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ArticleBMC complementary medicine and therapies2020

Hepatoprotective effects and mechanisms of Ixeris denticulate water extract on liver cirrhosis in experimental rat.

Yinhong Zhu, Changling Liu, Xiaobei Chen, Shengjia Lu, Jie Chen

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Article in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Yinhong ZhuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, No. 234 Gucui Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 321012, China. zhyin0715@126.com.
Changling LiuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, No. 234 Gucui Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 321012, China.
Xiaobei ChenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, No. 234 Gucui Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 321012, China.
Shengjia LuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, No. 234 Gucui Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 321012, China.
Jie ChenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, No. 234 Gucui Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 321012, China.
Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo explore the protective effect and mechanisms of Ixeris denticulate water extract (IDWE) in the development of liver cirrhosis in experimental rat.

methodsSixty rats were randomly divided into five groups: control group, model group and IDWE (2, 4 and 8 g/kg) treatment groups. Alanine transferase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), albumin (ALB), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 in serum and superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) in liver tissue were evaluated, respectively. The liver index, liver morphology and liver histopathological analysis were detected as a supportive data. The liver protein expression of Bcl-2 and Bax were assessed by western blot, and NF-κB p65 protein expression was determined by immunohistochemistry analysis.

resultsThe result showed that a significantly decrease in the levels of serum AST, ALT and serum inflammatory factors TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 in IDWE-treated rats. The levels of serum ALB and SOD in liver tissue were markedly increased after IDWE treated, compared with model rats. Furthermore, IDWE-treated group also exhibited a down-regulated protein expression of NF-κB p65 and Bax, up-regulated Bcl-2 protein expression.

conclusionsIDWE could effectively alleviate the course of liver cirrhosis in rat model, which may be a potent hepatoprotective agent in clinical therapy in the future.

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AsteraceaeAnimalsBiomarkersChinaLiverLiver CirrhosisMalePlant ExtractsProtective AgentsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyBiomarkersPlant ExtractsProtective AgentsBaxBcl-2HepatoprotectiveIxeris denticulateLiver cirrhosisNF-κB p65

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