Title : Betaine administration corrects ethanol-induced defective VLDL secretion.

Pub. Date : 2009 Jul

PMID : 19219625






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1 Our previous studies, demonstrating ethanol-induced alterations in phosphatidylcholine (PC) synthesis via the phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase (PEMT) pathway, implicated a defect in very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) secretion in the pathogenesis of hepatic steatosis. Phosphatidylcholines phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase Rattus norvegicus
2 Our previous studies, demonstrating ethanol-induced alterations in phosphatidylcholine (PC) synthesis via the phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase (PEMT) pathway, implicated a defect in very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) secretion in the pathogenesis of hepatic steatosis. Phosphatidylcholines phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase Rattus norvegicus
3 Our previous studies, demonstrating ethanol-induced alterations in phosphatidylcholine (PC) synthesis via the phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase (PEMT) pathway, implicated a defect in very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) secretion in the pathogenesis of hepatic steatosis. Phosphatidylcholines phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase Rattus norvegicus
4 Our previous studies, demonstrating ethanol-induced alterations in phosphatidylcholine (PC) synthesis via the phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase (PEMT) pathway, implicated a defect in very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) secretion in the pathogenesis of hepatic steatosis. Phosphatidylcholines phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase Rattus norvegicus
5 To conclude, chronic ethanol consumption impairs PC generation via the PEMT pathway resulting in diminished VLDL secretion which contributes to the development of hepatic steatosis. Phosphatidylcholines phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase Rattus norvegicus
6 By increasing PEMT-mediated PC generation, betaine results in increased fat export from the liver and attenuates the development of alcoholic fatty liver. Phosphatidylcholines phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase Rattus norvegicus