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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2016

Ligustrazine-Oleanolic Acid Glycine Derivative, G-TOA, Selectively Inhibited the Proliferation and Induced Apoptosis of Activated HSC-T6 Cells.

Siling Bi, Fuhao Chu, Mina Wang, Bi Li, Pei Mao, Huazheng Zhang, Penglong Wang, Wenbo Guo, Liang Xu, Liwei Ren and 2 more

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Siling BiDepartment of Pathology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. siling2015@163.com.
Fuhao ChuSchool of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. chufhao@163.com.
Mina WangDepartment of Pathology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. wangmina2013@126.com.
Bi LiSchool of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. libimegan@163.com.
Pei MaoDepartment of Pathology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. 18811707215@163.com.
Huazheng ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. zhanghuazheng1109@163.com.
Penglong WangSchool of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. wpl581@126.com.
Wenbo GuoSchool of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. wb_guo@126.com.
Liang XuThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250001, China. bright402@163.com.
Liwei RenDepartment of Pathology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. 601354@bucm.edu.cn.
Haimin LeiSchool of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. hm_lei@126.com.
Yuzhong ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. zyz100102@126.com.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNSecond Hospital of Shandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatic fibrosis is a naturally occurring wound-healing reaction, with an imbalance of extracellular matrix (ECM) during tissue repair response, which can further deteriorate to hepatocellular carcinoma without timely treatment. Inhibiting activated hepatic stellate cell (HSC) proliferation and inducing apoptosis are the main methods for the treatment of liver fibrosis. In our previous study, we found that the TOA-glycine derivative (G-TOA) had exhibited more significant inhibitory activity against HepG2 cells and better hydrophilicity than TOA, ligustrazine (TMP), and oleanolic acid (OA). However, inhibiting activated HSC proliferation and inducing apoptosis by G-TOA had not been reported. In this paper, the selective cytotoxicity of G-TOA was evaluated on HSC-T6 cells and L02 cells, and apoptosis mechanisms were explored. It was found that G-TOA could selectively inhibit the proliferation of activated HSC-T6 cells, induce morphological changes, early apoptosis, and mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization, increase intracellular free calcium levels, downregulate the expression of NF-κB/p65 and COX-2 protein, and decrease the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax, thereby inducing HSC-T6 cell apoptosis. Thence, G-TOA might be a potential antifibrosis agent for the therapy of hepatic fibrosis, provided that it exerts anti-fibrosis effects on activated HSC-T6 cells.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCell LineCell ProliferationCell SurvivalGene Expression RegulationHepatic Stellate CellsHumansMembrane Potential, MitochondrialOleanolic AcidPyrazinesRatsSignal TransductionOleanolic AcidPyrazinestetramethylpyrazineapoptosishepatic fibrosisHSC-T6 cellsligustrazine-oleanolic acid glycine derivativeselectively inhibition

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