fatty …

Endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): current evidence and perspectives

CM Flessa, I Kyrou, N Nasiri-Ansari, G Kaltsas… - Current obesity …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most
common causes of chronic liver disease with rising prevalence worldwide. Herein, we …

Preventive and therapeutic role of betaine in liver disease: A review on molecular mechanisms

C Wang, C Ma, L Gong, S Dai, Y Li - European journal of pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Betaine is a kind of water-soluble quaternary amine-type alkaloid widely existing in food,
such as wheat germ, beet, spinach, shrimp and wolfberry. As an important methyl donor and …

Implications of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and betaine in human health: beyond being osmoprotective compounds

A Ilyas, YS Wijayasinghe, I Khan… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Osmolytes are naturally occurring small molecular weight organic molecules, which are
accumulated in large amounts in all life forms to maintain the stability of cellular proteins and …

[HTML][HTML] Altered mitochondrial function in MASLD: key features and promising therapeutic approaches

T Radosavljevic, M Brankovic, J Samardzic, J Djuretić… - Antioxidants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), encompasses a range of liver conditions from …

Preventive and therapeutic effects of natural products and herbal extracts on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Y Cao, X Fang, M Sun, Y Zhang, M Shan… - Phytotherapy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common condition that is prevalent in patients
who consume little or no alcohol, and is characterized by excessive fat accumulation in the …