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Li K, Cui Y, Zheng X, Min C, Zhang J, Yan Z, Ji Y, Ge F, Ji H, Zhu F. Jian Gan powder ameliorates immunological liver injury in mice by modulating the gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. Eur J Med Res 2024; 29:240. [PMID: 38641655 PMCID: PMC11031866 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-024-01827-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Immunological liver injury (ILI) is a common liver disease associated with the microbiota-gut-liver axis. Jian Gan powder (JGP) exhibits both protective and therapeutic effects on hepatitis virus-induced ILI in the clinic. However, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. The aim of this study is to investigate the hepatoprotective effects and associated mechanisms of JGP in the context of gut microbiota, utilizing a mouse model of ILI. METHODS The mouse model was established employing Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) plus lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Following treatment with JGP (7.5, 15, or 30 g/kg), serum, liver, and fresh fecal samples were analyzed. 16S rRNA gene sequencing and untargeted metabolomics profiling were performed to assess the role of JGP on the gut microbiota and its metabolites. RESULTS JGP treatment markedly reduced serum IFN-γ, IL-6, IL-22, and hepatic p-STAT3 (phosphorylated transducer and activator of transcription-3) expression. In contrast, JGP increased the percentage of proliferating cell nuclear antigen-positive liver cells in treated mice. Fecal 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that JGP treatment restored the levels of Alloprevotella, Burkholderia-Caballeronia-Paraburkholderia, Muribaculum, Streptococcus, and Stenotrophomonas. Additionally, metabolomics analysis of fecal samples showed that JGP restored the levels of allylestrenol, eplerenone, phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) (P-20:0/0:0), sphingomyelin (SM) d27:1, soyasapogenol C, chrysin, and soyasaponin I. CONCLUSIONS JGP intervention improves ILI by restoring gut microbiota and modifying its metabolic profiles. These results provide a novel insight into the mechanism of JGP in treating ILI and the scientific basis to support its clinical application.
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- Kun Li
- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 100 Hongshan Road, Building 9, Nanjing, 210046, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hai'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Medical College of Yangzhou University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
- Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 100 Hongshan Road, Building 9, Nanjing, 210046, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Suzhou Institute for Drug Control, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 100 Hongshan Road, Building 9, Nanjing, 210046, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hai'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Medical College of Yangzhou University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hai'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Medical College of Yangzhou University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Haian People's Hospital of Nantong University, 17 Zhong Ba Zhong Road, Hai'an, 226600, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 100 Hongshan Road, Building 9, Nanjing, 210046, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
- Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
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Wei X, Wang L, Yang B, Ma Y, Yuan W, Ma J. Orosomucoid 2 upregulation mediates liver injury-induced colorectal cancer liver metastasis by promoting EMT and cell migration. Cancer Sci 2024. [PMID: 38475962 DOI: 10.1111/cas.16131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The relationship between drug-induced liver injury and liver metastasis of colorectal cancer and the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In this study, we used carbon tetrachloride to construct a classic mouse liver injury model and injected CT26 colorectal cancer cells into the mouse spleen to simulate the natural route of colorectal cancer liver metastasis. Liver injury significantly increased the number of colorectal cancer liver metastases. Transcriptome sequencing and data-independent acquisition protein quantification identified proteins that were significantly differentially expressed in injured livers, and orosomucoid (ORM) 2 was identified as a target protein for tumor liver metastasis. In vitro experiments showed that exogenous ORM2 protein increased the expression of EMT markers such as Twist, Zeb1, Vim, Snail1 and Snail2 and chemokine ligands to promote CT26 cell migration. In addition, liver-specific overexpression of the ORM2 protein in the mouse model significantly promoted tumor cell liver metastasis without inducing liver injury. Our results indicate that drug-induced liver injury can promote colorectal cancer liver metastasis and that ORM2 can promote cell migration by inducing EMT in tumor cells.
