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ArticleInternational journal of molecular medicine2016

Inhibitory effects of amines from Citrus reticulata on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats.

Xian-Mei Zhou, Zhen-Dong Cao, Na Xiao, Qi Shen, Jian-Xin Li

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Article in International journal of molecular medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Xian-Mei ZhouDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China.
Zhen-Dong CaoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210017, P.R. China.
Na XiaoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China.
Qi ShenState Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P.R. China.
Jian-Xin LiState Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P.R. China.
Nanjing University · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, fatal lung disease for which, thus far, there are no effective treatments. The pericarp of Citrus reticulata, as a traditional herbal drug, has been used for the clinical treatment of lung-related diseases in China for many years. In the present study, the amines from the pericarp of Citrus reticulata were isolated, and their hydrochlorides were prepared. The results of screening using cultured human embryonic lung fibroblasts (hELFs) revealed that, of the amines, 4-methoxyphenethylamine hydrochloride (designated as amine hydrochloride 1) possessed the most potent inhibitory effect. Further in vivo experiments using a rat model of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis demonstrated that the oral administration of amine hydrochloride 1 significantly lowered the hydroxyproline content in both serum and lung tissue, and alleviated pulmonary alveolitis and fibrosis. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that amine hydrochloride 1 exerted its inhibitory effect against IPF through the downregulation of lung transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 protein expression. Our results demonstrated that amine hydrochloride 1 prevented the development of bleomycin‑induced lung fibrosis in rats. Thus, our data suggest that the amines from the pericarp of Citrus reticulata have therapeutic potential for use in the treatment of IPF.

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AminesAnimalsBleomycinChinaCitrusDisease Models, AnimalFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHumansPulmonary FibrosisRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTransforming Growth Factor beta1AminesBleomycinTgfb1 protein, ratTransforming Growth Factor beta1

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