Yuan Yilin, Zhang Jianxiu, Li Hui, Yuan Fengxia, Cui Qinglong, Wu Di, Yuan Haidan, Piao Guangchun
Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin 133002, China.
Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin 133002, China.
Int Immunopharmacol. 2025 Feb 20;148:114132. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2025.114132. Epub 2025 Jan 26.
Scopoleitin (SP), a bioactive compound from many edible plants and fruits, exerts a wide range of biological activities, however the role and mechanism of SP in acetaminophen (APAP)-induced hepatotoxicity remains unclear. In this study, we verified the protective effect of SP on APAP-induced liver injury (AILI) hepatotoxicity and explore the underlying molecular mechanisms. Here, we showed that SP alleviated AILI by reducing serum alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels, hepatic histopathological damage, inflammation, and liver cell apoptosis. In addition, SP attenuated the accumulation of malondialdehyde (MDA) and exhaustion of glutathione (GSH) levels and increased the superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels induced by APAP. Consistently, SP significantly reduced the gene transcription of cytochrome P450 (CYP)2E1, CYP1A2, and CYP3A11 in the livers of mice induced by APAP. Moreover, SP pretreatment effectively promoted the expression of Nrf2, Keap1, and its signal downstream HO-1, NQO1, GCLc, and GCLm, suggesting the activation of the Nrf2 signaling pathway. SP inhibited APAP-induced hepatocyte apoptosis by regulating the protein levels of apoptosis-related proteins (cytochrome C, Bax, Caspase-3, Bcl2, and PARP). SP suppressed APAP-induced expression of NLRP3 and reduced the levels of proinflammatory factors, including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), F4/80, Caspase-1, and interleukin (IL)-1 beta (IL-1β). Moreover, SP downregulated APAP-induced high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression, inhibited nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) and MAPK activation. Taken together, our study reveals the protective roles of SP against AILI through the downregulation of NLRP3 expression, and the inhibition of the Nrf2/HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathways.
东莨菪亭(SP)是一种存在于多种可食用植物和水果中的生物活性化合物,具有广泛的生物活性,然而SP在对乙酰氨基酚(APAP)诱导的肝毒性中的作用和机制仍不清楚。在本研究中,我们验证了SP对APAP诱导的肝损伤(AILI)肝毒性的保护作用,并探索其潜在的分子机制。在此,我们表明SP通过降低血清丙氨酸转氨酶(ALT)和天冬氨酸转氨酶(AST)水平、减轻肝脏组织病理学损伤、炎症和肝细胞凋亡,从而减轻AILI。此外,SP减轻了丙二醛(MDA)的积累和谷胱甘肽(GSH)水平的消耗,并提高了APAP诱导的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)水平。同样,SP显著降低了APAP诱导的小鼠肝脏中细胞色素P450(CYP)2E1、CYP1A2和CYP3A11的基因转录。此外,SP预处理有效地促进了Nrf2、Keap1及其信号下游HO-1、NQO1、GCLc和GCLm的表达,表明Nrf2信号通路被激活。SP通过调节凋亡相关蛋白(细胞色素C、Bax、Caspase-3、Bcl2和PARP)的蛋白水平,抑制APAP诱导的肝细胞凋亡。SP抑制APAP诱导的NLRP3表达,并降低促炎因子水平,包括肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、F4/80、Caspase-1和白细胞介素(IL)-1β(IL-1β)。此外,SP下调APAP诱导的高迁移率族蛋白B1(HMGB1)和Toll样受体4(TLR4)表达,抑制核因子κB(NF-κB)和丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)激活。综上所述,我们的研究揭示了SP通过下调NLRP3表达以及抑制Nrf2/HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB信号通路对AILI具有保护作用。