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ArticleGastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench2021

NF-κB and NLRP3 gene expression changes during warm hepatic ischemia-reperfusion in rats with and without silibinin.

Setareh Zarpou, Hadis Mosavi, Abouzar Bagheri, Majid Malekzadeh Shafaroudi, Abbas Khonakdar-Tarsi

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Article in Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Setareh ZarpouDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Hadis MosaviDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Abouzar BagheriDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Majid Malekzadeh ShafaroudiAnatomy and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine , Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.
Abbas Khonakdar-TarsiDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IRBabol University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThis research examined silibinin's anti-inflammatory outcomes on the NOD-like receptor protein-3 (NLRP3) and NF-κB gene expression, which plays a notable role in inciting inflammatory pathways.

backgroundHepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is a common phenomenon in many clinical cases, including liver surgery and transplantation. Inflammatory mediators are vital contributors to the expansion of hepatic damage after I/R injury (I/RI), and therefore, targeting inflammation is a considerable candidate for the management of hepatic I/RI and its complications.

methodsThirty-two male Wistar rats were divided equally into four groups: 1) Control (Vehicle) group, in which rats underwent laparotomy and received normal saline; 2) SILI group, in which rats underwent laparotomy, and 30 mg/kg silibinin was injected intraperitoneal (IP); 3) I/R group, in which rats underwent I/R and received normal saline; and 4) I/R + SILI group, who encountered I/R after laparotomy and received silibinin. After one hour of ischemia and three hours of reperfusion, blood and liver tissue samples were assembled for future biochemical, histological, and gene expression studies.

results

conclusionThe results evidence that adjusting the expression of NLRP3 and NF-κB genes during I/R is probably one of the mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory effects of silibinin.

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IschemiaNF-ΚbNLRP3ReperfusionSilibinin

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PMID34221267
PMCPMC8245836
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