Abstract:
:Lipid metabolism disorder and inflammation are essential promoters in pathogenesis of liver injury in type 2 diabetes. Puerarin (PUR) has been reported to exert beneficial effects on many diabetic cardiovascular diseases and chemical-induced liver injuries, but its effects on diabetic liver injury and its mechanism are still unclear. The current study was designed to explore the therapeutic effect and mechanism of PUR on liver injury in a type 2 diabetic rat model induced by a high-fat diet combined with low-dose streptozotocin. The diabetic rats were treated with or without PUR (100 mg/kg/day) by gavaging for 8 weeks, and biochemical and histological changes in liver were examined. Results showed that treatment with PUR significantly attenuated hepatic steatosis by regulating blood glucose and ameliorating lipid metabolism disorder. Liver fibrosis was relieved by PUR treatment. PUR inhibited oxidative stress and inflammation which was associated with inactivation of NF-κB signaling, thereby blocking the upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, TNF-α) and chemokine (MCP-1). This protection of PUR on diabetic liver injury is possibly related with inhibition on TGF-β/Smad signaling. In conclusion, the present study provides evidence that PUR attenuated type 2 diabetic liver injury by inhibiting NF-κB-driven liver inflammation and the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway.
journal_name
Oxid Med Cell Longevjournal_title
Oxidative medicine and cellular longevityauthors
Hou B,Zhao Y,Qiang G,Yang X,Xu C,Chen X,Liu C,Wang X,Zhang L,Du Gdoi
10.1155/2018/4545321subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-07-02 00:00:00pages
4545321eissn
1942-0900issn
1942-0994journal_volume
2018pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) often suffer relapse, and clinical improvements offered by radiotherapy and chemotherapy are modest. Although targeted therapy and immunotherapy have been a topic of significant research in recent years, scientific developments have not yet translated to significant i...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2020/7152173
更新日期:2020-11-05 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Amino acids (AAs) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) play a pivotal role in cerebral ischemia (CI). BuChang NaoXinTong Capsules (BNC) are widely prescribed in Chinese medicine for the treatment of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases. Methods:In order to investigate the therapeutic effects and pharmacologi...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2019/7258624
更新日期:2019-03-20 00:00:00
abstract::Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) represents a chronic tubulointerstitial nephropathy which is followed by the progression of kidney fibrosis to end-stage kidney failure. The critical involvement of poisons in food (aristolochic acid (AA), ochratoxin, and heavy metals) and selenium deficiency are among nutritive factor...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2020/8209727
更新日期:2020-08-18 00:00:00
abstract::Aging is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and there is no effective therapeutic approach to alleviate this condition. NF-κB and TNF-α have been implicated in the activation of the aging process, but the signaling molecules responsible for the inactivation of NF-κB and TNF-α remain unknown. Exosomes have been ...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2019/9739258
更新日期:2019-04-08 00:00:00
abstract::Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability in the elderly. Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) was considered as the main cause for LBP. Degeneration of cartilaginous endplate was a crucial harmful factor during the initiation and development of IDD. Oxidative stress was implicated in IDD. However, the ...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2017/4041768
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::UV-induced inflammation and reactive oxygen species formation are involved in the development of melanoma. Natural products like 5β-scymnol and CO(2)-supercritical fluid extract (CO(2)-SFE) of mussel oil contain anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that may aid in reducing the deleterious effects of UV radiati...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2011/728645
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::An optimisation of extraction towards an increased antioxidant capacity and the study on the extracts' composition by HPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS were performed on different organs of a rarely studied plant: Rheum cordatum Losinsk (Polygonaceae) growing in Kazakhstan. More than 20 compounds from anthraquinones and phenolics wer...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2019/5465463
更新日期:2019-11-16 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Zinc plays a role in mitophagy and protects cardiomyocytes from ischemia/reperfusion injury. This study is aimed at investigating whether SUMOylation of Drp1 is involved in the protection of zinc ion on cardiac I/R injury. Methods:Mouse hearts were subjected to 30 minutes of regional ischemia followed by 2 ...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2019/1232146
更新日期:2019-07-22 00:00:00
abstract::Few studies have associated the effects of changes in caloric intake and redox disturbances in the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, the present study aimed at evaluating the hypercaloric diet consumption influence on the contractile reactivity of intestinal smooth muscle, morphology, and oxidative stress of rat ileu...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2018/6364821
更新日期:2018-10-25 00:00:00
abstract::The neutrophil elastase inhibitor sivelestat (ONO-5046) possesses unknown mechanisms of cardioprotection when infused following global ischemia, even in the absence of neutrophils. Since myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury is strongly associated with endothelial dysfunction and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generat...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2013/279847
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Infrasound is a major threat to global health by causing injuries of the central nervous system (CNS). However, there remains no effective therapeutic agent for preventing infrasound-caused CNS injury. 2,3,5,4'-Tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glycoside (THSG) exerts protective function against CNS injuries and ...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2020/6576718
更新日期:2020-01-06 00:00:00
abstract::The liver is a central organ that performs a wide range of functions such as detoxification and metabolic homeostasis. Since it is a metabolically active organ, liver is particularly susceptible to oxidative stress. It is well documented that liver diseases including hepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular ...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1155/2013/763257
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (RIRI) refers to a phenomenon associated with dysfunction of the kidney and tissue damage. Unfortunately, no specific drugs have been found that effectively prevent and treat RIRI. Curcumin (Cur), a polyphenol extracted from turmeric, possesses a variety of biological activities invol...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2020/4546851
