Research
Micronutrients & recovery
Saturated fatty acids, particularly palmitate, induce hepatocyte apoptosis via ER stress, JNK activation, and death receptor pathways, while monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) like oleate can be cytoprotective by sequestering palmitate into neutral triglycerides.
The type of fat you eat matters for liver health. High intake of saturated fats (like palmitate) can directly damage liver cells, while monounsaturated fats (like oleate) may help protect the liver by storing toxic fats safely as triglycerides.
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Palmitate is elevated in plasma and accumulates in its esterified form in the liver in NASH... Palmitate can activate both the intrinsic- and extrinsic-mediated (death receptor) apoptosis machinery in hepatocytes... The MUFAs palmitoleate and oleate can reduce the toxicity of palmitate in cultured hepatocytes, although they promote TG formation, suggesting that the sequestration of palmitate into neutral TG is cytoprotective.
Why this rating
Supported by in vitro, animal models, and lipidomics data.
Source
Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: An Overview
Gopanandan Parthasarathy et al. · Hepatology Communications · 2020
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