Kadsura heteroclita stem ethanol extract protects against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury in mice via suppression of oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 267 ◽  
pp. 113496
Author(s):  
Huang-he Yu ◽  
Yi-xing Qiu ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Cai-yun Peng ◽  
Rong Zeng ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingshan Chen ◽  
Qi Zhan ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Sen Sun ◽  
Liang Zhao ◽  
...  

Schisandra chinensis(S. chinensis) is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine widely used for the treatment of liver disease, whose main active components are lignans. However, the action mechanisms of the lignans inS. chinensisremain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the protective effect and related molecular mechanism ofSchisandralignan extract (SLE) against carbon tetrachloride- (CCl4-) induced acute liver injury in mice. Different doses of SLE at 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg were administered daily by gavage for 5 days before CCl4treatment. The results showed that SLE significantly decreased the activities of serum ALT/AST and reduced liver pathologic changes induced by CCl4. Pretreatment with SLE not only decreased the content of MDA but increased SOD, GSH, and GSH-Px activities in the liver, suggesting that SLE attenuated CCl4-induced oxidative stress. The expression levels of inflammatory cytokines TNF-a, IL-1β, and IL-6 were decreased after oral administration of SLE, probably because lignans inhibited the NF-κB activity. Additionally, SLE also inhibited hepatocyte apoptosis by suppressing JNK activation and regulating Bcl-2/Bax signaling pathways. In conclusion, these results suggested that SLE prevented CCl4-induced liver injury through a combination of antioxidative stress, anti-inflammation, and antihepatocyte apoptosis and alleviated inflammation and apoptosis by regulating the NF-κB, JNK, and Bcl-2/Bax signaling pathways.


2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (02n03) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Jen Ko ◽  
Wen-Tsuan Hsieh ◽  
Yueh-Wern Wu ◽  
Wen-Chuan Lin

The effect of oral administration of a 50% ethanol extract of Silene aprica (SA) on acute liver injury was examined in rats intoxicated with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and acetaminophen. The results indicated that SA protected the liver from CCl4- and acetaminophen-induced injury as judged by morphological and biochemical observations. An increase in both lipid peroxidation (LPO) and triglyceride concentrations occurred in the liver with CCl4injection , SA administration significantly reduced these changes.


2007 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-ming Wu ◽  
Tao Wen ◽  
Yu-fen Tan ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Feng Ren ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (04) ◽  
pp. 761-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jen-Chieh Tsai ◽  
Wen-Huang Peng ◽  
Tai-Hui Chiu ◽  
Shun-Chieh Huang ◽  
Tai-Hung Huang ◽  
...  

This study aims to investigate the hepatoprotective activity and active constituents of the ethanol extract of Scoparia dulcis (SDE). The hepatoprotective effect of SDE (0.1, 0.5 and 1 g/kg) was evaluated on the carbon tetrachloride ( CCl4 )-induced acute liver injury. The active constituents were detected by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Mice pretreated orally with SDE (0.5 and 1.0 g/kg) and silymarin (200 mg/kg) for five consecutive days before the administering of a single dose of 0.2% CCl4 (10 ml/kg of bw, ip) showed a significant inhibition of the increase of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). Histological analyses also showed that SDE (0.5 and 1.0 g/kg) and silymarin reduced the extent of liver lesions induced by CCl4 , including vacuole formation, neutrophil infiltration and necrosis. Moreover, SDE decreased the malondialdehyde (MDA) level and elevated the content of reduced glutathione (GSH) in the liver as compared to those in the CCl4 group. Furthermore, SDE (0.5 and 1.0 g/kg) enhanced the activities of anti-oxidative enzymes including superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GRd) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST). The quantities of active constituents in SDE were about 3.1 mg luteolin/g extract and 1.1 mg apigenin/g extract. The hepatoprotective mechanisms of SDE were likely associated to the decrease in MDA level and increase in GSH level by increasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes such as SOD, GPx, GRd and GST. These results demonstrated that SDE could alleviate CCl4 -induced acute liver injury in mice.


2020 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 205873842095059
Author(s):  
Yirong Chen ◽  
Renye Que ◽  
Liubing Lin ◽  
Yanting Shen ◽  
Jinkai Liu ◽  
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NLRP3 inflammasome activation results in severe liver inflammation and injury. Saikosaponin-d (SSd) possesses anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective effects. This study aimed to determine the protective effects of SSd on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced acute liver injury in mice, and whether oxidative stress and NLRP3 inflammasome activation participate in the process. The CCl4 mice model and controls were induced. The mice were treated with SSd at 1, 1.5, or 2.0 mg/kg in a total volume of 100 µl/25 g of body weight. Liver injury was assessed by histopathology. Oxidative stress was determined using mitochondrial superoxide production (MSP), malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and catalase (CAT) activities. NLRP3, ASC, and Caspase 1 were determined by real-time PCR and western blot. IL-1β and IL-18 levels were determined by ELISA. Significantly elevated oxidative stress was induced in the liver by CCl4, as demonstrated by histopathology and increases of MDA and MSP levels and decreases of SOD, GPx, and CAT activities (all P < 0.01). SSd significantly decreased the MDA and MSP levels and increased the activities of SOD, GPx, and CAT (all P < 0.05). The mRNA expression of NLRP3, ASC, and Caspase 1, and the protein expression of Caspase 1-p10, NLRP3, ASC, IL-1β, and IL-18 were significantly increased after CCl4 induction (all P < 0.01). These changes were reversed by SSd (all P < 0.05). Suppression of the oxidative stress and NLRP3 inflammasome activation were involved in SSd-alleviated acute liver injury in CCl4-induced hepatitis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 4485-4498
Author(s):  
Fuchuan Guo ◽  
Xinyun Zhuang ◽  
Mengyuan Han ◽  
Wenting Lin

EPP protected against hepatic injury induced by CCl4-derived reactive intermediates through the suppression of hepatic oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis.


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