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Babaodan Alleviates APAP-induced Acute Liver Injury in Mice by Inhibiting NLRP3/Caspase-1 Pathway
To explore the effect of Babaodan (BBD) on the NOD-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3/cysteine aspartate-specific protease-3 (NLRP3/Caspase-1) pathway proteins in mice with acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute liver injury.
Method
2
C57BL/6 mice were randomly grouped, and BBD (75, 150, 300 mg·kg
-1
,
ig
) was administered twice a day for three days. After 2 hours of the last administration, the mice were treated with APAP (400 mg·kg
-1
,
ip
), and the eyeballs were removed to collect blood after 14 hours. Then they were sacrificed by cervical dislocation for sample collection. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the morphological changes of liver tissue cells, and biochemical methods were used to detect the activities of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) in serum of mice in each group. Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) was performed to determine the mRNA expression of tumor necrosis factor-
α
(TNF-
α
), interleukin-1
β
(IL-1
β
) and IL-6, and Western blot was performed to determine the protein expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), NLRP3, Caspase-1 and IL-18 in the liver of mice.
Result
2
Compared with the conditions in normal group, the hepatic lobule structure of mice in the model group was partially destroyed, and the hepatic sinusoids were dilated. And the expression levels of ALT and AST in serum, the protein levels of NLRP3, Caspase-1, iNOS, IL-18 and COX-2 and the mRNA levels of IL-1
β
, IL-6 and TNF-
α
were increased (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01). Compared with the model group, the administration groups had improvement in liver cell rupture and hepatic sinusoidal compression, and a dose-dependent decrease in the levels of ALT and AST in serum as well as the protein levels of NLRP3, Caspase-1, iNOS, IL-18 and COX-2 and the the mRNA levels of IL-1
β
, IL-6 and TNF-
α
in liver tissue (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion
2
BBD can reduce APAP-induced acute liver injury in mice. The mechanism may be related to anti-oxidative stress, inhibition of NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway, and decreased expression levels of IL-1
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