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- Xundong Wei
- Center of Biotherapy, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Medical Laboratory Center, Chifeng Municipal Hospital/Chifeng Clinical College, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Chifeng, China
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- Center of Biotherapy, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Center of Biotherapy, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Center of Biotherapy, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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Wang H, Xu GB, Chen H, Pan YX. Maternal high-fat diet activates hepatic interleukin-4 in rat male offspring accompanied by increased eosinophil infiltration. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2021; 320:G81-G92. [PMID: 33112158 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00153.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is activated as an immune response during infection or tissue injury. Epigenetic programming of maternal high-fat (HF) diet has long-term effects in the offspring. In the present study, we investigated the epigenetic regulation of IL-4 in a maternal HF diet model in the liver of adult offspring. Timed-pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either control (C) or HF diet throughout gestation and lactation. Offspring were placed on a control diet after weaning, generating C/C and HF/C groups. The liver was collected at 12 wk of age, followed by histological and molecular analysis to investigate the maternal programming effects on IL-4 by HF diet. Maternal HF diet significantly induced mRNA expression and protein level of IL-4 and promoted hypomethylation of Il4 compared with the control group. Methylation-selective PCR (MSP) confirmed that maternal HF diet increased RNA polymerase II, acetylation of histone H4, and dimethylation of histone 3 lysine 4 at the +6 kb region of Il4. Moreover, the rat eosinophil marker Siglec-F was increased and colocalized with IL-4 in the liver. In conclusion, our study indicated that IL-4 was increased in liver cells in response to maternal HF diet. This coincides with DNA hypomethylation in combination with chromatin remodeling at the +6 kb region of the 3' downstream region as well as an induced immune cell infiltration, especially eosinophil infiltration, in the liver of offspring.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The present study identifies that maternal high-fat-diet-induced IL-4 upregulation is associated with DNA hypomethylation at the +6 kb region of the 3' downstream region of the gene. Furthermore, our results confirm that the induced Il4 expression in the liver of male offspring corresponds to the induced immune cell, especially eosinophil, infiltration.
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- Huan Wang
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Illinois Informatics Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois.,Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois.,Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois.,Illinois Informatics Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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Involvement of NF-κB in the reversal of CYP3A down-regulation induced by sea buckthorn in BCG-induced rats. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0238810. [PMID: 32915856 PMCID: PMC7485842 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Previous studies reported that sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L., Elaeagnaceae, HRP) exhibits hepatoprotective effects via its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties as well as its inhibitory effects on collagen synthesis. However, it is unclear whether this hepatoprotective effect is also achieved by regulating liver drug metabolism enzyme pathways. Herein, we examined the regulatory effect of HRP on cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) in rats with immune liver injury, and explored the molecular mechanism of its hepatoprotective effect. Rat models of immunological liver injury were induced by intravenous injections of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG; 125 mg kg-1; 2 wks). Specific protein levels were detected by ELISA or western blot, and CYP3A mRNA expression was detected by RT-PCR. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) detected relative changes in CYP3A metabolic activity based on the rates of 1-hydroxylation of the probe drug midazolam (MDZ). BCG pretreatment (125 mg kg-1) significantly down-regulated liver CYP3A protein expression compared with the control, metabolic activity, and transcription levels while up-regulating liver NF-κB, IL-1β, TNF-α and iNOS. HRP intervention (ED50: 78 mg kg-1) moderately reversed NF-κB, inflammatory cytokines, and iNOS activation in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05), and suppressed CYP3A down-regulation (P < 0.05); thereby partially alleviating liver injury. During immune liver injury, HRP may reverse CYP3A down-regulation by inhibiting NF-κB signal transduction, and protect liver function, which involves regulation of enzymes transcriptionally, translationally and post-translationally. The discovery that NF-κB is a molecular target of HRP may initiate the development and optimization of a clinical therapeutic approach to mitigate hepatitis B and other immunity-related liver diseases.