更新日期:2020-11-12 00:00:00
abstract::In recent decades, localized tissue oxidative stress has been implicated as a key component in the development of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Increasing evidence shows that oxidative stress caused by diabetes-induced metabolic abnormalities is the most common mechanism associated with the pathogenesis of DR for both ty...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1155/2014/752387
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Renal fibrosis is a common pathological symptom of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Many studies support that mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress are implicated in the pathogenesis of CKD. In our study, we investigated the benefits and underlying mechanisms of Mito-TEMPO on renal fib...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2018/5828120
更新日期:2018-03-25 00:00:00
abstract::Oxidative stress is involved in pathophysiology and pathological conditions of numerous human diseases. Thus, understanding the mechanisms underlying the redox homeostasis in cells and organs is valuable for discovery of therapeutic drugs for oxidative stress-related diseases. Recently, by applying chemical biology ap...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1155/2017/8584930
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by movement alterations caused by reduced dopaminergic neurotransmission in the nigrostriatal pathway, presumably by oxidative stress (OS). MPP(+) intrastriatal injection leads to the overproduction of free radicals (FR). The increasing formation of FR ...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2015/276039
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The skin covers the outer surface of the body, so the epidermal keratinocytes within it are susceptible to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by environmental pollutants such as benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), a potent activator of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR). Antioxidant activity is generally mediated by the nuclear f...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2018/9524657
更新日期:2018-02-14 00:00:00
abstract::Although hyperuricemia is shown to accelerate chronic kidney disease, the mechanisms remain unclear. Accumulating studies also indicate that uric acid has both pro- and antioxidant properties. We postulated that hyperuricemia impairs the function of glomerular podocytes, resulting in albuminuria. Hyperuricemic model w...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2017/3759153
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Flavonoids have demonstrated in vivo and in vitro leishmanicidal, trypanocidal, antioxidant, and prooxidant properties. The chemotherapy of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis lacks efficacy, presents high toxicity, and is related to the development of drug resistance. Thus, a series of 40 flavonoids were investigated w...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2017/3789856
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Based on the role of oxidative stress in the pathophysiological mechanisms of sepsis and the importance of PCT as a clinically applicable biomarker for early detection of inflammatory response initiation, we aimed this study at examining the correlation between PCT levels and oxidative stress parameters (prooxidants a...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2020/5147364
更新日期:2020-09-04 00:00:00
abstract::Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) has a cardioprotective role under septic conditions, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed at investigating the effects of UCP2 on the oxidative stress and apoptosis of cardiomyocytes induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). First, LPS increased UCP2 expression in cardi...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2019/2758262
更新日期:2019-04-28 00:00:00
abstract::Bushen Tiansui Formula (BSTSF) is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription. It has been widely applied to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the clinic; however, the mechanisms underlying its effects remain largely unknown. In this study, we used a rat AD model to study the effects of BSTSF on cognitive performance,...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2020/5243453
更新日期:2020-06-19 00:00:00
abstract::Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and a major global public health problem. With the rapid development of the economy, the incidence of CRC has increased linearly. Accumulating evidence indicates that changes in the gut microenvironment, such as undesirable changes ...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1155/2020/8884583
更新日期:2020-12-09 00:00:00
abstract::Oxidative stress-mediated endothelial injury is considered to be involved in the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular diseases. Farrerol, a typical natural flavanone from the medicinal plant Rhododendron dauricum L., has been reported to show protective effects against oxidative stress-induced endothelial injuries i...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2020/5967434
更新日期:2020-01-28 00:00:00
abstract::Ascorbate requiring Fe2+/2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases located in the nucleoplasm have been shown to participate in epigenetic regulation of gene expression via histone and DNA demethylation. Transport of dehydroascorbic acid is impaired in the endomembranes of fibroblasts from arterial tortuosity syndrome (AT...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2019/8156592
更新日期:2019-01-13 00:00:00
abstract::Programmed and damage aging theories have traditionally been conceived as stand-alone schools of thought. However, the p66Shc adaptor protein has demonstrated that aging-regulating genes and reactive oxygen species (ROS) are closely interconnected, since its absence modifies metabolic homeostasis by providing oxidativ...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2018/8561892
更新日期:2018-03-12 00:00:00
abstract::Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is directly related to the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), endothelial cell injury, increased vascular permeability, and the activation of neutrophils and platelets, cytokines, and the complement system. Several studies have confirmed the destructiveness of the toxic oxygen...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1155/2015/590987
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein (oLDL) is firmly believed to play an important role in the initiation and development of atherosclerosis, and malonic dialdehyde (MDA) is one of the major lipid peroxidation breakdown products involved in this process. In recent decades, antibodies against MDA-LDL have been...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2017/6047142
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::OVE26 mice are a widely used transgenic model of early-onset type 1 diabetes. These mice overexpress calmodulin in their pancreatic β cells, develop severe diabetes within the first weeks of life, and progress to severe diabetic complications including diabetic nephropathy and diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). To date, d...
journal_title:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2020/6961348
更新日期:2020-05-14 00:00:00