Alcohol liver disease(ALD)has become a global threat to human health.It is associated with a wide range of liver diseases including alcohol fatty liver,steatosis,fibrosis and cirrhosis,and finally leads to liver cance...Alcohol liver disease(ALD)has become a global threat to human health.It is associated with a wide range of liver diseases including alcohol fatty liver,steatosis,fibrosis and cirrhosis,and finally leads to liver cancer and even death.Centranthera grandiflora is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb commonly used to treat ALD,but no research about its mechanism is available.This study evaluated the hepatoprotective effect and mechanism of C.grandiflora against alcohol-induced liver injury in mice.We found that the ethanol extracts of C.grandiflora(CgW)alleviated the alcohol-induced liver injury,enhanced the levels of antioxidant enzymes,and reduced the amount of lipid peroxides.CgW also affected cell apoptosis by inhibiting the activity of Bax,cleaved-caspase 3 and cleaved-caspase 9,and increasing the activity of Bcl-2.In conclusion,the results showed that CgW can effectively improve ALD through alleviating oxidative stress and inhibiting cell apoptosis for the first time.This study suggested that C.grandiflora is a promising herbal medicine for ALD treatment.展开更多
基金supported by the National Science and Technology Major Projects of New Drugs(Nos.2019ZX09301124,2019ZX09201001 and 2019ZX09301-110)the Project Program of the State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines(No.SKLNMZZCX201821)+3 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(No.BK20180569)the Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines(No.SKLNMKF202008)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)and the“Double First-Class”University Project(Nos.CPU2018GY13 and CPU2018PZH03)。
文摘Alcohol liver disease(ALD)has become a global threat to human health.It is associated with a wide range of liver diseases including alcohol fatty liver,steatosis,fibrosis and cirrhosis,and finally leads to liver cancer and even death.Centranthera grandiflora is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb commonly used to treat ALD,but no research about its mechanism is available.This study evaluated the hepatoprotective effect and mechanism of C.grandiflora against alcohol-induced liver injury in mice.We found that the ethanol extracts of C.grandiflora(CgW)alleviated the alcohol-induced liver injury,enhanced the levels of antioxidant enzymes,and reduced the amount of lipid peroxides.CgW also affected cell apoptosis by inhibiting the activity of Bax,cleaved-caspase 3 and cleaved-caspase 9,and increasing the activity of Bcl-2.In conclusion,the results showed that CgW can effectively improve ALD through alleviating oxidative stress and inhibiting cell apoptosis for the first time.This study suggested that C.grandiflora is a promising herbal medicine for ALD treatment.