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Wang GW, Zhang XL, Wu QH, Jin YB, Ning CT, Wang R, Mao JX, Chen M. The hepatoprotective effects of Sedum sarmentosum extract and its isolated major constituent through Nrf2 activation and NF-κB inhibition. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 53:263-273. [PMID: 30668406 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Revised: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sedum sarmentosum, which is recorded in Chinese Pharmacopoeia, has been applied clinically to treat liver and gallbladder diseases. PURPOSE This study aimed to explore the hepatoprotective effect of S. sarmentosum less polar extract (SSE) against ANIT-induced liver injury in rats, and the protective activity and mechanism of one major constituent isolated from this extract on D-GalN-induced human hepatic QSG7701 cell damage. METHODS Rats were divided into groups and then administrated intragastrically with SSE at doses of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg for 7 days. They were modeled in the experiments with ANIT (70 mg/kg) to induce liver injury after the sixth day administration. The levels of serum biochemical markers ALT, AST, ALP, GGT/γ-GT, DBiL, TBiL, ALB, TP, and bile flow rate, as well as the histopathology of the liver tissue were used as indices of liver damage and measured. The inflammatory response and oxidative stress were thought to be key contributors to ANIT-induced liver injury in rats. Therefore, the inflammatory mediators (TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-4) and oxidative stress (ROS, SOD, GSH-PX) were measured in the serum and liver homogenates, respectively. Next, phytochemical research was performed to produce the main component, and the isolated compound was evaluated for its hepatoprotective activity against QSG7701 cell injured by D-GalN through the measurement of cell viabilities, ALT, AST, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, ROS, GSH-PX and SOD productions. Furthermore, the protein expression of the Nrf2 and NF-κB pathways were analyzed by western blotting. RESULTS SSE had an obvious effect on the decreases of ALT, AST, ALP, GGT/γ-GT, DBiL and TBiL levels, the increases of ALB and TP levels in serum, and the ANIT-induced deceleration in bile flow for liver injury. Meanwhile, SSE pretreatment alleviated ANIT-induced liver pathological injuries exhibited by HE stain of the liver. Moreover, SSE significantly suppressed levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IFN-γ, and elevated level of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-4 in serum. SSE also attenuated oxidative stress by reducing ROS level and by enhancing antioxidative enzymes (SOD and GSH-PX) activities after ANIT administration in liver tissue. Further, the major compound shown in HPLC was isolated from SSE. Its structure was identified by the spectroscopic data analysis and comparison with literature values. The principal constituent had potent protective effect on D-GalN-induced QSG7701 cells damage in a dose dependent manner with survival rates of 58.2% and 69.5% at 10 μM and 20 μM, respectively. Its cytoprotective effect was associated with the reduction of ALT, AST, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 and ROS levels, and the elevation of GSH-PX and SOD productions in QSG7701 cells induced by D-GalN. Western blotting showed that this compound enhanced the expression of Nrf2, HO1, NQO1 and GCLC, and inhibited D-GalN-induced IκBα and NF-κB p65 phosphorylation. CONCLUSIONS Current study showed that SSE treatment exerted a protective effect on ANIT-induced liver injury. The main compound δ-amyrone isolated from the extract was characterized as the effective component with hepatoprotective activity by promoting Nrf2 antioxidant defense and suppressing NF-κB inflammatory response.
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- Guo-Wei Wang
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Yan T, Huang J, Nisar MF, Wan C, Huang W. The Beneficial Roles of SIRT1 in Drug-Induced Liver Injury. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:8506195. [PMID: 31354914 PMCID: PMC6636535 DOI: 10.1155/2019/8506195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a major cause of acute liver failure (ALF) as a result of accumulated drugs in the human body metabolized into toxic agents and helps generate heavy oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, which induces necrosis in hepatocytes and ultimately damages the liver. Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) is said to have multiple vital roles in cell proliferation, aging, and antistress systems of the human body. The levels of SIRT1 and its activation precisely modulate its critical role in the interaction between multiple step procedures of DILI. The nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cell- (NF-κB-) mediated inflammation signaling pathway, reactive oxygen species (ROS), DNA damage, mitochondrial membrane potential collapse, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress also contribute to aggravate DILI. Apoptosis is regarded as the terminal reaction followed by multiple signaling cascades including caspases, p53, and mitochondrial dysfunction which have been said to contribute in DILI. The SIRT1 activator is regarded as a potential candidate for DILI, because the former could inhibit signaling of p53, NF-κB, and ER stress. On the other hand, overexpression of SIRT1 also enhances the activation of antioxidant responses via Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1- (Keap1-) nuclear factor- (erythroid-derived 2-) like 2 (Nrf2) signaling. The current manuscript will highlight the mechanism of DILI and the interaction of SIRT1 with various cytoplasmic factors leading to DILI along with the summary of potent SIRT1 agonists.
