Yang Xu, Yue Rensong, Zhao LiangBin, Huang Xiushen, Wang Qiyue
Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
3 Biotech. 2024 Sep;14(9):216. doi: 10.1007/s13205-024-04060-0. Epub 2024 Aug 28.
This study aimed to explore the protective mechanism of Banxia Xiexin Tang (BXXXT) on liver cell damage caused by high glucose (H-G) and to clarify its molecular regulatory pathways. First, the main components in BXXXT-containing serum were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to provide basic data for subsequent experiments. Subsequently, the effect of BXXXT on high glucose (H-G)-induced hepatocyte activity was evaluated through screening of the optimal concentration of drug-containing serum. Experimental results showed that BXXXT significantly reduced the loss of cell activity caused by high glucose. Further research focuses on the regulatory effect of BXXXT on high glucose-induced hepatocyte apoptosis, especially its effect on the PGC-1α (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α) pathway. Experimental results showed that BXXXT reduced high-glucose-induced hepatocyte apoptosis and exerted its protective effect by upregulating the activity of the PGC-1α pathway. BXXXT significantly increased the expression level of IGFBP1 (insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins) in hepatocytes under a high-glucose environment. It cleared mitochondrial ROS (reactive oxygen species) by enhancing SOD2 (superoxide dismutase) enzyme activity and maintained the survival of hepatocytes under a high-glucose environment. Finally, the regulation of PGC-1α by BXXXT is indeed involved in the regulation of IGFBP1 expression in hepatocytes and its downstream SOD2 effector signaling. Taken together, this study provides an in-depth explanation of the protective mechanism of BXXXT on hepatocytes in a high-glucose environment, focusing on regulating the expression of the PGC-1α pathway and IGFBP1, and reducing cell damage by scavenging ROS. This provides an experimental basis for further exploring the potential of BXXXT in the treatment of diabetes-related liver injury.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-024-04060-0.
本研究旨在探讨半夏泻心汤(BXXXT)对高糖(H-G)所致肝细胞损伤的保护机制,并阐明其分子调控途径。首先,采用高效液相色谱法(HPLC)分析含BXXXT血清中的主要成分,为后续实验提供基础数据。随后,通过筛选含药血清的最佳浓度,评估BXXXT对高糖(H-G)诱导的肝细胞活性的影响。实验结果表明,BXXXT显著降低了高糖引起的细胞活性损失。进一步的研究聚焦于BXXXT对高糖诱导的肝细胞凋亡的调控作用,尤其是其对PGC-1α(过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ共激活因子-1α)途径的影响。实验结果表明,BXXXT减少了高糖诱导的肝细胞凋亡,并通过上调PGC-1α途径的活性发挥其保护作用。BXXXT显著提高了高糖环境下肝细胞中IGFBP1(胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白)的表达水平。它通过增强SOD2(超氧化物歧化酶)酶活性清除线粒体活性氧(ROS),并维持高糖环境下肝细胞的存活。最后,BXXXT对PGC-1α的调控确实参与了肝细胞中IGFBP1表达及其下游SOD2效应信号的调控。综上所述,本研究深入解释了BXXXT在高糖环境下对肝细胞的保护机制,重点在于调节PGC-1α途径和IGFBP1的表达,并通过清除ROS减少细胞损伤。这为进一步探索BXXXT在治疗糖尿病相关肝损伤方面的潜力提供了实验依据。
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