Wei JIANG, Ying XU, Xiaoning WANG, et al. Huangqi decoction attenuates CCl4-induced liver fibrosis in mice through up-regulation of liver BAMBI expression. [J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 55(3):74-80(2021)
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Wei JIANG, Ying XU, Xiaoning WANG, et al. Huangqi decoction attenuates CCl4-induced liver fibrosis in mice through up-regulation of liver BAMBI expression. [J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 55(3):74-80(2021) DOI: 10.16305/j.1007-1334.2021.2010021.
Huangqi decoction attenuates CCl4-induced liver fibrosis in mice through up-regulation of liver BAMBI expression
Objective,2,To explore whether BMP and activin membrane bound inhibitor(BAMBI), an endogenous "pseudo-receptor" of transforming growth factor β(TGF-β), could be involved in the anti-liver fibrotic effects of Huangqi decoction(HQD).,Methods,2,Liver fibrosis was induced in male C57BL/6 mice by 10% CCl,4,(2 g/kg body weight,ip,), three times per week, for 6 weeks. From the 4th week, the CCl,4, model mice were randomly divided into two groups: treated with vehicle(M)and HQD, respectively, for 3 weeks through gavage. ,In vitro, cultured LX-2 cells(a human hepatic stellate cell line)were used to detect the effect of HQD’s major effective components astragalosides(AS)and glycyrrhizic acid(GA)on TGF-β signaling and gene expression.,Results,2,HQD treatment significantly attenuated CCl,4,-induced abnormal increase of serum ALT and AST(,P,<,0.01). H,&,E staining and Sirius red staining on liver tissue sections revealed that HQD treatment significantly attenuated CCl,4,-induced liver tissue damage and inflammation, and reduced liver collagen deposition. Real-time PCR results revealed that HQD treatment reduced the abnormal overexpression of collagen-1(,Col,1α1) and matrix metalloproteinase-12(,Mmp,-12)mRNA(,P,<,0.05). Furthermore, compared with the M group, the liver expression of ,Bambi, mRNA was significantly enhanced in the HQD group(,P,<,0.01). Cell culture studies demonstrated that the treatment of LX-2 cells with AS and GA inhibited TGF-β1-induced LX-2 cell activation and collagen synthesis, inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor-α expression(,P,<,0.01), and enhanced BAMBI expression(,P,<,0.01).,Conclusion,2,These results revealed that inhibiting liver inflammation and upregulating the expression of BAMBI could be one of the important mechanisms for HQD to effectively reduce liver fibrosis.
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黄芪汤黄芪总皂苷甘草酸肝纤维化小鼠骨形成蛋白和激活素跨膜抑制剂TGF-β1
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Huangqi decoctiontotal astragalus saponinsglycyrrhizic acidliver fibrosisbone morphogenetic protein and activin transmembrane inhibitor (BAMBI)TGF-β1
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