Anti-inflammatory and Hepatoprotective Effects of Solanum alatum

1995 ◽  
Vol 23 (01) ◽  
pp. 65-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Ching Lin ◽  
Wei-Chih Lin ◽  
Shaw-Rong Yang ◽  
Den-En Shieh
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Liver Injury ◽  
Aqueous Extract ◽  
Kupffer Cells ◽  
Inflammatory Infiltration ◽  
Histological Changes ◽  
Hepatoprotective Effects ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Solanum alatum aqueous extract was investigated on carrageenin-induced edema and on CCl 4-induced liver injury. The extract (100 or 200 mg/kg body weight) exhibited both anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective activities. The effects were more prominent at the dose of 200 mg/kg. Histological changes such as necrosis, fatty changes, ballooning degeneration, and inflammatory infiltration of lymphocytes and Kupffer cells around the central veins were concurrently improved by treatment with the S. alatum aqueous extract.

scholarly journals Anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective effects of exopolysaccharides isolated from Pleurotus geesteranus on alcohol-induced liver injury

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinling Song ◽  
Zhonghai Liu ◽  
Jianjun Zhang ◽  
Qihang Yang ◽  
Zhenzhen Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Injury ◽  
Hepatoprotective Effects ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

A novel FXR agonist EDP-297 exerts anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective effects in human liver 3D microtissues and rodent NASH and liver injury models

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. S672
Author(s):  
Mary Chau ◽  
Manuel Roqueta-Rivera ◽  
Guoqiang Wang ◽  
Kelsey Garlick ◽  
Bindu Ramachandran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Injury ◽  
Human Liver ◽  
Hepatoprotective Effects ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Injury Models

Anti-Inflammatory and Hepatoprotective Effects of Ganoderma lucidum Polysaccharides against Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Liver Injury in Kunming Mice

Pharmacology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Sheng Chen ◽  
Quan-Zhan Chen ◽  
Zhen-Jiong Wang ◽  
Chun Hua
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Tetrachloride ◽  
Liver Injury ◽  
Liver Tissue ◽  
Ganoderma Lucidum ◽  
Acute Liver Injury ◽  
Liver Weight ◽  
Inflammatory Factors ◽  
Ganoderma Lucidum Polysaccharides ◽  
Hepatoprotective Effects ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Background: Ganoderma lucidum Polysaccharides (GLPS) were found to possess various pharmacological properties including anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective activities. However, the effect and possible mechanism of GLPS treatment on liver injury have not yet been reported. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the potential anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective effects and possible mechanism of GLPS in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced acute liver injury mice. Summary: GLPS significantly reduced the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and improved liver function in liver injury mice. It significantly inhibited CCl4-induced changes of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities in serum, as well as nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) activities in liver tissue; it also remarkably decreased levels of liver weight and index, total bilirubin, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-18, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α in serum, as well as malondialdehyde and IL-1β in liver tissue. Protein expression levels of liver NLRP3, ASC, and Caspase-1 were also downregulated, while the glutathione level in liver tissue was remarkably enhanced in GLPS groups compared to that of the model group. Key Message: These results suggested that GLPS may be a potential for the prevention and treatment of acute liver injury with liver inflammation. The possible mechanism may be related to the inhibition of free radical lipid peroxidation, NOS, and CYP2E1 activities and activation of liver inflammatory factors.

scholarly journals Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Dehydroandrographolide by TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Pathway Inhibition in Bile Duct-Ligated Mice

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 1124-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiyong Weng ◽  
Yue Chi ◽  
Jing Xie ◽  
Xuefeng Liu ◽  
Jiehua Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Liver Injury ◽  
Kupffer Cells ◽  
Inflammatory Responses ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Bile Duct Proliferation ◽  
Duct Ligation ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Cholestatic Liver Injury ◽  
Lps Binding

Background/Aims: Clinically, biliary obstruction is often accompanied by progressive inflammation. Dehydroandrographolide (DA) possesses anti-inflammatory properties. However, the anti-inflammatory activities of DA in cholestatic liver injury remain unclear. Methods: Mice were administered with DA by intraperitoneal injection after bile duct ligation (BDL) on day 1. Then mice were subjected to an ileocecal vein injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Liver function markers, histology, pro-inflammatory cytokine levels, NF-κB activation and fibrosis formation were evaluated in BDL mice with LPS. LPS binding to primary Kupffer cells was examined by high-content cytometers. Results: DA was shown to greatly lower initially higher than normal levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and total bilirubin (TBIL) in the serum and liver of BDL mice with LPS. DA exerted hepatic protective effects that were also confirmed by prolonged survival of BDL mice with LPS. Liver histopathology showed reduced inflammatory cellular infiltration, bile duct proliferation, and biliary necrosis with DA treatment. Furthermore, DA reduced the expression levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-6 in liver tissue and plasma and showed decreased NF-κB activation in BDL mice with LPS. DA could prevent LPS binding to primary Kupffer cells in the normal liver and BDL mice liver. DA also suppressed LPS-stimulated inflammatory responses by blocking the interaction between LPS and TLR4 in primary Kupffer cells and human LX-2 cells, thereby inhibiting NF-κB activation. Conclusion: DA inhibition of inflammation against liver damage following BDL with LPS may be a promising agent for the treatment of cholestatic liver injury.

