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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014

Rhein induces a necrosis-apoptosis switch in pancreatic acinar cells.

Xianlin Zhao, Juan Li, Shifeng Zhu, Yiling Liu, Jianlei Zhao, Meihua Wan, Wenfu Tang

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Rhein Protects Against Severe Acute PancreatitisFrontiers in pharmacology · 2022
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  2. The Effects of Rhein and Honokiol on Metabolic Profiles in a Mouse Model of Acute Pancreatitis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020
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  4. Phytoceuticals in Acute Pancreatitis: Targeting the Balance between Apoptosis and Necrosis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018
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  7. The molecular mechanism of rhein in diabetic nephropathy.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xianlin ZhaoPancreatic Diseases Research Group, Department of Integrative Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Juan LiPancreatic Diseases Research Group, Department of Integrative Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Shifeng ZhuPancreatic Diseases Research Group, Department of Integrative Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yiling LiuPancreatic Diseases Research Group, Department of Integrative Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Jianlei ZhaoPancreatic Diseases Research Group, Department of Integrative Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Meihua WanPancreatic Diseases Research Group, Department of Integrative Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Wenfu TangPancreatic Diseases Research Group, Department of Integrative Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Sichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives. The Chinese herbal medicine Da-Cheng-Qi decoction can regulate a necrosis-apoptosis switch in injured pancreatic acinar cells. This study investigated the effects of rhein, a component of this medicine, on a necrosis-apoptosis switch in pancreatic rat AR42J cells. Methods. Cerulein-treated AR42J cells were used. After pretreatment with 479, 119.8, or 29.9  μ g/L rhein, cells were cocultured with rhein and cerulein (10(-8) M) for 4, 8, or 16 h. Apoptosis and necrosis were examined using annexin V and propidium iodide costaining. Mitochondria-dependent apoptosis-associated proteins were examined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and western blotting. Results. Few cells died in untreated samples. The number was significantly higher in 16-h-cerulein-treated samples and treatment with 479  μ g/L rhein most effectively increased the apoptotic-to-necrotic cell ratio (P < 0.05). In cerulein-treated cells, rhein increased the concentrations of p53, cytochrome C, and caspase-3, and increased the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in a time- and dose-dependent manner, with the maximum effect in cells treated with 479  μ g/L rhein for 16 h (P < 0.05). Conclusions. Rhein induces the necrosis-apoptosis switch in injured pancreatic acinar cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Mitochondria-dependent apoptosis signaling pathways might play an important role in this effect.

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