KMID : 1161420180210090887
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Journal of Medicinal Food 2018 Volume.21 No. 9 p.887 ~ p.898
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Angelica sinensis Supercritical Fluid CO2 Extract Attenuates D-Galactose-Induced Liver and Kidney Impairment in Mice by Suppressing Oxidative Stress and Inflammation
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Mo Zhi-Zhun
Lin Zhi-Xiu Su Zi-Ren Zheng Lin Li Hui-Lin Xie Jian-Hui Xian Yan-Fang Yi Tie-Gang Huang Shui-Qing Chen Jian-Ping
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Abstract
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Angelica sinensis (AS, Danggui in Chinese) is an important herbal component of various traditional formulae for the management of asthenia and its tonic effects. Although AS has been shown to ameliorate cognitive damage and nerve toxicity in D-galactose (D-gal)-elicited senescent mice brain, its effects on liver and kidney injury have not yet been explored. In this work, mice were subjected to hypodermic injection with D-gal (200?mg/kg) and orally gavaged with AS (20, 40, or 80?mg/kg) once a day for 8 successive weeks. Results revealed that AS significantly improved liver and kidney function as assessed by organ index and functional parameters. In addition, AS pretreatment effectively ameliorated the histological deterioration. AS attenuated the MDA level and markedly enhanced the activities and gene expressions of antioxidative enzymes, namely Cu, Zn-SOD, CAT, and GPx. Furthermore, AS markedly inhibited the D-gal-mediated increment of expressions of inflammatory cytokines iNOS, COX-2, I¥êB¥á, p-I¥êB¥á, and p65 and promoted the I¥êB¥á expression level in both hepatic and renal tissues. In sum, AS pretreatment could effectively guard the liver and kidney of mice from D-gal-induced injury, and the underlying mechanism was deemed to be intimately related to attenuating oxidative response and inflammatory stress.
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KEYWORD
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Angelica sinensis, D-galactose, inflammatory response, oxidative stress
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