Effect of Xuanfuhua decoction on a mouse model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis induced by high-fat, high-fructose, and high-cholesterol diet

Yijing XIN; Yiyun CHEN; Hailin YANG; Yunhui ZHUO; Dingqi ZHANG; Fengfeng ZHOU

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2023.06.014

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Effect of Xuanfuhua decoction on a mouse model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis induced by high-fat, high-fructose, and high-cholesterol diet

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2023.06.014

Yijing XIN^1a,
Yiyun CHEN²,
Hailin YANG^1b,
Yunhui ZHUO^1a,
Dingqi ZHANG^{1b, 3
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Fengfeng ZHOU^{1a
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Department of Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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Institute of Liver Diseases, Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital, Shanghai 200120, China
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School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of TCM Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

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Science and Technology Support Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission (19401934100);

Science and Technology Plan Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission (22Y11921000)

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Corresponding author: ZHANG Dingqi, zhangdq1230@sina.com (ORCID: 0000-0002-5123-8188); ZHOU Fengfeng, yanchengzhou1@163.com (ORCID: 0000-0001-5677-4249)
Received Date: 2022-10-23
Accepted Date: 2022-11-25
Published Date: 2023-06-20

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Objective To investigate the intervention effect of Xuanfuhua decoction on mice with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) induced by high-fat, high-fructose, and high-cholesterol diet. Methods A total of 32 male C57/BL6J mice were randomly divided into normal group, model group, Xuanfuhua decoction group, and obeticholic acid group, with 8 mice in each group. Since week 24 of modeling using high-fat, high-fructose, and high-cholesterol diet, each group was given the corresponding drug for intervention at a dose of 14.19 g/kg by gavage for the Xuanfuhua decoction group and 10 mg/kg by gavage for the obeticholic acid group and a volume of 20 mL/kg for gavage, once a day for 6 consecutive weeks. HE staining, oil red O staining, Sirius Red staining, and Masson staining were used to observe the pathological changes, lipid deposition, and collagen deposition of liver tissue; related kits were used to measure the serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and glucose, as well as the content of TG and hydroxyproline (Hyp) in liver tissue; quantitative real-time PCR was used to measure the expression of genes associated with lipid metabolism, inflammation, and fibrosis in liver tissue; immunohistochemical staining was used to observe the positive expression of F4/80 and α-SMA in liver tissue. A one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison of continuous data between multiple groups, and the least significant difference t-test was used for further comparison between two groups. Results Compared with the normal group, the model group had significant increases in body weight, liver wet weight, and serum levels of AST, ALT, TC, TG, LDL-C and glucose (all P < 0.01). HE staining showed hepatocyte steatosis, a large number of fat vacuoles, hepatocyte ballooning degeneration, and inflammatory cell infiltration in liver tissue of the mice in the model group, and the model group had a significant increase in NAFLD activity score (NAS) compared with the normal group (P < 0.01). Oil red O staining showed the deposition of a large number of red lipid droplets with different sizes in hepatocytes of the mice in the model group, and compared with the normal group, the model group had significant increases in the area percentage of oil red O staining and the content of TG in the liver (P < 0.01). Sirius Red staining and Masson staining showed significant collagen fiber hyperplasia in the perisinusoidal area, the central vein, and the portal area in the model group, and the model group had a significant increase in the content of Hyp in liver tissue compared with the normal group (P < 0.05). Compared with the model group, the Xuanfuhua decoction group had significant reductions in the serum levels of AST, ALT, TC, TG, LDL-C, and glucose (all P < 0.05), significant improvements in hepatic steatosis, inflammatory infiltration, lipid droplet deposition, and collagen fiber hyperplasia, and significant reductions in NAS score, area percentage of oil red O staining, and content of TG and Hyp in the liver (all P < 0.05). Compared with the normal group, the model group had significant increases in the mRNA expression levels of lipid metabolism-related genes (SREBP-1c, FASN, SCD-1, PPAR-γ, and CD36), inflammation-related genes (F4/80, TNF-α, CCL2, and CD11b), and the fibrosis-related gene α-SMA (all P < 0.05), and immunohistochemical staining showed significant increases in the positive expression of F4/80 and α-SMA (P < 0.01). Compared with the model group, the Xuanfuhua decoction group had significant reductions in the mRNA expression levels of SREBP-1c, FASN, SCD-1, PPAR-γ, CD36, F4/80, TNF-α, CCL2, CD11b, and α-SMA in liver tissue (all P < 0.05), and immunohistochemical staining showed significant reductions in the positive expression of F4/80 and α-SMA (P < 0.01). Conclusion Xuanfuhua decoction has a good intervention effect on mice with NASH induced by high fat, high fructose, and high-cholesterol diet and can significantly inhibit hepatic lipid deposition, inflammatory response, and liver fibrosis.
- Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis,
- Xuanfuhua Decoction,
- Mice, Inbred C57BL

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Effect of Xuanfuhua decoction on a mouse model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis induced by high-fat, high-fructose, and high-cholesterol diet

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2023.06.014