Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2016-03, Vol.180, p.28-36
2016
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- The effects of Tao-Hong-Si-Wu on hepatic necroinflammatory activity and fibrosis in a murine model of chronic liver disease
- Ist Teil von
- Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2016-03, Vol.180, p.28-36
- Ort / Verlag
- Ireland: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2016
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- MEDLINE
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- Tao-Hong-Si-Wu decoction (THSWD) is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has been used for centuries in the treatment of Chinese patients with chronic liver disease. Recently, THSWD has been reported to alter vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induced angiogenesis, raising the possibility that in addition to its anti-inflammatory properties; THSWD might also inhibit hepatic blood flow associated fibrosis. To document the effects of THSWD on hepatic necroinflammatory disease activity, fibrosis and VEGF signaling in a murine model of chronic liver disease. Sixty adult mice were equally divided into six study groups. Five groups were exposed to subcutaneous carbon tetrachloride (0.1ml/10g BW) for six weeks. Three of the five groups were treated with different concentrations of THSWD (4.25, 8.50, 17.00g/kg), one with 0.1mg/kg of Colchicine (positive control), and one with physiologic saline (negative control). Mice in the sixth group were not exposed to CCl4 and remained untreated (healthy controls). Liver enzymes/function tests, hyaluronic acid and laminin levels were measured in serum, and hepatic histology, VEGF, Flt-1 and kinase insert domain-containing receptor (KDR), Akt and phosphorylated Akt (pAkt) expression were documented in liver tissue at the end of treatment. Hepatic necroinflammatory disease activity and fibrosis were significantly attenuated in THSWD treated mice in a dose dependent manner. These beneficial results were similar and often exceeded those achieved with Colchicine. In addition, VEGF, Flt-1, KDR, Akt and pAkt mRNA and protein expression were reduced in TSHWD treated mice. In this animal model of chronic liver disease, THSWD decreased hepatic necroinflammatory disease and fibrosis. Inhibition of VEGF expression and downstream signaling were associated with these findings. Further studies with this and other TCMs as treatment for chronic liver disease are warranted. [Display omitted]
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- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0378-8741eISSN: 1872-7573DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.01.030Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1805504302
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- Akt, Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents - pharmacology, Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use, Carbon Tetrachloride, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury - drug therapy, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury - metabolism, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury - pathology, Disease Models, Animal, Drugs, Chinese Herbal - pharmacology, Drugs, Chinese Herbal - therapeutic use, Female, Flt-1, Hepatic fibrosis, Hepatic function, Hepatic necroinflammatory activity, Kinase insert domain-containing receptor, Liver - drug effects, Liver - metabolism, Liver - pathology, Liver Cirrhosis - chemically induced, Liver Cirrhosis - drug therapy, Liver Cirrhosis - metabolism, Liver Cirrhosis - pathology, Male, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Mice, Phosphorylated Akt, Phytotherapy, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt - genetics, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt - metabolism, RNA, Messenger - metabolism, Tao-Hong-Si-Wu decoction, Vascular endothelial growth factor, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - genetics, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - metabolism, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 - genetics, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 - metabolism, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 - genetics, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 - metabolism