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Naringenin prevented nonalcoholic steatohepatitis fibrosis via regulating MAPK/FoxO3a pathway and promoting apoptosis of activated hepatic stellate cells / 中国药理学与毒理学杂志
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology ; (6): 722-722, 2021.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-909568
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE The pathological characteristics of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) include liver steato?sis, inflammation, and fibrosis. Fibrosis is the most severe and significant pathological feature in NASH. Effective drug treatment could reverse early liver fibrosis and is of significance to prevent NASH from progressing into cirrhosis and liver cancer. Identification of drug targets for NASH treatment has been an active research area and is essential for the development of anti-NASH medications. Naringenin (NGN) is a flavonoid compound rich in citrus fruits. Our preliminary data demonstrated that NGN reduced diet-induced lipid accumulation and inflammation in the mouse liver, but whether NGN can attenuate liver fibrosis of NASH is not known. METHODS To study the effect of NGN on NASH fibrosis. WT mice were fed with high fat diet (HFD) and injected intraperitoneally 20% carbon tetrachloride at the same time for 8 weeks to induce NASH, and NGN was administrated by gavage in the meantime. In vitro, LO2 cells and LX2 cells were stimulated by oleic acid (OA) combined with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), respectively. RESULTS Treating the WT mice with NGN 100 mg · kg-1 · d-1 significantly attenuated hepatic lipid accumulation, hepatic fibrosis, plasma ALT and AST levels, inhibited protein expression of p-ERK, p-FoxO3a in the mouse livers. In vitro, on OA and LPS stimulated LO2 or LX2 cells, NGN significantly promoted apoptosis of activated hepatic stellate cells while inhibited apoptosis of hepatocytes. Mechanism study indicated that NGN inhibited MAPK pathway and promoted activation of FoxO3a, conse?quently promoted apoptosis of the activated LX2 cells and inhibited liver fibrosis. CONCLUSION NGN preventes NASH fibrosis via regulating MAPK/FoxO3a pathway, thus promoting apoptosis of the activated hepatic stellate cells.

Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Prognostic study Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology Year: 2021 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Prognostic study Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology Year: 2021 Type: Article