Latest Publications and Research on Alkaline Diet J. Nutr. Biochem. Effects of (-)-epicatechin on the time course of the expression of perilipins in a diet-induced model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Hidalgo I, Nájera N, Meaney E, Pérez-Durán J, Valdespino-Vazquez Y, Villarreal F, Ceballos G The existing treatments for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are not completely effective. The need for new alternatives without adverse effects an... Read More Source: PubMed Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 2020 Jan 30 Statins Disrupt Macrophage Rac1 Regulation Leading to Increased Atherosclerotic Plaque Calcification. Healy A, Berus JM, Christensen JL, Lee C, Mantsounga C, Dong W, Watts JP, Assali M, Ceneri N, Nilson R, Neverson J, Wu WC, Choudhary G, Morrison AR Calcification of atherosclerotic plaque is traditionally associated with increased cardiovascular event risk; however, recent studies have found incre... Read More Source: PubMed Nutr Metab (Lond) Vaspin antagonizes high fat-induced bone loss in rats and promotes osteoblastic differentiation in primary rat osteoblasts through Smad-Runx2 signaling pathway. Wang H, Chen F, Li J, Wang Y, Jiang C, Wang Y, Zhang M, Xu J Visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor (vaspin), an adipose-derived hormone, exhibits various biological functions. Recently, studi... Read More Source: PubMed Br. Poult. Sci. 2020 Jan 24 The effect of dietary coenzyme Q10 on plasma metabolites and hepatic gene expression in broiler breeder hens. Sharideh H, Zhandi M, Zeinoaldini S, Zaghari M, Sadeghi M This study was performed to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) on laying rate, body weight, plasma metabolites an... Read More Source: PubMed J. Agric. Food Chem. 2020 Jan 23 Combination of chronic alcohol consumption and high-salt intake elicits gut microbial alterations and liver steatosis in mice. Chen X, Zhang Z, Cui B, Jiang A, Tao H, Cheng S, Liu Y Alcohol is a globally well-established cause of fatty liver disease (FLD). Increased salt consumption is associated with an increased prevalence of ad... Read More Source: PubMed Published on Jan 16, 2013Last Updated on Aug 06, 2014