基于Keap1/Nrf2和TLR4/NF-κB p65信号通路探讨藏药二十五味松石丸对小鼠对乙酰氨基酚所致肝损伤的作用机制
[Mechanism of Tibetan medicine Ershiwuwei Songshi Pills against liver injury induced by acetaminophen in mice based on Keap1/Nrf2 and TLR4/NF-κB p65 signaling pathways].
作者信息
Sha Yu-Ru, Luo Xiao-Min, Ding Yi, Yang Bin, Jian Cheng-Fang, Gong Pu-Yang, Gu Jian, Tan Rui
机构信息
College of Pharmacy,Southwest Minzu University Chengdu 610041,China.
College of Life Science and Engineering,Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031,China.
出版信息
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2022 Apr;47(8):2049-2055. doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20211103.707.
The present study investigated the mechanism of the Tibetan medicine Ershiwuwei Songshi Pills(ESP) against the liver injury induced by acetaminophen(APAP) in mice based on the kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1(Keap1)/nuclear transcription factor E2 related factor 2(Nrf2) and Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4)/nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-κB) p65 signaling pathways. Kunming mice were randomly divided into a blank control group, a model group, an N-acetyl-L-cysteine(NAC) group, and high-(400 mg·kg(-1)), medium-(200 mg·kg(-1)), and low-dose(100 mg·kg(-1)) ESP groups. After 14 days of continuous administration, except for those in the control group, the mice were intraperitoneally injected with 200 mg·kg(-1) APAP. After 12 h, the serum and liver tissues of mice were collected. Hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining was performed on pathological sections of the liver, and the levels of aspartate aminotransferase(AST) and alanine aminotransferase(ALT) in the serum and the levels of glutathione(GSH), malondialdehyde(MDA), superoxide dismutase(SOD), catalase(CAT), myeloperoxidase(MPO), and total antioxidant capacity(T-AOC) in liver tissue homogenate were detected to observe and analyze the protective effect of ESP on APAP-induced liver injury in mice. The serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α), interleukin-1 beta(IL-1β), and interleukin-6(IL-6) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). The protein expression of Nrf2, Keap1, TLR4, and NF-κB p65 in the liver was determined by Western blot. Quantitative real-time was used to determine the mRNA expression of glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit(GCLC), glutamate-cysteine ligase regulatory subunit(GCLM), heme oxygenase-1(HO-1), and NAD(P)H dehydrogenase quinone 1(NQO-1) in the liver to explore the mechanism of ESP in improving APAP-induced liver damage in mice. As revealed by results, compared with the model group, the ESP groups showed improved liver pathological damage, decreased ALT and AST levels in the serum and MDA and MPO content in the liver, increased GSH, SOD, CAT, and T-AOC in the liver, reduced TNF-α and IL-6 levels in the serum, down-regulated expression of Keap1 in the liver cytoplasm and NF-κB p65 in the liver nucleus, up-regulated expression of Nrf2 in the liver nucleus, insignificant change in TLR4 expression, and elevated relative mRNA expression levels of antioxidant genes GCLC, GCLM, HO-1, and NQO-1. ESP can reduce the oxidative damage and inflammation caused by APAP, and the mechanism may be related to the Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway and the signal transduction factors on the TLR4/NF-κB p65 pathway.
本研究基于kelch样ECH相关蛋白1(Keap1)/核转录因子E2相关因子2(Nrf2)和Toll样受体4(TLR4)/核因子-κB(NF-κB)p65信号通路,探讨藏药二十五味松石丸(ESP)对乙酰氨基酚(APAP)诱导的小鼠肝损伤的作用机制。将昆明小鼠随机分为空白对照组、模型组、N-乙酰半胱氨酸(NAC)组以及高剂量(400 mg·kg⁻¹)、中剂量(200 mg·kg⁻¹)和低剂量(100 mg·kg⁻¹)ESP组。连续给药14天后,除对照组小鼠外,其余小鼠腹腔注射200 mg·kg⁻¹ APAP。12小时后,采集小鼠血清和肝组织。对肝脏病理切片进行苏木精-伊红(HE)染色,检测血清中天冬氨酸转氨酶(AST)和丙氨酸转氨酶(ALT)水平以及肝组织匀浆中谷胱甘肽(GSH)、丙二醛(MDA)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、髓过氧化物酶(MPO)和总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)水平,以观察和分析ESP对APAP诱导的小鼠肝损伤的保护作用。采用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)法测定血清中肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、白细胞介素-1β(IL-1β)和白细胞介素-6(IL-6)水平。通过蛋白质免疫印迹法检测肝脏中Nrf2、Keap1、TLR4和NF-κB p65的蛋白表达。采用实时定量PCR法测定肝脏中谷氨酸-半胱氨酸连接酶催化亚基(GCLC)、谷氨酸-半胱氨酸连接酶调节亚基(GCLM)、血红素加氧酶-1(HO-1)和NAD(P)H脱氢酶醌1(NQO-1)的mRNA表达,以探讨ESP改善APAP诱导的小鼠肝损伤的机制。结果显示,与模型组相比,ESP各给药组小鼠肝脏病理损伤改善,血清中ALT和AST水平降低,肝脏中MDA和MPO含量减少,肝脏中GSH、SOD、CAT和T-AOC增加,血清中TNF-α和IL-6水平降低,肝细胞质中Keap1表达下调,肝细胞核中NF-κB p65表达下调,肝细胞核中Nrf2表达上调,TLR4表达无明显变化,抗氧化基因GCLC、GCLM、HO-1和NQO-1的相对mRNA表达水平升高。ESP可减轻APAP所致的氧化损伤和炎症反应,其机制可能与Keap1/Nrf2信号通路以及TLR4/NF-κB p65通路的信号转导因子有关。