ArticleMolecular and cellular biochemistry2022
Reverse pharmacology of Nimbin-N2 attenuates alcoholic liver injury and promotes the hepatoprotective dual role of improving lipid metabolism and downregulating the levels of inflammatory cytokines in zebrafish larval model.
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Abstract
Alcoholic liver disease is one of the most prominent liver diseases in the world. Lipid accumulation accompanied by oxidative stress and inflammation in the liver is the most important pathogenesis of ALD. This study was designed to investigate the anti-oxidative, fat metabolism-regulating, and anti-inflammatory potential of N2, a seminatural analog of Nimbin. The ethanol exposure was found to induce liver injury on zebrafish larvae, such as liver inflammation, lipid accumulation, oxidative stress, and hepatocytes apoptosis. N2 was subjected to ADMET screening in-silico, and it was observed N2's co-exposure decreased the ROS, apoptosis, lipid peroxidation, and macrophage accumulation in the liver of larval zebrafish. To further study the mechanism behind ethanol hepatotoxicity and the hepatoprotective behavior of N2, gene expression changes were determined in zebrafish. The results of this study revealed that ethanol exposure upregulated mRNA expressions of SREBP1, C/EBP-α, FAS and provoked more severe oxidative stress and hepatitis via upregulation of inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-10, IL-1β, iNOS, COX-2. However, the N2 co-exposure protected the hepatocyte damage and almost reversed the condition by downregulating the mRNA levels. The study suggested that N2 could be an effective therapeutic agent for the treatment of ALD and other inflammatory conditions.
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