HAO Rui-chun1, MEN Jiu-zhang1, LI Xia1, et al. Effects of Xiongshao Decoction on MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in Rats with Immune Liver Fibrosis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2012, 18(16): 219-221.
HAO Rui-chun1, MEN Jiu-zhang1, LI Xia1, et al. Effects of Xiongshao Decoction on MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in Rats with Immune Liver Fibrosis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2012, 18(16): 219-221. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2012.16.044.
Effects of Xiongshao Decoction on MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in Rats with Immune Liver Fibrosis
Objective:Tostudy the effects of Xiongshao decoction(XSD)on matrix metalloproteinase 9(MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1(TIMP-1)in rats with liver fibrosis.Method: Eighty-four SD rats were randemly divided into normal group
model group
Fuzheng Huayu capsule group(0.525 g·kg-1)
XSD preservation group(7.9 g · kg-1)
high and low doses of XSD group(15.8
7.9 g · kg-1).The hepatic fibrosis model was induced by injecting porcine serum to the abdominal cavity of rats.The levels of MMP-9 was detected by ELISA.The content of TIMP-1mRNA in hepatic tissue was detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR.Result: The content of MMP-9 was obviously higher in XSD preservation group(7.9 g · kg-1) than in model group(P<0.01).The content of TIMP-1mRNA was obviously lower in high-dose XSD group(15.8 g · kg-1) than in model group(P<0.01).Conclusion: XSD can promote the production of MMP-9 and suppress the expression of TIMP-1 mRNA.Regulating the balance between MMPs and TIMPs is one of the anti-hepatic fibrosis mechanisms of XSD.