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ArticleJournal of Zhejiang University. Science. B2014

Therapeutic detoxification of quercetin against carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury in mice and its mechanism.

Jia-qi Zhang, Liang Shi, Xi-ning Xu, Si-chong Huang, Bin Lu, Li-li Ji, Zheng-tao Wang

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Article in Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jia-qi ZhangMOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Complex Prescription, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Liang Shi
Xi-ning Xu
Si-chong Huang
Bin Lu
Li-li Ji
Zheng-tao Wang
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study observes the therapeutic detoxification of quercetin, a well-known flavonoid, against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced acute liver injury in vivo and explores its mechanism. Quercetin decreased CCl4-increased serum activities of alanine and aspartate aminotransferases (ALT/AST) when orally taken 30 min after CCl4 intoxication. The results of a histological evaluation further evidenced the ability of quercetin to protect against CCl4-induced liver injury. Quercetin decreased the CCl4-increased malondialdehyde (MDA) and reduced the glutathione (GSH) amounts in the liver. It also reduced the enhanced immunohistochemical staining of the 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) in the liver induced by CCl4. Peroxiredoxin (Prx) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, thioredoxin reductase 1 and 2 (TrxR1/2), thioredoxin 1 and 2 (Trx1/2), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) all play critical roles in maintaining cellular redox homeostasis. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results demonstrated that quercetin reversed the decreased mRNA expression of all those genes induced by CCl4. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that quercetin ameliorates CCl4-induced acute liver injury in vivo via alleviating oxidative stress injuries when orally taken after CCl4 intoxication. This protection may be caused by the elevation of the antioxidant capacity induced by quercetin.

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Alanine TransaminaseAnimalsAntioxidantsAspartate AminotransferasesCarbon TetrachlorideChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryGlutathioneHeme Oxygenase-1ImmunohistochemistryLiverMaleMalondialdehydeMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred ICRNF-E2-Related Factor 2Alanine TransaminaseAntioxidantsAspartate AminotransferasesCarbon TetrachlorideGlutathioneHeme Oxygenase-1Hmox1 protein, mouseMalondialdehydeMembrane ProteinsNfe2l2 protein, mouseNF-E2-Related Factor 2PeroxiredoxinsQuercetinRNA, MessengerThioredoxin-Disulfide ReductaseThioredoxinsHepatotoxicityHO-1Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)Oxidative stressPeroxiredoxin (Prx)TrxTrxR

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PMID25471833
PMCPMC4265558
OpenAlexW85337543

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