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ArticleJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2022

Protective effects and mechanisms of Lizhong decoction against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a rat model.

Yang Jiayao, Tao Dongqing, M A Wei, Liu Song, Liao Yan, Shu Lei, Zhang Shu, L I Chenyu, D U Nianlong

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Article in Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yang JiayaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuhan 430022, China.
Tao DongqingDepartment of Endocrinology, The Third People's Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430033, China.
M A WeiDepartment of Center Laboratory, Wuhan Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuhan 430022, China.
Liu SongDepartment of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuhan 430022, China.
Liao YanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuhan 430022, China.
Shu LeiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuhan 430022, China.
Zhang ShuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuhan 430022, China.
L I ChenyuHubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China.
D U NianlongDepartment of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital, Wuhan 430022, China.
Hubei University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the protective effects and molecular mechanisms of Lizhong decoction (, LZD) against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

methodsMale Wistar rats were fed a high-fat diet for four weeks to induce NAFLD, and were administered LZD by gavage for four weeks. Potential therapeutic targets for NAFLD were analyzed using network pharmacology. Liver pathology was evaluated using Oil Red O and hematoxylin-eosin staining. Furthermore, mitochondrial function, lipid metabolism, oxidative stress, and inflammatory response were examined.

resultsRats with NAFLD exhibited high levels of hepatic damage and cholesterol deposition. Moreover, apoptosis was increased, superoxide dismutase and glutathione content were reduced, malondialdehyde content was increased, and the protein expression of inflammatory cytokines and p-c-Jun N-terminal kinase was increased. The LZD treatment ameliorated mitochondrial dysfunction, reduced liver damage, inhibited oxidative stress and inflammatory response, upregulated peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ expression, and suppressed dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) expression in the liver.

conclusionIt was found that LZD alleviates NAFLD by activating PPAR-γ and inhibiting DPP4.

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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAnimalsDiet, High-FatDipeptidyl Peptidase 4Lipid MetabolismLiverMalePPAR gammaRatsRats, WistarDipeptidyl Peptidase 4PPAR gammadipeptidyl peptidase 4Lizhong decoctionnon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasePPAR gamma

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