Apigenin Prevents Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury by Activating the SIRT1 Pathway

Copyright © 2020 Zhao, Zhang, Hu, Wang, Lu, Wu, Chen, Jin, Ji, Cao and Jiang..

Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is the main cause of acute liver failure. Apigenin (API) is a natural dietary flavonol with high antioxidant capacity. Herein, we investigated protection by API against APAP-induced liver injury in mice, and explored the potential mechanism. Cell viability assays and mice were used to evaluate the effects of API against APAP-induced liver injury. Western blotting, immunofluorescence staining, RT-PCR, and Transmission Electron Microscope were carried out to determine the signalling pathways affected by API. Analysis of mouse serum levels of alanine/aspartate aminotransferase (ALT/AST), malondialdehyde (MDA), liver myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, glutathione (GSH), and reactive oxygen species (ROS) revealed that API (80 mg/kg) owned protective effect on APAP-induced liver injury. Meanwhile, API ameliorated the decreased cell viability in L-02 cells incubated by APAP with a dose dependent. Furthermore, API promoted SIRT1 expression and deacetylated p53. Western blotting showed that API promoted APAP-induced autophagy, activated the NRF2 pathway, and inhibited the transcriptional activation of nuclear p65 in the presence of APAP. Furthermore, SIRT1 inhibitor EX-527 reduced protection by API against APAP-induced hepatotoxicity. Molecular docking results indicate potential interaction between API and SIRT1. API prevents APAP-induced liver injury by regulating the SIRT1-p53 axis, thereby promoting APAP-induced autophagy and ameliorating APAP-induced inflammatory responses and oxidative stress injury.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

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Frontiers in pharmacology - 11(2020) vom: 08., Seite 514

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, Licong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jiaqi [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Chenqu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Long [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Mingming [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Guang [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Yuanye [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acetaminophen-induced liver injury
Antioxidant
Apigenin
Flavonol
Inflammatory response
Journal Article
Oxidative stress
SIRT1 pathway
SIRT1-p53 axis

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Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fphar.2020.00514

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NLM310083109