Protective effect of berberine against drug-induced hepatic injury caused by Polygonum multiflorum thunb.
AIM To investigate the protective mechanism of berberine against Polygonum multiflorum thunb.induced liver injury.METHODS SD rats were randomly divided into sham group,PM(Polygonum multiflorum thunb.40 g·kg-1)group,PM+NS(saline 1 mL)group,PM+BBR(berberine 50 mg·kg-1)group(n=12 in each group).Another 24 rats were divided into PM+BBR+sh-PPAR-γ group and PM+BBR+sh-NC group,which were injected with 100 μL of shRNA-PPAR-γ and 100 μL of shRNA-NC into the tail vein.The administration of each group lasted for 8 weeks.HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes in liver tissue,and serum alanine aminotransferase(ALT),aspartate aminotransferase(AST),alkaline phosphatase(ALP)levels and the levels of IL-1β,IL-6 and IL-10 in liver tissues were detected by ELISA.PPAR-γ expression was knockdown by transfecting shRNA-PPARγ into rats.The expression levels of PPAR-γ in rat liver tissues was detected by RT-qPCR and Western blot.RESULTS Compared with the sham group,the levels of serum ALT,AST,ALP were significantly increased,the levels of IL-1β,IL-6 in liver tissue were increased and IL-10 level was decreased,and PPAR-γ expression was significantly downregulated in the PM group and PM+NS group(all P<0.05).Compared with the PM+NS group,serum ALT,AST,ALP levels were significantly decreased,IL-1β and IL-6 levels were significantly decreased,IL-10 level was significantly increased,and PPAR-γ expression was significantly increased in the PM+BBR group(all P<0.05).Compared with the PM+BBR+sh-NC group,PPAR-γ expression was significantly decreased,serum ALT,AST,ALP levels were significantly increased,IL-1β and IL-6 levels were significantly increased,IL-10 level was significantly decreased in the PM+BBR+sh-PPAR-γ group(all P<0.05).CONCLUSION Berberine may alleviate hepatic injury induced by Polygonum multiflorum thunb.by up-regulating PPAR-γ expression.
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