Key Laboratory of Special Environmental Medicine of Xinjiang, General Hospital of Xinjiang Military Command, Urumqi, 830000, China.
Graduate School, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830000, China.
Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 29;14(1):7476. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-57852-y.
Isorhamnetin is a natural flavonoid compound, rich in brass, alkaloids, and sterols with a high medicinal value. This study investigated the effects of isorhamnetin on liver injury and oxidative and inflammatory responses in heat-stroke-affected rats in a dry-heat environment. Fifty Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups: normal temperature control (NC, saline), dry-heat control (DHC, saline), low-dose isorhamnetin-pretreated (L-AS, 25 mg/Kg), medium-dose isorhamnetin-pretreated (M-AS, 50 mg/Kg), and high-dose isorhamnetin-pretreated (H-AS, 100 mg/Kg) group. Saline was administered to the NC and DHC groups and corresponding concentrations of isorhamnetin were administered to the remaining three groups for 1 week. Blood and liver tissue were analyzed for oxidative stress and inflammation. The liver histopathological injury score, serum liver enzyme (alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, and lactate dehydrogenase), liver oxidative stress index (superoxide dismutase [SOD], catalase [CAT], and malondialdehyde), and inflammation index (tumor necrosis factor α [TNF-α], interleukin [IL]-1β, IL-6, and lipopolysaccharides) were significantly higher in the DHC group than in the NC group (P < 0.05). These index values in the L-AS, M-AS, and H-AS groups were significantly lower than those in the DHC group (P < 0.05). The index values decreased significantly with an increase in the concentration of isorhamnetin (P < 0.05), while the index values of CAT and SOD showed the opposite tendency (P < 0.05). The expression of liver tissue nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), caspase-3, and heat shock protein (HSP-70) was higher in the DHC group than in the NC group (P < 0.05). Comparison between the isorhamnetin and DHC groups revealed that the expression of NF-кB and caspase-3 was decreased, while that of HSP-70 continued to increase (P < 0.05). The difference was significant for HSP-70 among all the isorhamnetin groups (P < 0.05); however, the NF-кB and caspase-3 values in the L-AS and H-AS groups did not differ. In summary, isorhamnetin has protective effects against liver injury in heat-stroke-affected rats. This protective effect may be related to its activities concerning antioxidative stress, anti-inflammatory response, inhibition of NF-кB and caspase-3 expression, and enhancement of HSP-70 expression.
山奈酚是一种天然黄酮类化合物,富含 brass、生物碱和固醇,具有很高的药用价值。本研究探讨了山奈酚对干热环境中热应激大鼠肝损伤及氧化和炎症反应的影响。将 50 只 Sprague Dawley 大鼠随机分为 5 组:常温对照组(NC,生理盐水)、干热对照组(DHC,生理盐水)、低剂量山奈酚预处理组(L-AS,25mg/kg)、中剂量山奈酚预处理组(M-AS,50mg/kg)和高剂量山奈酚预处理组(H-AS,100mg/kg)。NC 和 DHC 组给予生理盐水,其余三组给予相应浓度的山奈酚,预处理 1 周。分析氧化应激和炎症。与 NC 组相比,DHC 组大鼠肝脏组织损伤评分、血清肝酶(丙氨酸转氨酶、天冬氨酸转氨酶和乳酸脱氢酶)、肝氧化应激指标(超氧化物歧化酶[SOD]、过氧化氢酶[CAT]和丙二醛)和炎症指标(肿瘤坏死因子-α[TNF-α]、白细胞介素[IL]-1β、IL-6 和脂多糖)明显升高(P<0.05)。L-AS、M-AS 和 H-AS 组上述指标明显低于 DHC 组(P<0.05)。随着山奈酚浓度的增加,上述指标呈下降趋势(P<0.05),而 CAT 和 SOD 指标呈相反趋势(P<0.05)。与 NC 组相比,DHC 组大鼠肝组织核因子 kappa B(NF-κB)、半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白酶-3(caspase-3)和热休克蛋白(HSP-70)表达升高(P<0.05)。与 DHC 组相比,山奈酚组 NF-κB 和 caspase-3 表达降低,而 HSP-70 表达持续升高(P<0.05)。各山奈酚组 HSP-70 差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),L-AS 和 H-AS 组 NF-κB 和 caspase-3 差异无统计学意义。综上所述,山奈酚对热应激大鼠肝损伤具有保护作用。这种保护作用可能与其抗氧化应激、抗炎反应、抑制 NF-κB 和 caspase-3 表达、增强 HSP-70 表达有关。