INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2020
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IF 5.162
Hang Qu,Xin Gao,Cuilin Cheng,Haitian Zhao,Zhenyu Wang,Juanjuan Yi
Previous studies have shown that Pinus koraiensis pine nut polysaccharide PNP80b-2 exerts widely protective effects against liver injury induced by chemical pollutants, alcohol and drugs. By comparison, PNP80b-2 exhibits the strongest hepatoprotection against alcohol-induced liver injury (AILI). Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the hepatoprotection mechanisms of PNP80b-2 against AILI in vivo . The results indicated that PNP80b-2 alleviated oxidative stress induced by alcohol through enhancing antioxidant capacity of hepatocytes via NRF2/HO-1 pathway. PNP80b-2 also effectively suppressed the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines including TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6, exhibiting anti-inflammatory effects via NF-κB signaling pathway in AILI. In addition, PNP80b-2 protected mice from severe DNA damage induced by alcohol through regulating the expression of Hipk2 , P53 , Hp1γ and Wip1 . Taken together all the results, PNP80b-2 exerts hepatoprotective activity against AILI in vivo through enhancing antioxidant capacity, suppressing inflammation response and promoting DNA damage repair in livers. Furthermore, the structural features of PNP80b-2 were also characterized. PNP80b-2, with molecular weight of 23.0 kDa, was found to be composed of 1,2-linked Gal f , 1,2-linked Rha p , 1,4-linked Xyl p , 1,6-linked Glc p , 1,4-linked Glc p A, 1,2,6-linked Gal p , 1,4,6-linked Glc p , 1,2,3,4-linked Ara p , 1-linked Gal p and Leu- and Ile-linked O-glycopeptide bonds, based on the GC–MS and NMR results.
研究领域:
药理学
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生物化学
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分子生物学
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毒理学
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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
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2020
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IF 4.679
Hang Qu,Shuang Liu,Cuilin Cheng,Haitian Zhao,Xin Gao,Zhenyu Wang,Juanjuan Yi
Previously, we obtained a purified polysaccharide (PNP40c-1) from Pinus koraiensis pine nut and reported its protective effect on carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4 )-induced liver injury in vitro . The object of this study is to investigate its hepatoprotective activity in vivo and elucidate the mechanism underlying the hepatoprotection . PNP40c-1 effectively prevented the accumulation of serum liver injury biomarkers including alanine aminotransferase , aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phpsphatase and total bilirubin stimulated by CCl 4 . The pathological changes in PNP40c-1-treated mice livers were also markedly ameliorated. Results showed that PNP40c-1 suppressed the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation, upregulated Nrf2/ARE pathway and enhanced the antioxidant capacity of hepatocytes. Furthermore, the reaction between Nrf2 and ARE promoted the generation of Mkp1 , which inhibited the activation of JNK induced by CCl 4 , and suppressed hepatocytes apoptosis by regulating the protein expression of Bax, cleaved-Caspase-3 and Bcl2, exerting hepatoprotective activity. Taken together, upregulation of Nrf2/ARE pathway and suppression of JNK activation via Nrf2/ARE/Mkp1/JNK signaling pathways are the main mechanisms underlying the hepatoprotective effect of PNP40c-1 against CCl 4 -induced mice liver injury. These results indicated that PNP40c-1 has potential to serve as a hepatoprotective agent against chemical induced hepatotoxicity.
研究领域:
药理学
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毒理学
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生物化学
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分子生物学
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病理学
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DOI
PubMed
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