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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental pathology2015

Anti-fibrotic effects of the Masson pine pollen aqueous extract on hepatic fibrosis rat model.

Tao Cong, Xue-Yuan Jin, Lin Zhao, Long Ma, Rui-Sheng Li, Ping Zhao, Chang-Jiang Guo

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Tao CongDepartment of Nutrition, Institute of Health and Environmental Medicine Tianjin 300050, China.
Xue-Yuan JinInternational Center for Liver Disease Treatment, 302 Hospital of PLA Beijing 100039, China.
Lin ZhaoDepartment of Nutrition, General Hospital of P.L.A Beijing 100853, China.
Long MaThe Second Artilery General Hospital of P.L.A Beijing 100853, China.
Rui-Sheng LiThe Experimental Animals Center, 302 Military Hospital of China Beijing 100039, China.
Ping ZhaoInternational Center for Liver Disease Treatment, 302 Hospital of PLA Beijing 100039, China.
Chang-Jiang GuoDepartment of Nutrition, Institute of Health and Environmental Medicine Tianjin 300050, China.

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Abstract

aimTo observe the antifibrotic effects of Masson Pine Pollen aqueous extract.

methodsAdult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control (CG), hepatic fibrosis model (MG), MPPAE low dose (LG), MPPAE high dose (HG), and MPP original powder (MPPOP; OG) groups. Each group was treated with specific protocols and sacrificed 8 weeks later. Multiple indicators such as serum transaminase, HE staining of the liver tissue, and relevant indexes to fibrosis were determined.

resultsSevere hyperplasia of fibrous connective tissues was observed in livers of the MG group rats, while aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase levels and collagen content obviously increased, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities and MMPs expression decreased, malondialdehyde (MDA) and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine concentrations increased, while mRNA expressions of hepatic stellate cell (HSC)-related cytokines such as transforming growth factor-β1 and platelet-derived growth factor, transcription factors such as nuclear factor-κB p65, and signaling protein α-smooth muscle actin were all increased significantly.

conclusionsMPPAE effectively inhibited the fibrotic process in this CCl4-induced hepatic fibrosis rat model. It may be associated with synergic functions of antioxidant activity, inhibitory activity on HSC proliferation, collagen synthesis, and MMPs expression induction.

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PinusAnimalsAntioxidantsBiomarkersCarbon TetrachlorideCell ProliferationChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCollagenCytokinesGene Expression RegulationHepatic Stellate CellsLiverLiver Cirrhosis, ExperimentalMaleMatrix MetalloproteinasesOxidative StressAntioxidantsBiomarkersCarbon TetrachlorideCollagenCytokinesMatrix MetalloproteinasesPlant ExtractsPowdersantioxidantCCl4hepatic fibrosisMasson pine pollen aqueous extractmatrix metalloproteinase

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PMID26191155
PMCPMC4503027

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