Evaluation of the Anti-inflammatory and Liver-protective Effects of Anoectochilus formosanus, Ganoderma lucidum and Gynostemma pentaphyllum in Rats

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (01) ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jer-Min Lin ◽  
Chun-Ching Lin ◽  
Hui-Fen Chiu ◽  
Jenq-Jer Yang ◽  
Shing-Ginn Lee
Keyword(s):  
Ganoderma Lucidum ◽  
Inflammatory Activity ◽  
Central Vein ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Inflammatory Infiltration ◽  
Histological Changes ◽  
Gynostemma Pentaphyllum ◽  
Acute Increase ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Anoectochilus Formosanus

The pharmacological effects of Anoectochilus formosanus, Ganoderma lucidum and Gynostemma pentaphyllum were studied against carrageenan-induced paw edema and CC14-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. The water extracts of G. pentaphyllum and G. lucidum were found to possess significant anti-inflammatory activity against carrageenan induced edema. The administration of Gynostemma pentaphyllum displayed an activity even more potent than indomethacin. In contrast, Anoectochilus formosanus showed a delayed onset of anti-inflammatory activity starting from 4 hrs post carrageenan administration. However, A. formosanus significantly decreased the acute increase in serum GOT and OPT level caused by CC14. Histological changes such as necrosis, fatty change, ballooning degeneration, inflammatory infiltration of lymphocytes and Kupffer cells around the central vein were simultaneously improved by the treatment of A. formosanus.

scholarly journals Hepatoprotective Effects of Antrodia cinnamomea: The Modulation of Oxidative Stress Signaling in a Mouse Model of Alcohol-Induced Acute Liver Injury

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yange Liu ◽  
Juan Wang ◽  
Lanzhou Li ◽  
Wenji Hu ◽  
Yidi Qu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Liver Injury ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Acute Liver Injury ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Inflammatory Infiltration ◽  
Hepatoprotective Effects ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

In the present study, the components of A. cinnamomea (AC) mycelia were systematically analyzed. Subsequently, its hepatoprotective effects and the underlying mechanisms were explored using a mouse model of acute alcohol-induced liver injury. AC contained 25 types of fatty acid, 16 types of amino acid, 3 types of nucleotide, and 8 types of mineral. The hepatoprotective effects were observed after 2 weeks of AC treatment at doses of 75 mg/kg, 225 mg/kg, and 675 mg/kg in the mouse model. These effects were indicated by the changes in the levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, several oxidation-related factors, and inflammatory cytokines in serum and/or liver samples. AC reduced the incidence rate of necrosis, inflammatory infiltration, fatty droplets formation, and cell apoptosis in liver detecting via histological and TUNEL assay. In addition, AC reduced the expression of cleaved caspase-3, -8, and -9 and the levels of phosphor-protein kinase B (Akt) and phosphor-nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) in the liver samples. Collectively, AC-mediated hepatoprotective effects in a mouse model of acute alcohol-induced liver injury are the result of reduction in oxidative stress. This may be associated with Akt/NF-κB signaling. These results provide valuable evidence to support the use of A. cinnamomea as a functional food and/or medicine.

scholarly journals Dendrobium officinale Flower Extraction Mitigates Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury in Mice: Role of Antisteatosis, Antioxidative, and Anti-Inflammatory

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Yu-Lin Wu ◽  
Si-Han Huang ◽  
Chun-Mei He ◽  
Bo Qiu ◽  
Jing-Jing Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Injury ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Dendrobium Officinale ◽  
Heme Oxygenase 1 ◽  
Related Factor ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Quinone Oxidoreductase ◽  
Inflammatory Infiltration ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

