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Zhuang S, Zhou X, Yang X, Chang D, Chen T, Sun Y, Wang C, Zhang C, Jiang J, Chen Y, Lin X, Wang X, Yu W, Lin X, He C, Zheng Y, Zhang J, Shi H. Dendrobium mixture ameliorates hepatic injury induced by insulin resistance in vitro and in vivo through the downregulation of AGE/RAGE/Akt signaling pathway. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22007. [PMID: 38034607 PMCID: PMC10685200 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Dendrobium mixture (DM) is a patented Chinese herbal medicine which has been shown to ameliorate type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in vivo and in vitro. We aimed to investigate the underlying mechanism of DM as a therapeutic agent in attenuating liver steatosis in relation to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). DM (16.2 g/kg/d) was administered to db/db mice for 4 weeks. The db/m mice and db/db mice in the control and model groups were given normal saline. Additionally, DM (11.25 g/kg/d) was administered to Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, and the serum was collected and used in an experiment involving palmitic acid (PA)-induced human liver HepG2 cells with abnormal lipid and glucose metabolism. In db/db mice, the administration of DM significantly alleviated liver steatosis, including histological damage and cell apoptosis. DM was found to prevent the upregulation of the RAGE and AKT1 proteins in liver tissues. The underlying mechanism of DM was further studied in PA-induced HepG2 cells. Post-DM administration serum from SD rats reduced lipid accumulation and regulated glucose metabolism in HepG2 cells. Consequently, it inhibited RAGE/AKT signaling and restored autophagy activity. The upregulated autophagy was associated with the mTOR-AMPK signaling pathway. Furthermore, post-DM administration serum reduced apoptosis of hepatocytes in PA-induced HepG2 cells. Our study supports the potential use of DM as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of NAFLD in T2DM. The mechanism underlying this therapeutic potential is associated with the downregulation of the AGE/RAGE/Akt signaling pathway.
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- Shuting Zhuang
- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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- NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Westmead, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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- NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Westmead, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- College of Pharmacy, Fujian Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350100, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Fujian Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350100, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Fujian Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350100, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Fujian Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350100, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Zhou, 350100, China
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Zhang Y, Xu Y, Jing X, Lu W, Zhang F, Qin C. Moscatilin suppresses the inflammation from macrophages and T cells. Open Med (Wars) 2022; 17:756-767. [PMID: 35509689 PMCID: PMC9008319 DOI: 10.1515/med-2022-0456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In this study, we aim to investigate moscatilin in alleviating symptoms of autoimmune liver disease (ALD) in a concanavalin A (ConA)-induced liver injury mouse model and elucidate the underlying mechanisms. ALD mouse models were constructed by intravenous injection of ConA (20 mg/kg) and the serum level of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Moscatilin in various doses was administered for two days starting from a day before the ConA injection. We showed that moscatilin dose-dependently decreased ALT levels in liver tissue of ALD mouse models. Ifng and Tnfa also showed significant downregulation in liver tissues. Macrophages only showed significant Tnfa downregulation and CD4+ T cells only showed significant Ifng downregulation at high moscatilin doses. In vivo administration of moscatilin induced interleukin-37 upregulation in hepatic tissues. In vitro, moscatilin also induced IL-37 upregulation in hepatic stellate cell line JS-1 rather than immune cells represented by RAW264.7 and CTLL-2 cell lines, suggesting that the hepatic stellate cell is majorly responsive to moscatilin treatment in terms of interleukin (IL)-37 upregulation. Our data indicate that moscatilin could alleviate liver injury in ConA-induced ALD mouse models through anti-inflammatory activities, warranting further development of moscatilin as a new drug in treating ALD.
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- Ying Zhang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Taian City Central Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Taian City Central Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taian City Central Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Dongping People's Hospital, Dongping 271500, China
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- Department of Critical Care Unit, Taian City Central Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, No. 324 Jingwuwei Road No.7, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
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Dendrobium Mixture Ameliorates Diabetic Nephropathy in db/db Mice by Regulating the TGF- β1/Smads Signaling Pathway. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2021; 2021:9931983. [PMID: 34630622 PMCID: PMC8497096 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9931983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Dendrobium mixture (DMix) is an effective treatment for diabetic nephropathy (DN), but the molecular mechanism underlying its action remains unclear. In this study, we investigated whether DMix regulates the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)/Smads signal transduction pathway. Twenty-four db/db mice were randomly divided into three groups: the model, DMix, and gliquidone groups, while eight db/m mice were selected as the normal control group. The drug was administered by continuous gavage for 8 weeks. Body weight (BW), kidney weight (KW), kidney index, fasting blood glucose (FBG), blood lipid, 24-hour urinary albumin excretion rate, blood urea nitrogen, and serum creatinine levels were measured. Pathological changes in the renal tissue were observed under a light microscope. Real-time quantitative PCR and immunohistochemical staining were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression levels of TGF-β1 and alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), respectively, in renal tissues. TGF-β1, Smad2, p-Smad2, Smad3, p-Smad3, and α-SMA expression levels were measured using western blotting. The results showed that DMix significantly reduced the FBG level, BW, KW, and blood lipid level and improved renal function in db/db mice. Histopathology showed that DMix alleviated glomerular mesangial cell proliferation and renal interstitial fibrosis in db/db mice. Additionally, DMix reduced the protein and mRNA expression levels of TGF-β1 and α-SMA and inhibited Smad2 and Smad3 phosphorylation. We conclude that DMix may inhibit renal fibrosis and delay the progression of DN by regulating the TGF-β1/Smads signaling pathway.
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