Protective Effects of Polysaccharides From Sargassum hemiphyllum (Turner) C. Agardh Against Alcohol‐Induced LO2 Cell Damage
Yuxuan Liang, Zhuo Wang, Rui Li, Saiyi Zhong, Xiaofei Liu, Jianping Chen · 2024
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Yuxuan Liang and co-authors report a cell study, published in 2024, on whether seaweed sugars can shield liver cells from alcohol damage. The sugars, called polysaccharides, come from a brown seaweed used in coastal food traditions. The team built an alcohol injury model in a human liver cell line, exposing the cells to strong ethanol for several hours.
Cells treated with the seaweed sugars survived far better than unprotected ones, with survival climbing as dose rose. Inside the cells, harmful oxygen radicals fell, protective glutathione rose, and liver enzymes stayed inside instead of leaking out. Protein tests showed the treatment defended a master antioxidant switch. The authors present the seaweed extract as a candidate protector against alcoholic liver injury.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuxuan Liang, Zhuo Wang, Rui Li, Saiyi Zhong, Xiaofei Liu, Jianping Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |