Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24106408›Full record

ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2013

Glycyrrhizinate reduces portal hypertension in isolated perfused rat livers with chronic hepatitis.

Xin Zhao, Bo Deng, Xue-Yan Xu, Shi-Jun Yang, Tao Zhang, Yi-Jun Song, Xiao-Ting Liu, Yue-Qi Wang, Da-Yong Cai

Open access · hybridAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xin ZhaoXin Zhao, Bo Deng, Xue-Yan Xu, Shi-Jun Yang, Tao Zhang, Da-Yong Cai, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
Bo Deng
Xue-Yan Xu
Shi-Jun Yang
Tao Zhang
Yi-Jun Song
Xiao-Ting Liu
Yue-Qi Wang
Da-Yong Cai
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the effects of diammonium glycyrrhizinate (Gly) on portal hypertension (PHT) in isolated portal perfused rat liver (IPPRL) with carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄)-induced chronic hepatitis.

methodsPHT model was replicated with CCl₄ in rats for 84 d. Model was identified by measuring the ascetic amounts, hepatic function, portal pressure in vivo, splenic index, and pathological alterations. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in liver was assessed by immunohistochemistry. IPPRLs were performed at d₀, d₂₈, d₅₆, and d₈₄. After phenylephrine-induced constriction, Gly was geometrically used to reduce PHT. Gly action was expressed as median effective concentration (EC₅₀) and area under the curve (AUC). Underlying mechanism was exploited by linear correlation between AUC values of Gly and existed iNOS in portal triads.

resultsPHT model was confirmed with ascites, splenomegaly, serum biomarkers of hepatic injury, and elevated portal pressure. Pathological findings had shown normal hepatic structure at d₀, degenerations at d₂₈, fibrosis at d₅₆, cirrhosis at d₈₄ in PHT rats. Pseudo lobule ratios decreased and collagen ratios increased progressively along with PHT development. Gly does dose-dependently reduce PHT in IPPRLs with CCl₄-induced chronic hepatitis. Gly potencies were increased gradually along with PHT development, characterized with its EC₅₀ at 2.80 × 10⁻¹⁰, 3.03 × 10⁻¹¹, 3.77 × 10⁻¹¹ and 4.65×10⁻¹¹ mol/L at d₀, d₂₈, d₅₆ and d₈₄, respectively. Existed iNOS was located at hepatocyte at d₀, stellate cells at d₂₈, stellate cells and macrophages at d₅₆, and macrophages in portal triads at d₈₄. Macrophages infiltrated more into portal triads and expressed more iNOS along with PHT development. AUC values of Gly were positively correlated with existed iNOS levels in portal triads.

conclusionGly reduces indirectly PHT in IPPRL with CCl₄-induced chronic hepatitis. The underlying mechanisms may relate to rescue NO bioavailability from macrophage-derived peroxynitrite in portal triads.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntihypertensive AgentsCarbon TetrachlorideChemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, ChronicCollagenDose-Response Relationship, DrugGlycyrrhizic AcidHypertension, PortalLiverLiver Cirrhosis, ExperimentalMacrophagesMaleNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIPerfusionPeroxynitrous AcidPortal PressureAntihypertensive AgentsCarbon TetrachlorideCollagenGlycyrrhizic AcidNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINos2 protein, ratPeroxynitrous AcidChronic hepatitisDiammonium glycyrrhizinateInducible nitric oxide synthaseIsolated portal perfused rat liverPortal hypertension

Identifiers

PMID24106408
PMCPMC3785629
OpenAlexW2110099422

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.