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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Mechanism of Astragalus Polysaccharide in Alleviating Bovine Mammary Fibrosis Through ROS/NLRP3 Inhibition and EMT Regulation.

Jiang Zhang, Kejiang Liu, Tingji Yang, Hongwei Duan, Longfei Xiao, Quanwei Zhang, Yong Zhang, Weitao Dong, Xingxu Zhao

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Jiang ZhangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.ORCID 0009-0008-6539-9952
Kejiang LiuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
Tingji YangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
Hongwei DuanCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2970-6344
Longfei XiaoVeterinary Science (Traditional Chinese Medicine)-Municipal Laboratory of Beijing, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5790-6645
Quanwei ZhangGansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Reproductive Physiology and Reproductive Regulation, Lanzhou 730070, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5476-508X
Yong ZhangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
Weitao DongCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
Xingxu ZhaoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5470-3815

Funding

Gansu Provincial Department of Education: Young PhD Support Program 2024QB-064Gansu Youth Science and Technology Foundation 24JRRA657National Natural Science Foundation of China U21A20262
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mastitis in dairy cows, typically caused by bacterial infection, is a common inflammatory condition of the mammary tissue that leads to fibrosis, adversely affecting cow health, milk production, and dairy product quality. Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) has shown effectiveness in alleviating inflammation and fibrosis in various organs. The study employed lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce fibrotic conditions in two experimental systems: MAC-T bovine mammary epithelial cells and Kunming mouse models. Key parameters, including relative gene mRNA expression, protein levels, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, were assessed using RT-qPCR, Western blotting (WB), and 2',7'-Dichlorofluorescin diacetate (DCFH-DA) techniques, while histological analysis of mammary tissue was performed using H&E and Masson trichrome staining. Measuring malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, assessing the enzyme activities of catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were two methods of assessing oxidative stress. These methods were also tested in mouse mammary glands. APS significantly decreased ROS concentrations (

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astragalus polysaccharideepithelial-mesenchymal transitionfibrosismastitisROS/NLRP3

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PMCPMC12108477

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