Review Article

Dietary Anthocyanins as Nutritional Therapy for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Table 2

Studies evaluating the effect of anthocyanins on hepatic lipid metabolism and hepatocellular lipotoxicity in vitro.

PaperAnthocyaninFoodModelEffectsMechanism

46ACN-rich extractBilberryPrimary rat hepatocytes tBH induced damage 
MTT, LDH, TBARS
Antioxidant
47ACN-rich fractionBlueberryHepG2 cells OA induced TG accumulation at high doses?
48Anthocyanin factorSweet potatoHepG2 cells pAMPK 
Srepb1c, FAS
pAMPK
49Cyanidin-3-O- -glucosideHepG2 cells lipogenesis pPKC
MtGPAT1 translocation to OMM
50Cyanidin chlorideBlackberryHepG2 cells antioxidants
(SOD, catalase)
pMAPK,
Nrf2 and PPARα
51Cyanidin-3-O- -glucosideHepG2 cells ROS induced by glucose
antioxidants (GSH)
PKA and CREB
52Cyanidin-3-O- -glucosideHepG2 cells pAMPK and pACC,
CPT1 and FFAs oxidation
AMPK activation mediated by calmodulin kinase kinase
53ACN-rich extractMulberryHepG2 cells pAMPK and pACC,
PPARα, CPT1 and FFAs oxidation
Srebp1c and lipogenesis
AMPK activation
54CyanidinHepG2 cells lipogenesis
lipolysis
PPAR agonist

AMPK: adenosine monophosphate protein kinase; Srebp1c: sterol regulated element binding protein 1c; ACC: acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase; p: phospho; glycerol 3 phophate acyl transferase; PKC: protein kinase C; OMM: outer mitochondrial membrane; SOD: superoxide dismutase; MAPK: mitogen associated protein kinase; Nrf2: nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2; PPAR : peroxisomes proliferator activated receptor ; ROS: reactive oxygen species; GSH: reduced glutathione; PKA: protein kinase A; CREB: cAMP-response element binding protein; CPT-1: carnitine-palmytoil-transferase-1; ACN: anthocyanins; OA: oleic acid; tBH: tert-butyl hydroperoxide; MTT: 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; TBARS: thiobarbituric acid reacting substances.