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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2018

Effect of autophagy-associated proteins on the arecoline-induced liver injury in mice.

Xia Wang, Xinhong Song, Youjiao Si, Jikai Xia, Bin Wang, Peiyuan Wang

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2018. 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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Xia WangDepartment of Pathology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, P.R. China.
Xinhong SongDepartment of Radiology, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264100, P.R. China.
Youjiao SiDepartment of Radiology, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264100, P.R. China.
Jikai XiaDepartment of Radiology, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264100, P.R. China.
Bin WangMedical Imaging Research Institute, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, P.R. China.
Peiyuan WangDepartment of Radiology, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264100, P.R. China.
Binzhou Medical University · CNBinzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arecoline can be used to treat diseases including glaucoma and tapeworm infection, however, long-term administration can cause severe adverse effects, including oral submucosal fibrosis, oral cancer, hepatic injury and liver cancer. Autophagy serves a role in these injuries. The present study established a mouse model of arecoline-induced hepatic injury and investigated the role of autophagy-associated proteins in this injury. The results indicated that the expression levels of the autophagy marker protein microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 B (MAP1LC3B) and autophagy-promoting protein beclin 1 were elevated in the injured hepatic cells, while the expression levels of a well-known negative regulator of autophagy, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), were reduced. Following treatment of the hepatic injury with glutathione, the liver function improved and liver damage was reduced effectively. Compared with the control group, the expression levels of both MAP1LC3B and beclin 1 were significantly upregulated in the glutathione-treated mice, but the expression of mTOR was significantly downregulated. It may be concluded that in the process of protecting against arecoline-induced hepatic injury, glutathione cooperates with mTOR and beclin 1 to accelerate autophagy, maintaining stable cell morphology and cellular functions.

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arecolineautophagyglutathionehepatic injury

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