Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE
Volume 6, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S19503
Keywords
Chinese herb medicine; San-Huang-Xie-Xin-Tang; nanoparticle; liver fibrosis
Funding
- Committee on Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan
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Background: San-Huang-Xie-Xin-Tang (SHXXT) decoction, a traditional Chinese medicine containing Rhei rhizome, Coptidis rhizome, and Scutellariae radix, is widely used in hepatoprotective therapy. However, preparation of the decoction requires addition of boiling water that causes loss of numerous effective components. Methods: To improve the bioavailability of the decoction, nanoscale SHXXT was developed. Chloroform-induced liver injury and hepatic stellate cell activity in mice were used to demonstrate the hepatoprotective characteristics of nanoscale SHXXT decoction. Results: Liver/body weight ratio and serum aspartate and alanine aminotranferase levels were recovered by the nanoscale SHXXT. TIMP-1 gene expression was inhibited and MMP-2 gene expression was accelerated in activated hepatic stellate cells. Conclusion: Nanoscale SHXXT decoction prepared in room temperature water could have preserved hepatoprotective ability. The results of this study indicate that nanoscale SHXXT could be extracted easily. The simple preparation of this herbal decoction is more convenient and energy-efficient.
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