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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2025

Aloperin improves liver non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Zhongsheng Guo, Ruyu Liu, Liwei Guo, Sumei Lu, Min Yang, Shaofei Wu, Yong An

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Article in Archives of medical science : AMS, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zhongsheng GuoDepartment of Infection Diseases and Liver Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital), Jinan, China.
Ruyu LiuDepartment of Hepatology, Beijing Ditan Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Liwei GuoDepartment of Infection Diseases and Liver Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital), Jinan, China.
Sumei LuPCR laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital), Jinan, China.
Min YangDepartment of Clinical Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital), Jinan, China.
Shaofei WuDepartment of Infection Diseases and Liver Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital), Jinan, China.
Yong AnDepartment of Infection Diseases and Liver Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital), Jinan, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this work is to investigate the inhibitory effect of aloperin (Alo) on hepatocyte apoptosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and the underlying mechanism. Material and methods: Rats in the Alo groups were fed a high-fat + high-sugar diet for 8 weeks and then treated with low-, moderate-, and high-dose Alo for another 8 weeks via gavage. Oxidative stress indices were tested by a colourimetric method, and pathological changes were observed by haematoxylin-eosin staining. Apoptosis was detected by TUNEL staining. TLR4, TRIF, and NF-κB(p65) mRNA and protein expressions were detected by RT-qPCR, Western blot assay and immunohistochemistry. In the Results: Cell apoptosis significantly decreased in the Alo-treatment groups in a dose-dependent manner ( Conclusions: Alo could improve NASH via the TLR4/TRIF/NF-κB pathway.

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aloperincell apoptosisnon-alcoholic steatohepatitisTLR4/TRIF/NF-κB

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PMCPMC11969508

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