YANG Dao-ju, LI Chang-qing, LIAO Xiang-bin, et al. Effects of Xiaozhi Decoction on SREBP-1c mRNA and Protein Expression in Hepatic Tissues of Rats with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2014, 20(18): 159-164.
YANG Dao-ju, LI Chang-qing, LIAO Xiang-bin, et al. Effects of Xiaozhi Decoction on SREBP-1c mRNA and Protein Expression in Hepatic Tissues of Rats with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2014, 20(18): 159-164. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2014180159.
Objective: To observe the effects of Xiaozhi decoction on sterol regulatory element-blinding protrin-1c (SREBP-1c) mRNA and SREBP-1c protein expression levels in hepatic tissue of rats with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) and to explore the molecular mechanism. Method: NAFLD model was established by feeding high fat diet for 8 weeds. Then model rats were randomly divided into 5 groups:model group
fenofibrate group
Xiaozhi decoction group(high-dose group
dose group
low-dose group)
and additional normal control group. All rats were given normal diet. Meanwhile
rats in medication groups were fed with corresponding herbs
others were fed with corresponding NS. Four weeks after the treatment
all rats were anesthetized by 3% pentobarbital sodium through intraperitoneal injection. total cholesterol(TC)
triglyceride(TG) content in liver tissue and TC
TG
glutamine transpeptidase(GGT)
aspartase aminotransferase(AST)
alanine aminotransferase(ALT)
content in the serum was detected by automatic biochemical analyzer. The pathological changes of hepatic tissue were observed by HE staining.The sterol regulatory element-blinding protein-1c (SREBP-1c)mRNA expression levels in liver tissue was examined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR). The SREBP-1c protein expression levels in hepatic tissue was examined by western blot. Result: Compared with normal group
blood lipid
liver fat
free fatty acide(FFA)
insulin (INS)
insulin resistance index(HOMAR-IR)
malondialdehyde(MDA)
the SREBP-1c mRNA and protein expression was significantly increased in model group (P<0.05 or P<0.01);superoxide dismutase(SOD) content decreased significantly (P<0.01).Compared with the model group
the hepatic Steatosis degree was alleviated obviously in the Xiaozhi decoction-high-dose group. TC
TG
AST
ALT
GGT content in serum
and TC
TG content in liver tissue were dramatically declined(P<0.05 or P<0.01). The SREBP-1c mRNA and protein in treatment groups was down-regulated (P<0.01)
especially in the Xiaozhi decoction-high-dose group
whose expression was much lower compared with model group(P<0.01). Conclusion: Xiaozhi decoction showed certain therapeutic effect on NAFLD
which might be linked to down-regulating SREBP-1c mRNA and protein expression.