Anti-inflammatory function of ginsenoside Rg1 on alcoholic hepatitis through glucocorticoid receptor related nuclear factor-kappa B pathway

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• 作者：Yan Gao^a ; Shifeng Chu^b ; Jingwei Li^a ; Jianping Li^a ; Zhao Zhang^a ; Congyuan Xia^a ; Yang Heng^a ; Meijin Zhang^a ; Jinfeng Hu^a ; Guining Wei^c ; Yueting Li^d ; ^{ly8191@sina.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Naihong Chen^a ; ^{chennh@imm.ac.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Ginsenoside Rg1 ; Alcoholic hepatitis ; Anti-inflammation ; Glucocorticoid receptor ; NF-魏B pathway
• 刊名：Journal of Ethnopharmacology
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：15 September 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：173
• 期：Complete
• 页码：231-240
• 全文大小：4992 K

文摘

Ginseng is the dried root of Panax ginseng C.A. Mayer. Since ancient times, ginseng has been used as one kind of treatment drug or tonic in China and even other eastern countries like Korea and Japan. Pharmacological active chemical ingredients and its extract of ginseng are a mixture of triterpenoid saponins, collectively called ginsenosides. Among them, ginsenoside Rg1 is the most pharmacological active one.

Aim of the study

Based on prior experimental results and the understanding of alcoholic hepatitis, the major aim of this study is to investigate whether Rg1 is beneficial in a rodent model mimic alcoholic hepatic injury associated with binge drinking and explore the underlying possible mechanisms.

Materials and methods

C57BL/6 mice were given oral consumption of 6 g/kg alcohol 1 h after treated with Rg1 (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg) or dexamethasone (1 mg/kg) for 9 consecutive days. Biochemical analyses were performed and liver fragments were processed for microscopy, immunohistochemistry and western blot analysis.

Results

According to our data, Rg1 treatment significantly reversed the high mortality rate induced by alcohol consumption and also alleviated liver impairment as evidenced by the decrease of serum parameters. Meanwhile, histological and ultrastructural analysis of alcoholic groups showed hepatocellular impairment but restored in Rg1-treated groups. Overproductive inflammatory cytokines were also suppressed by Rg1 in alcohol-intoxicated mouse livers. In addition, changes of GR related NF-魏B pathway, including phospho-I魏B-伪, were also modulated to normal levels.

Conclusion

This study demonstrates that Rg1 might promote GR mediating the repression of NF-魏B and inhibit the inflammatory reactions in alcoholic hepatitis.