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In the present study, we extracted naringin from pomelo peel and aimed to decipher its therapeutic potential against hyperlipidemia. We used ultrasonic-assisted extraction to obtain naringin prior to identifying its structure, to evaluate its ability in binding sodium glycine cholate and sodium bovine cholate in vitro by simulating the gastrointestinal environment, so as to evaluate its blood lipid-lowering activity. The hyperlipidemia mouse model was established. Following the intragastric administration of naringin for 5 weeks, we measured the weight change, organ index, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), serum total cholesterol (TC), serum triglycerides (TG), liver superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level, malondialdehyde (MDA), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level of mice in the normal control and high-fat diet groups in addition to the high-, medium-, and low-dose naringin groups. The pathological changes in the liver were observed under a light microscope. The total RNA of the liver was extracted, and the mRNA expression level of lipid metabolism-related factors in mouse liver was detected via a fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Naringin significantly (p &lt; 0.01) reduced the body weight, organ index, serum TG, LDL-C, and TC levels of hyperlipidemic mice, but increased the serum HDL-C levels (p &lt; 0.01). Furthermore, naringin increased GSH Px and SOD activity (p &lt; 0.01), while decreasing MDA, ALT, and AST levels, as well as the liver index (p &lt; 0.01). There was no statistically significant difference in the brain, heart, spleen, kidney, and other indicators (p &gt; 0.05). A histopathological analysis of mouse liver showed that naringin could alleviate the degenerative damage of fatty liver cells in hyperlipidemic mice. Naringin could significantly (p &lt; 0.01) reduce the expression of FAS and SREBP-1c mRNA, and simultaneously increase PPAR\u03b1 mRNA expression. This study shows that naringin has the strong effect of lowering lipids and protecting the liver in hyperlipidemic mice. Our findings underscore the anti-hyperlipidemia potential of naringin and increase the scientific understanding of its anti-hyperlipidemia effects, that may lead to its potential application as a dietary strategy for hyperlipidemia management in the future.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules27249033","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,19]],"date-time":"2022-12-19T09:05:09Z","timestamp":1671440709000},"page":"9033","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":32,"title":["Extraction of Naringin from Pomelo and Its Therapeutic Potentials against Hyperlipidemia"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3801-3512","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiaolei","family":"Yu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi\u2019an Jiaotong University, Xi\u2019an 710049, China"},{"name":"Meat Processing and Safety Control Professional Technology Innovation Center, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xin","family":"Meng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Meat Processing and Safety Control Professional Technology Innovation Center, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yidi","family":"Yan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Meat Processing and Safety Control Professional Technology Innovation Center, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Meat Processing and Safety Control Professional Technology Innovation Center, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4880-824X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lei","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi\u2019an Jiaotong University, Xi\u2019an 710049, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"97","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jep.2014.08.030","article-title":"Antitussive, expectorant, and anti-inflammatory activities of different extracts from Exocarpium Citri Grandis","volume":"156","author":"Jiang","year":"2014","journal-title":"J. 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