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Effect and related mechanism of Yinchenhao decoction on mice with lithogenic diet‑induced cholelithiasis

  • Authors:
    • Qun Zhou
    • Hai Hu
    • Gang Zhao
    • Ping Liu
    • Yixing Wang
    • Hua Zhang
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  • Published online on: February 3, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9747
  • Article Number: 316
  • Copyright: © Zhou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects and the underlying mechanisms of Yinchenhao Decoction (YCHD), a traditional Chinese medicine formulation, on C57BL/6 mice with lithogenic diet (LD)‑induced cholelithiasis. The condition of cholelithiasis was evaluated using a six‑level criteria. Levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total cholesterol (TC), low‑density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‑C) in the serum and liver tissue were measured using enzyme colorimetry. Concentrations of TC, phospholipids (PL) and total bile acids (TBA) in the bile were measured to calculate the cholesterol saturation index. Liver histopathology was microscopically observed and mRNA expression levels of ABCG5, ABCG8, SRBI, ABCB4, ABCB11 and NPC1L1 involved in cholesterol metabolism were measured using reverse transcription‑­quantitative PCR. The results showed that feeding mice the LD induced cholelithiasis, along with abnormal serum biochemical indices and imbalances in biliary cholesterol homeostasis. Increased ALT and ALP levels in the serum and ALT, ALP, TC and LDL‑C levels in the serum and liver indicated the existence of hepatocyte injury, which were consistent with the pathological changes. YCHD treatment ameliorated the serum and hepatic biochemical abnormalities and adjusted the biliary imbalance. In addition, elevated expression of ATP‑binding cassette subfamily G member 5/8, scavenger receptor class B type I and Niemann‑Pick C1 Like 1 in the liver and small intestine were observed at the onset of cholelithiasis but were reversed by YCHD. Taken together, results from the present study suggest that YCHD ameliorated LD‑induced cholelithiasis mice, which may be caused by improvements in biliary cholesterol supersaturation and regulation of cholesterol metabolism.
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Zhou Q, Hu H, Zhao G, Liu P, Wang Y and Zhang H: Effect and related mechanism of Yinchenhao decoction on mice with lithogenic diet‑induced cholelithiasis. Exp Ther Med 21: 316, 2021
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Zhou, Q., Hu, H., Zhao, G., Liu, P., Wang, Y., & Zhang, H. (2021). Effect and related mechanism of Yinchenhao decoction on mice with lithogenic diet‑induced cholelithiasis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 21, 316. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9747
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Zhou, Q., Hu, H., Zhao, G., Liu, P., Wang, Y., Zhang, H."Effect and related mechanism of Yinchenhao decoction on mice with lithogenic diet‑induced cholelithiasis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21.4 (2021): 316.
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Zhou, Q., Hu, H., Zhao, G., Liu, P., Wang, Y., Zhang, H."Effect and related mechanism of Yinchenhao decoction on mice with lithogenic diet‑induced cholelithiasis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21, no. 4 (2021): 316. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9747