Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of Liraglutide on cytokines and biochemical indexes in rats with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Methods Thirty-two male SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group(NC, 10 rats), high fat group (HF, 12 rats), HF+Lira group (10 rats). The HF group and the HF+Lira group were given high -fat diet for 16 weeks. After 12 weeks of high -fat feeding in the HF +Lira group, Liraglutide was administered 600 μg/(kg·d) by intraperitoneal injection for 4 weeks. At the end of the 16th week, the rats were sacrificed. The pathological changes of the liver were observed under optical microscope. The serum level of total triglyceride (TG) was detected by automatic biochemical analyzer. The serum levels of interleukin-18 (IL-18), IL-10 and fasting insulin (FINS) were determined by ELISA, and insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) was assessed by homeostasis mode assessment. TG content of the liver was measured by GPO-PAP method. The test and SNK-q test were used for statistical analyses. Results Compared with the NC group, the liver function indexes, the serum levels of IL-18 and TG, FBG, FINS and HOMA-IR in the HF group were obviously increased (p < 0.05). Compared with the HF group, the liver function indexes, the serum levels of IL-18 and TG, FBG, FINS and HOMA-IR in the HF+Lira group were all obviously lowered (p < 0.05). The serum level of IL-10 in the HF group was significantly lower than that in the NC group (p < 0.05); the level of IL-10 in the HF+Lira group was significantly higher than that in the HF group (p < 0.05). HOMA -IR, liver steatosis and hepatic lobular inflammation were positively correlated with the serum level of IL-18 (p < 0.05), but negatively correlated with the serum level of IL-10 (p <0.05). Conclusions Liraglutide can regulate the balance of inflammatory cytokines in rats with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, alleviate insulin resistance and inflammation, reduce lipid deposition in liver, thus has therapeutic effect on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.