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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2019

The Alisma and Rhizoma decoction abates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis-associated liver injuries in mice by modulating oxidative stress and autophagy.

Lijun Xu, Menghui Jing, Lijuan Yang, Lei Jin, Peiqiang Gong, Juan Lu, Hui Lin, Jinping Wang, Qin Cao, Yuanye Jiang

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2019. 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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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lijun XuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, China.
Menghui JingDepartment of Gastroenterology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, China.
Lijuan YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai General Hospital/First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
Lei JinDepartment of Gastroenterology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, China.
Peiqiang GongDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shaoxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shaoxing, 312000, China.
Juan LuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, China.
Hui LinDepartment of Gastroenterology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, China.
Jinping WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, China.
Qin CaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, China. caoqin434@sina.com.
Yuanye JiangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, China. jiangyuanye88@163.com.
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShaoxing People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate the effects of the Alisma and Rhizoma decoction on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and to further shed light on the underlying mechanisms of the actions of the Alisma and Rhizoma decoction.

methodsPlasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) content was determined and liver inflammation and fibrosis were evaluated. Intrahepatocellular malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase contents were determined using commercially available kits Furthermore, α-SMA expression in liver tissues was examined by immunohistochemistry and LC3-II was detected by immunoblotting assays.

resultsMice receiving the Alisma and Rhizoma decoction by gastric lavage had significantly lower plasma ALT content and markedly higher hepatic superoxide dismutase activity than mice receiving the methionine-choline deficient (MCD) diet. Furthermore, the decoction aborted MCD-induced increase in liver malondialdehyde content. Immunohistochemistry showed that the decoction suppressed hepatic α-SMA expression. Our transmission electronic microscopy revealed that the decoction markedly reduced the number of autophagosomes and immunoblotting assays showed that the decoction caused a dose-dependent decrease in LC3-II in hepatic tissues.

conclusionThe Alisma and Rhizoma decoction lessens NASH-associated liver injuries by modulating oxidative stress and autophagy in hepatocytes of mice fed with MCD.

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AlismaAnimalsAtractylodesAutophagyDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseOxidative StressPlant ExtractsPlant ExtractsAlisma orientaleImmunoblotting assaysLiver inflammationNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseRhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae

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