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- Tingdong Yan
- 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- 2The Institute of Infection and Inflammation, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China
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- 3Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (CUVAS), Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- 4Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Postharvest Technology and Nondestructive Testing of Fruits & Vegetables, Collaborative Innovation Center of Post-Harvest Key Technology and Quality Safety of Fruits and Vegetables, College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- 2The Institute of Infection and Inflammation, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China
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Activation of natural killer T cells contributes to triptolide-induced liver injury in mice. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2018; 39:1847-1854. [PMID: 30013034 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-018-0084-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Triptolide (TP) is the main active ingredient of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.f, which has attracted great interest due to its promising efficacy for autoimmune diseases and tumors. However, severe adverse reactions, especially hepatotoxicity, have restricted its approval in the market. In the present study we explored the role of hepatic natural killer T (NKT) cells in the pathogenesis of TP-induced liver injury in mice. TP (600 μg/kg/day, i.g.) was administered to female mice for 1, 3, or 5 days. We found that administration of TP dose-dependently induced hepatotoxicity, evidenced by the body weight reduction, elevated serum ALT and AST levels, as well as significant histopathological changes in the livers. However, the mice were resistant to the development of TP-induced liver injury when their NKT cells were depleted by injection of anti-NK1.1 mAb (200 μg, i.p.) on days -2 and -1 before TP administration. We further revealed that TP administration activated NKT cells, dominantly releasing Th1 cytokine IFN-γ, recruiting neutrophils and macrophages, and leading to liver damage. After anti-NK1.1 injection, however, the mice mainly secreted Th2 cytokine IL-4 in the livers and exhibited a significantly lower percentage of hepatic infiltrating neutrophils and macrophages upon TP challenge. The activation of NKT cells was associated with the upregulation of Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway. Collectively, these results demonstrate a novel role of NKT cells contributing to the mechanisms of TP-induced liver injury. More importantly, the regulation of NKT cells may promote effective measures that control drug-induced liver injury.
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Zheng XF, Hu XY, Ma B, Fang H, Zhang F, Mao YF, Yang FY, Xiao SC, Xia ZF. Interleukin-35 Attenuates D-Galactosamine/Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Liver Injury via Enhancing Interleukin-10 Production in Kupffer Cells. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:959. [PMID: 30197594 PMCID: PMC6117388 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Interleukin (IL) -35 is an anti-inflammatory cytokine which exerts various beneficial effects on autoimmune diseases. However, whether IL-35 plays a role in endotoxin induced hepatitis demands clarification. This study aims to reveal the effect and mechanism of IL-35 on endotoxin induced liver injury. Acute hepatic injury was induced by D-galactosamine (D-GalN, 400 mg/kg) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 5 μg/kg) administration in mice. IL-35 treatment ameliorated D-GalN/LPS induced liver injury in a dose dependent manner as shown by histological examination, ALT determination and Caspase-3 activity assay. It also reduced production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-1β, and IL-6, and increased production of anti-inflammatory cytokines, IL-4, IL-10, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β. This hepato-protective effect was proved mainly mediated by Kupffer cells (KC) via gadolinium chloride depletion and cell adoptive transfer experiment. In addition, IL-35 emolliated the cytotoxicity of LPS-triggered KCs to hepatocytes, suppressed nitric oxide (NO) and TNF-α production, and elevated IL-10 production in LPS stimulated KCs. Furthermore, IL-35 could not exert hepato-protective effect in IL-10-deficient mice in vivo and it could not suppress LPS induced NO and TNF-α production in IL-10-deficient KCs in vitro. In conclusion, IL-35 protects endotoxin-induced acute liver injury, which mainly acts thought increasing IL-10 production in KCs. This finding demonstrates a role of IL-35 in anti-infectious immunity and provides a potential therapeutic target in treating fulminant hepatitis.
