YI Xu, YOU Shao-wei, LONG Yi, et al. Intervention Effect of Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction on Alcoholic Fatty Liver and Liver PXR,CAR Expression in Mice[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(22): 134-139.
YI Xu, YOU Shao-wei, LONG Yi, et al. Intervention Effect of Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi Decoction on Alcoholic Fatty Liver and Liver PXR,CAR Expression in Mice[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(22): 134-139. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2016220134.
Objective: To explore the effect of Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi decoction on the liver pregnane X receptor (PXR)
constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) and their target genes CYP3A11
CYP3A25
CYP2B9 and CYP2B10 in mice with alcoholic fatty liver. Method: Twenty-nine C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into four groups
namely normal control group
model group
and Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi decoction high-dose and low-dose groups. At first
the alcoholic fatty liver model in mice was prepared by using National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) method. Then
Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi decoction was given orally at doses of 4.9
2.45 g·kg-1·d-1 by gavage (once a day for up to 9 days). Serum and liver tissue samples were collected for biochemical and histopathological examination of liver injury. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was performed to detect free cholesterol(FCHOL) and triglyceride(TG) levels. HE staining was used to detect liver injury. Real-time PCR and Western blot were used to examine the expressions of PXR
CAR and their target genes CYP3A11
CYP3A25
CYP2B9 and CYP2B10 in mice liver. Result: Compared with model group
hepatic steatosis significantly reduced in Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi decoction-treated mice in a dose-dependent manner. Compared with model group and blank group
expressions of PXR and CYP3A25 significantly increased in Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi decoction-treated mice (P<0.01). CAR mRNA level significantly rose (P<0.05). Compared with normal group
FCHOL and TG levels significantly increased in model group (P<0.01). Conclusion: Gehua Jiejiu Dizhi decoction could significantly ameliorate AFLD in mice
which was possibly correlated with the activation of PXR and its regulatory genes CYP3A25.