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BMC COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE AND THERAPIES
卷 20, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-020-02957-w
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Liver cirrhosis; Ixeris denticulate; Hepatoprotective; NF-kappa B p65; Bcl-2; Bax
Background: To explore the protective effect and mechanisms of Ixeris denticulate water extract (IDWE) in the development of liver cirrhosis in experimental rat. Methods: Sixty rats were randomly divided into five groups: control group, model group and IDWE (2, 4 and 8 g/kg) treatment groups. Alanine transferase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), albumin (ALB), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 in serum and superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) in liver tissue were evaluated, respectively. The liver index, liver morphology and liver histopathological analysis were detected as a supportive data. The liver protein expression of Bcl-2 and Bax were assessed by western blot, and NF-kappa B p65 protein expression was determined by immunohistochemistry analysis. Results: The result showed that a significantly decrease in the levels of serum AST, ALT and serum inflammatory factors TNF-alpha, IL-6 and IL-8 in IDWE-treated rats. The levels of serum ALB and SOD in liver tissue were markedly increased after IDWE treated, compared with model rats. Furthermore, IDWE-treated group also exhibited a down-regulated protein expression of NF-kappa B p65 and Bax, up-regulated Bcl-2 protein expression. Conclusions: IDWE could effectively alleviate the course of liver cirrhosis in rat model, which may be a potent hepatoprotective agent in clinical therapy in the future.
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