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- Xing-Feng Zheng
- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, The People's Hospital of Laiwu City, Laiwu, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Role of Reduced Nitric Oxide in Liver Cell Apoptosis Inhibition During Liver Damage. Arch Med Res 2018; 49:219-225. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2018.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Li J, Xia Y, Liu T, Wang J, Dai W, Wang F, Zheng Y, Chen K, Li S, Abudumijiti H, Zhou Z, Wang J, Lu W, Zhu R, Yang J, Zhang H, Yin Q, Wang C, Zhou Y, Lu J, Zhou Y, Guo C. Protective effects of astaxanthin on ConA-induced autoimmune hepatitis by the JNK/p-JNK pathway-mediated inhibition of autophagy and apoptosis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120440. [PMID: 25761053 PMCID: PMC4356569 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Astaxanthin, a potent antioxidant, exhibits a wide range of biological activities, including antioxidant, atherosclerosis and antitumor activities. However, its effect on concanavalin A (ConA)-induced autoimmune hepatitis remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of astaxanthin on ConA-induced hepatitis in mice, and to elucidate the mechanisms of regulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Autoimmune hepatitis was induced in in Balb/C mice using ConA (25 mg/kg), and astaxanthin was orally administered daily at two doses (20 mg/kg and 40 mg/kg) for 14 days before ConA injection. Levels of serum liver enzymes and the histopathology of inflammatory cytokines and other maker proteins were determined at three time points (2, 8 and 24 h). Primary hepatocytes were pretreated with astaxanthin (80 μM) in vitro 24 h before stimulation with TNF-α (10 ng/ml). The apoptosis rate and related protein expression were determined 24 h after the administration of TNF-α. RESULTS Astaxanthin attenuated serum liver enzymes and pathological damage by reducing the release of inflammatory factors. It performed anti-apoptotic effects via the descending phosphorylation of Bcl-2 through the down-regulation of the JNK/p-JNK pathway. CONCLUSION This research firstly expounded that astaxanthin reduced immune liver injury in ConA-induced autoimmune hepatitis. The mode of action appears to be downregulation of JNK/p-JNK-mediated apoptosis and autophagy.
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- Jingjing Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, The First Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, The First Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, The First Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, The First Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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Qin JD, Cao ZH, Li XF, Kang XL, Xue Y, Li YL, Zhang D, Liu XY, Xue YZ. Effect of ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) on NF-κB activation and CYP2E1 content of rats with immunological liver injury. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2014; 52:1460-1466. [PMID: 24963944 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2014.898075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
CONTEXT Ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) is a potent inhibitor of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). Recent studies have shown that NF-κB plays an essential role in the regulation of genes whose products are involved in the pathogenesis of immunological liver injury. OBJECTIVE To study the function of NF-κB in immunological liver injury of rat model and its effect on CYP2E1 content and metabolic activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study investigated the effect of passivating NF-κB activation on CYP2E1 using Bacillus calmette Guérin (BCG)-induced immunological liver injury in Sprague-Dawley rats measured in terms of enzyme levels. The degree of hepatic injury of rats was measured by using biochemical parameters, hepatic tissue pathological changes, and physiological parameters. Protein localization of liver NF-κB was detected by immunohistochemical assay. Western blot analysis was used to detect the protein expression of NF-κB, IκBα, iNOS, and CYP2E1. The content of CYP2E1 of homogenate in the rat liver was detected by ELISA assay and the enzyme kinetics of CYP2E1 probe drug chlorzoxazone was evaluated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay. RESULTS The results showed that BCG-pretreatment (125 mg/kg) significantly (p < 0.01) increased the weight of liver and spleen (increased by 70% and 248%, respectively), serum levels of alanine transarninase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (increased by 200% and 75.8%, respectively), the expression of NF-κB and iNOS (increased by 228% and 303%, respectively), and decreased CYP2E1 content and metabolic activity (p < 0.05). Administration of PDTC (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg) reversed above hepatic injury stimulated by BCG in vivo. Moreover, PDTC (ED50: 76 mg/kg) dose dependently inhibited down-regulation of CYP2E1 (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Passivation of NF-κB can inhibit the down-regulation of CYP2E1 and iNOS to induce in rat liver tissue with immunological liver injury; NF-κB may be involved in the CYP2E1 regulation through iNOS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jin-Dong Qin
- Department of Pharmacology, Baotou Medical College , Baotou , China
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