Astringinin-mediated attenuation of the hepatic injury following trauma-hemorrhage

Yi Shun Huang, Fu-Chao Liu, Allen H. Li, Ying-Tung Lau, Huang-Ping Yu*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal Article peer-review

7 Scopus citations

Abstract

Although astringinin administration under adverse circulatory conditions is known to be protective, the mechanism by which astringinin produces the salutary effects remains unknown. We hypothesize that astringinin administration in males following trauma-hemorrhage decreases cytokine production and protects against hepatic injury. Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent trauma-hemorrhage (mean blood pressure: 40 mmHg for 90 min, then resuscitation). Different doses of astringinin (0.01, 0.03, 0.1, 0.3 mg/kg of body weight) or vehicle were administered intravenously during resuscitation. Concentrations of plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST) with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and various hepatic parameters were measured (n = 8 rats/group) at 24 h after resuscitation. One-way ANOVA and Tukey testing were used for statistical analysis. Trauma-hemorrhage significantly increased plasma AST and ALT levels at 24 h postresuscitation; there was a dose-related benefit when astringinin was administered at doses of 0.01 to 0.3 mg/kg. In astringinin-treated (0.3 mg/kg) rats subjected to trauma-hemorrhage, there were significant improvements in liver myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity (237.80 ± 45.89 vs. 495.95 ± 70.64 U/mg protein, P < 0.05), interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels (218.54 ±34.52 vs. 478.60 ± 76.21 pg/mg protein, P < 0.05), cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (CINC)-1 (88.32 ± 20.33 vs. 200.70 ± 32.68 pg/mg protein, P < 0.05), CINC-3 (110.83 ± 26.63 vs. 290.14 ± 76.82 pg/mg protein, P < 0.05) and intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 concentrations (1,868.5 ± 211.5 vs. 3,645.0 ± 709.2 pg/mg protein, P < 0.05), as well as in histology. Results show that astringinin significantly attenuates proinflammatory responses and hepatic injury after trauma-hemorrhage. In conclusion, the salutary effects of astringinin administration on attenuation of hepatic injury following traumahemorrhage are likely due to reduction of pro-inflammatory mediator levels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5
Number of pages1
JournalChinese Journal of Physiology
Volume54
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Adhesion molecule
  • Astringinin
  • Chemokine
  • Cytokine
  • Hemorrhagic shock

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Astringinin-mediated attenuation of the hepatic injury following trauma-hemorrhage'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this