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ArticleOncotarget2016

Protective effects of Huangqin Decoction against ulcerative colitis and associated cancer in mice.

Gang Chen, Yang Yang, Chunping Hu, Xiaolan Cheng, Yuehua Xu, Xueting Cai, Min Wang, Chung S Yang, Peng Cao

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Article in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Gang ChenAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Yang YangAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Chunping HuAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaolan ChengAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Yuehua XuAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Xueting CaiAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Min WangSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China.
Chung S YangDepartment of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
Peng CaoAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNChina Pharmaceutical University · CNRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with ulcerative colitis (UC) are at a high risk for developing colorectal cancer (CRC). Huangqin Decoction (HQD), a traditional Chinese medicinal formula chronicled in the Shang Han Lun, is commonly used to treat gastrointestinal symptoms. However, experimental evidence for supporting the clinical practice is lacking. This study used modern biomedical approaches to investigate the protective/preventive effects of HQD in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute/chronic UC and azoxymethane (AOM)/DSS-induced CRC in mice. HQDs were prepared in 4 different ways: HQD-1 and HQD-2 were prepared in boiling water, whereas HQD-3 and HQD-4 were prepared in heated ethanol (70%). For HQD-1 and HQD-3, the 4 constituent herbs were processed together, whereas for HQD-2 and HQD4, these herbs were processed individually and then combined. The mice were administered 9.1 g/kg HQD via oral gavage daily. HQD-1 significantly inhibited DSS-induced acute UC, whereas HQD-3 and HQD-4 exhibited mild ameliorative effects; but HQD-2 had no protective effect and resulted in a higher mortality rate. This higher mortality rate may be due to the greater abundance of baicalein and wogonin in HQD-2 than HQD-1. Furthermore, HQD-1 protected against DSS-induced chronic UC and significantly inhibited AOM/DSS-induced CRC in mice. HQD-1 also inhibited the production of inflammatory cytokines and increased antioxidant capacity both in chronic DSS and AOM/DSS treated mice. Overall, HQD-1 inhibits the development of acute/chronic colitis and prevents colitis-associated CRC, possibly by inhibiting inflammation and preventing oxidative stress induced cellular damage.

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AnimalsAntioxidantsAzoxymethaneChromatography, High Pressure LiquidColitis, UlcerativeColorectal NeoplasmsCytokinesDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalDrugs, Chinese HerbalFlavanonesInflammationMaleMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAntioxidantsAzoxymethanebaicaleinCytokinesDextran SulfateDrugs, Chinese HerbalFlavanonesPlant Extractswogoninanti-inflammation and antioxidantcolitis-associated cancerHuangqin Decoctionulcerative colitis

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PMID27557503
PMCPMC5308679
OpenAlexW2512908152

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