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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2020

Tanshinone IIA Protects against Acute Pancreatitis in Mice by Inhibiting Oxidative Stress via the Nrf2/ROS Pathway.

Weiwei Chen, Chenchen Yuan, Yingying Lu, Qingtian Zhu, Xiaojie Ma, Weiming Xiao, Weijuan Gong, Wei Huang, Qing Xia, Guotao Lu and 1 more

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Weiwei ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Chenchen YuanDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, PLA Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Research, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yingying LuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, PLA Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Research, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Qingtian ZhuPancreatic Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaojie MaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, PLA Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Research, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Weiming XiaoPancreatic Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8893-9076
Weijuan GongDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Wei HuangDepartment and Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Sichuan Provincial Pancreatitis Centre and West China-Liverpool Biomedical Research Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qing XiaDepartment and Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Sichuan Provincial Pancreatitis Centre and West China-Liverpool Biomedical Research Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4373-2722
Guotao LuPancreatic Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8325-0405
Weiqin LiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, PLA Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Research, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8483-6264
Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command · CNYangzhou University · CNSichuan University · CNSoutheast University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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methodsMouse models of AP were established by caerulein, sodium taurocholate, and L-arginine, separately. Pancreatic and pulmonary histopathological characteristics and serum amylase and lipase levels were evaluated, and changes in oxidative stress injury and the ultrastructure of acinar cells were observed. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibitor N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) knockout mice were applied to clarify the protective mechanism of the drug.

resultsIn the caerulein-induced AP model, TSA administration reduced serum amylase and lipase levels and ameliorated the histopathological manifestations of AP in pancreatic tissue. Additionally, TSA appreciably decreased ROS release, protected the structures of mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum, and increased the protein expression of Nrf2 and heme oxygenase 1 of pancreatic tissue. In addition, the protective effects of TSA against AP were counteracted by blocking the oxidative stress (NAC administration and Nrf2 knockout in mice). Furthermore, we found that TSA protects pancreatic tissue from damage and pancreatitis-associated lung injury in two additional mouse models induced by sodium taurocholate and by L-arginine.

conclusionOur data confirmed the protective effects of TSA against AP in mice by inhibiting oxidative stress via the Nrf2/ROS pathway.

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AbietanesAnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNF-E2-Related Factor 2PancreatitisReactive Oxygen SpeciesAbietanesAnti-Infective AgentsNF-E2-Related Factor 2Reactive Oxygen Speciestanshinone

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PMID32322336
PMCPMC7168729
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