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ArticleZhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology2015

[Effect and mechanism of ginsenoside Rg1 as an alcoholic hepatitis treatment in a rat model].

Shu Liu, Wenxiang Huang, Xiaojuan Xin, Jinqiu Zhao, Zhengyu Shi, Chengwei Liu, Jun Tang

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Article in Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of action of ginsenoside Rg1 in treating acute hepatic failure in mice].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2017
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  3. Ginseng for Liver Injury: Friend or Foe?Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shu LiuDepartment of Infectious Disease, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Wenxiang Huang
Xiaojuan Xin
Jinqiu Zhao
Zhengyu Shi
Chengwei Liu
Jun Tang
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo observe the effect of Rgl treatment on prognosis of alcoholic hepatitis using a rat model.

methodsFemale Sprague-Dawley rats were radomly divided into four groups:unmodeled control, untreated model, Rgl-treated model, and dexamethasone (DXM)-treated model. The model groups were generated by intragastric injection of alcohol. The unmodeled control group was given an equal dosage of normal saline by the same route. After model establishment, the Rg1 treatment group and the DXM treatment group were administered a 120-hour treatment of Rgl or DXM; the unmodeled controls were administered normal saline on the same schedule. All rats were then fasted for 120 hours and venous blood samples were collected for detection of serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), total bilirubin (TBil), albumin (Alb), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFat) and interleukin 6 (IL-6). Markers of liver inflammation were measured by immunohistochemistry, western blotting, and real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR. Fat and apoptosis indices were assessed by hematoxylin-eosin staining and TUNEL assay, respectively. The t-test and F test were used for statistical analyses.

resultsThe model group showed remarkably more liver steatosis (over one-third of the tissue) than the unmodeled control group, indicating proper establishment of alcoholic liver disease in the modeled rats. The AST, ALT, TBil, and IL-6 levels were significantly higher in the untreated model group than in the Rgl-treated group and the DXM-treated group. The values were significantly different between the Rg1-treated group and the DXM-treated group:ALT, 69.19+/-8.00 U/L vs.102.88+/-5.16 U/L; TBil, 0.36+/-0.07 µmol/L vs.1.20+/-0.18 µmol/L; IL-6, 126.50+/-6.50 U/ml vs.169.19+/-7.68 U/ml; TNFa, 268.31+/-13.19 µg/L vs.318.94+/-7.87 µg/L (all P less than 0.05). Expression of caspase3 and caspase8 was significantly higher in the model group than in the Rgltreated group and the DXM-treated group (both P<0.05). The apoptosis index was significantly lower in the Rgltreated group and the DXM-treated group than in the model group (both P<0.05). The mRNA and protein expression of caspase3, caspase8 and NF-kB were significantly lower in the Rgl-treated group and the DXM-treated group than in the model group (allP less than 0.05), and the levels of all were significantly lower in the Rgl-treated group cornered to the DXM-treated group (all P<0.05). Conehision In rats with alcoholic hepatitis, Rg1 can significantly relieve pathological injury, improve liver function by blocking the apoptotic pathway, and inhibit release of inflammatory cytokines.

Indexed as

Hepatitis, AlcoholicAlanine TransaminaseAnimalsAspartate AminotransferasesBilirubinCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEthanolFemaleGinsenosidesNF-kappa BRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesBilirubinCytokinesEthanolginsenoside Rg1GinsenosidesNF-kappa B

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PMCPMC12814009
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