The study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of Dendrobium officinale flower extraction (DOFE) on alcohol-induced liver injury and its probable mechanisms in mice. The chemical composition of DOFE was performed via UPLC/MS. Male Kunming mice were used to establish alcohol-induced liver injury models by oral gavage of 56% alcohol. Results showed that DOFE dramatically attenuated the increased serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total cholesterol (TC), and triacylglycerol (TG). Meanwhile, hematoxylin and eosin and Oil Red O staining showed that DOFE attenuated degeneration, inflammatory infiltration, and lipid droplet accumulation. DOFE was also found to suppress the activity of malonaldehyde (MDA) and enhanced the level of glutathione (GSH) and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and catalase (CAT) in the liver. The protection of DOFE against oxidative stress was associated with the downregulation of hepatic cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) and upregulation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), and NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase l (NQO1). Additionally, DOFE suppressed inflammation via downregulating Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) and nuclear factor kappa-B P65 (NF-κB P65). Thus, DOFE exhibited a significant protective effect against alcohol-induced liver injury through its antisteatosis, antioxidative, and anti-inflammatory effect.

scholarly journals Study of Histological Changes in the Bones of Front and Hind Limbs of White Rat Treated with Ibuprofen and Lepidium Sativum

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1988-2003
Author(s):  
Zainab Salah Abdul Jabbar
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Aqueous Extract ◽  
Water Extract ◽  
The Body ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Lepidium Sativum ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Histological Changes ◽  
Hind Limbs ◽  
Animal House

The current study was conducted to evaluate the morphological and histological changes in the front and hind limbs of Male albino rat belonging to the strain Sprague Dawley, treated with Ibuprofen and the possible protective effects of aqueous extract of Lepidium sativum. The study was performed in the animal house of Department of Biology Collage of Education for Girls University of Kufa. The study lasted seven months from September 2020 until February 2021 by following (80) male rats and were (16-20) weeks that weighted between (200-250)g which was divided in to eight groups each group consist of ten males. The first group was the orally given the normal saline only, and it was control group. The second group was treated orally with Ibuprofen at concentration of (400) mg/kg while the third group was administered Ibuprofen at concentration (400)mg/kg+ aqueous extract of Lepidium sativum seeds with concentration of (50) mg/kg. The fourth group was dosage Ibuprofen at (400)mg/kg+ extract of Lepidium sativum seeds with concentration (100)mg/kg orally too. The fifth group was treated with Ibuprofen at concentration (400)mg/kg +aqueous extract of Lepidium sativum at concentration (150) mg/kg orally. The sixth group was orally given the aqueous extract of Lepidium sativum seeds with concentration (50)mg/kg. The seventh group was treated with the aqueous extract of Lepidium sativum seeds with concentration (100)mg/kg orally. The last group was submitted to the aqueous extract of Lepidium sativum seeds with concentration (150)mg/kg by oral all groups were conducted once day from the first day until the sacrifice which was in two stages on (30 and 45)days. The current study included the process of recording the animal weights of body before and after the completion of experiment as well as weights of bones for front and hind limbs after the end of dose period The study included the histolgical sections of the limbs bones. It was absorved through the macroscopic examination of males dosed with Ibuprofen drug at concentration (400)mg/kg lack of movement and ,anorexia and sluggishness during a period 45 days. The results of statistical analysis showed significant decrease (P<0.05) in the body weight and the weight of limbs bones and the in treatment that were treated with Ibuprofen (30) and (45) days compared with control group. The results also showed decreased significant differences in body weight and weight of limbs in the groups were treated with Ibuprofen + water extract of lepidum sativum seeds (50)mg/kg also the result showed decrease (p<0.05) in body weight in the group of Ibuprofen + water extract of lepidum sativum seeds at (100)mg/kg in, the first dose 30 days, while there was no significant in the same group for the second dose(45) days. As for the group that was dose orally the aqueous extract of Lepidium Sativum seeds (50,100,150) mg/kg and for first and second dose showed significant increase ()in wight body and bones limb but no significant in length body and length of bones. Also patholgical changes were observed in the histolgical section of bone that dosed ibuprofen such as cellular changes in osteocytes, the lacuna looked empty without osteocyt and effected of cell components and cell life. The ather histolgical change was show in the bone marrow that decrease in blood cells components with hypoplasia and replacement of heamatopia with adipose content in the marrow cavity. There was no histopatholgical changes in the groups that treated with Ibuprofen +water extract of lipdium sativum seeds (50,100,150)Mg/kg compared with control group. As well as the group that was treated with water extract of Lepidium sativum showed cellular activity. From this study, it was concluded that Ibuprofen drug has toxic effects in the osteocytes that was affected in the bone tissue and bone formation for long term while the concentration aqueous extract of Lepidium sativum seeds has prevented the uncertain effects of drug. This stuy showed the important role of lepidum sativum as food supplements rich with vitamins and minerals on growth of bones.

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