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ArticleAntioxidants & redox signaling2017

Antcin H Protects Against Acute Liver Injury Through Disruption of the Interaction of c-Jun-N-Terminal Kinase with Mitochondria.

Yazhen Huo, Sanda Win, Tin Aung Than, Shutao Yin, Min Ye, Hongbo Hu, Neil Kaplowitz

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Article in Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Antcin-H, a natural triterpene derived fromJournal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2025
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  7. Evidence-Based Nutraceuticals Derived fromFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  9. Protective Effects of Antcin H Isolated from Antrodia cinnamomea Against Neuroinflammation in Huntington's Disease via NLRP3 Inflammasome Inhibition.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2024
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  11. Mitochondrial P-JNK target, SAB (SH3BP5), in regulation of cell death.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024
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  14. Metabolomic Profiling of DifferentJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yazhen Huo1 Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University , Beijing, China .
Sanda Win2 USC Research Center for Liver Disease, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California.
Tin Aung Than2 USC Research Center for Liver Disease, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California.
Shutao Yin1 Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University , Beijing, China .
Min Ye3 State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University , Beijing, China .
Hongbo Hu1 Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University , Beijing, China .
Neil Kaplowitz2 USC Research Center for Liver Disease, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California.
University of Southern California · USChina Agricultural University · CNPeking University · CN

Funding

USC RESEARCH CENTER FOR LIVER DISEASES: PILOT PROGRAMSP30DK048522 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI KAPLOWITZ, NEIL · 1995 to 2020
$21.8M
Role of Glutathione Redox Status in HepatotoxicityR01DK067215 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI KAPLOWITZ, NEIL · 2005 to 2019
$5.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK048522NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK067215
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimAntrodia Camphorate (AC) is a mushroom that is widely used in Asian countries to prevent and treat various diseases, including liver diseases. However, the active ingredients that contribute to the biological functions remain elusive. The purpose of the present study is to test the hepatoprotective effect of Antcin H, a major triterpenoid chemical isolated from AC, in murine models of acute liver injury.

resultsWe found that Antcin H pretreatment protected against liver injury in both acetaminophen (APAP) and galactosamine/tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α models. More importantly, Antcin H also offered a significant protection against acetaminophen-induced liver injury when it was given 1 h after acetaminophen. The protection was verified in primary mouse hepatocytes. Antcin H prevented sustained c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation in both models. We excluded an effect of Antcin H on acetaminophen metabolism and TNF receptor signaling and excluded a direct effect as a free radical scavenger or JNK inhibitor. Since the sustained JNK activation through its interaction with mitochondrial Sab, leading to increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS), is pivotal in both models, we examined the effect of Antcin H on p-JNK binding to mitochondria and impairment of mitochondrial respiration. Antcin H inhibited the direct effect of p-JNK on isolated mitochondrial function and binding to isolated mitochondria. Innovation and Conclusion: Our study has identified Antcin H as a novel active ingredient that contributes to the hepatoprotective effect of AC, and Antcin H protects against liver injury through disruption of the binding of p-JNK to Sab, which interferes with the ROS-dependent self-sustaining activation of MAPK cascade. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 26, 207-220.

Indexed as

AcetaminophenAnimalsAntioxidantsChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCholestenesEnzyme ActivationJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLiverMaleMiceMitochondria, LiverModels, BiologicalPlant ExtractsProtective AgentsProtein BindingReactive Oxygen SpeciesAcetaminophenAntioxidantsCholestenesJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPlant ExtractsProtective AgentsReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAntcin HAntrodia Camphoratec-Jun-N-terminal kinaseliver injurymitochondriaROS

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PMID27596680
PMCPMC5312552
OpenAlexW2538034557

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