Liver fibrosis
Disease2 papers4 findings
In mouse studies, alternate-day fasting and Camellia sinensis extract reduce liver fibrosis, with fasting-mediated protection requiring hepatocyte Nos3. Conversely, hepatocyte-specific knockout of NOS3 increases liver fibrosis.
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Interventions
3Camellia sinensis
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1 study
Camellia sinensis
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Camellia sinensis decreases liver fibrosis in mice.
Animalsin D-galactose-induced agingNongxiang-type Tieguanyin extractliver110 or 550 mg/kg/day8 weeks
Protective Effects of Nongxiang-Type Tieguanyin on the Liver of D-Galactose-Induced Aging C57BL/6 Mice via the NF-κB Signaling Pathway · Food science & nutrition · 29 Sep 2026
NOS3 knockout
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1 study
NOS3 knockout
upin mice1
NOS3 knockout increases liver fibrosis in mice.
“In human fibrotic liver samples and mouse models, eNOS expression is markedly suppressed, and its hepatocyte-specific deletion aggravates injury and fibrosis.”
Animalshepatocyte-specifichepatocyte-specific knockoutliver
Alternate-day fasting resolves liver fibrosis via hepatocyte eNOS signaling · Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 27 Sep 2026
Intermittent fasting
downin mice1
1 study
Intermittent fasting
downin mice1
Intermittent fasting protects against liver fibrosis in mice.
“We further establish that the anti-fibrotic benefits of alternate-day fasting (ADF) critically depend on this intercellular pathway.”
Animalsalternate-day fastingliver
Alternate-day fasting resolves liver fibrosis via hepatocyte eNOS signaling · Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 27 Sep 2026
Upstream
1Nos3
is required forin mice1
1 study
Nos3
is required forin mice1
Nos3 is required for liver fibrosis in mice.
“ADF enhanced hepatocyte eNOS expression, and hepatocyte-specific eNOS knockout abolished the protective metabolic and anti-fibrotic effects of ADF.”
Animalsfor alternate-day fasting-mediated protectionhepatocyte
Alternate-day fasting resolves liver fibrosis via hepatocyte eNOS signaling · Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 27 Sep 2026
Latest
2Alternate-day fasting resolves liver fibrosis via hepatocyte eNOS signaling
Nitric oxide produced by hepatocytes during fasting blocks autophagy in stellate cells to halt fibrotic progression in mice.