Paeoniflorin mitigates PBC-induced liver fibrosis by repressing NLRP3 formation
Acta cir. bras
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36(11): e361106, 2021. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Purpose:
To delve into the influence of paeoniflorin (PA) on abating primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)-induced liver fibrosis and its causative role.Methods:
Our team allocated the mice to control group, PA group, PBC group and PBC+PA group. We recorded the weight change of mice in each group. We used Masson staining for determining liver fibrosis, immunofluorescence staining for measuring tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) expression, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) for assaying related gene expression, as well as Western blot for testing related protein expression.Results:
The weight of PBC model mice declined. Twenty-four weeks after modeling, the positive rate of anti-mitochondrial antibody-M2 (AMA-M2) in PBC mice reached 100%. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), hydroxyproline (HYP), laminin (LN), procollagen type III (PC III), and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents saliently waxed (p<0.01). Meanwhile, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-px) activity patently waned (p<0.01). Liver fibrosis levels were flagrantly higher (p<0.01), and TNF-α, NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3), caspase-1, interleukin-18 (IL-18), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) protein or gene expression were manifestly up-regulated (p<0.01). PA could restore the weight of PBC mice, strikingly restrain the positive expression of AMA-M2, and down-regulate serum ALP, ALT, AST, HYP, LN, PC III, MDA in PBC mice (p<0.01). PA could also significantly up-regulate SOD and GSH-px levels (p<0.01), down-regulate IL-1β, IL-18, caspase-1, NLRP3, and TNF-α protein or gene expression in PBC mice (p<0.01) and inhibit liver fibrosis levels (p<0.01).Conclusions:
PA can reduce PBC-induced liver fibrosis in mice and may function by curbing the formation of NLRP3.
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Asunto principal:
Monoterpenos
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Proteína con Dominio Pirina 3 de la Familia NLR
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Glucósidos
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Cirrosis Hepática
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Animales
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Acta cir. bras
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
Institución/País de afiliación:
Taizhou peoples Hospital affiliated to Medical College of Yangzhou University/CN
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Zhengzhou University/CN
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