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Effect of YHHJ on the expression of the hepatocellular bile acid transporters multidrug resistance‑associated protein 2 and bile salt export pump in ethinylestradiol‑induced cholestasis

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    • Jia Liu
    • Li‑Li Hou
    • Cui‑Ying Zhao
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    Affiliations: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210004, P.R. China
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The herbal medicine Yin Huang Mixture (YHHJ; patent no. 200910031240.7) is an aqueous extract composed from various herbs, including Artemisia capillaries Thunb, Hypericum japonicum Thunb, Eucommia ulmoides Oliver, Rheum officinale Baill, Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, Poria cocos Wolf and Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz. Previous studies have indicated that YHHJ treatment has a beneficial effect on ameliorating itching and reducing serum bile acid levels in patients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). However, the molecular mechanisms of action of YHHJ in ICP have not been fully elucidated. Therefore, the present study investigated an experimental hepatocellular cholestasis model to explore the regulatory role of YHHJ on the expression of the bile acid carriers, multidrug resistance‑associated protein 2 (MRP2) and the bile salt export pump (BSEP). Initially, 5 mg/kg/day 17‑α ethinylestradiol (EE) was used to induce cholestasis in rats and primary isolated rat hepatocytes. Subsequently, 9 or 36 g/kg/day YHHJ water extract was administrated. Blood samples were collected and serum biochemical parameters of total bile acids (TBA), total bilirubin (TBil), alanine transaminase and aspartate aminotransferase levels were determined. Rat livers and primary isolated rat hepatocytes were obtained and the protein and mRNA expression levels of MRP2 and BSEP were analyzed by western blot analysis and reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction, respectively. Results revealed that EE‑induced hepatocellular cholestasis was associated with a significant increase in serum TBA and TBil levels, whereas, YHHJ treatment significantly reversed this effect (P<0.01). Further experiments on the molecular mechanism revealed that EE significantly decreased the expression of MRP2 and BSEP compared with the control group, whereas YHHJ treatment significantly upregulated MRP2 and BSEP expression in vivo and in vitro compared with no YHHJ treatment (P<0.01). In addition, to establish whether upregulation of MRP2 and BSEP protein expression levels resulted from increased expression of their respective mRNA, the mRNA expression levels were determined. Results indicated that YHHJ treatment significantly increased MRP2 and BSEP mRNA expression levels in EE‑induced hepatocellular cholestasis compared with no YHHJ treatment (P<0.01). In conclusion, the present findings suggest that YHHJ effects EE‑induced cholestasis and this process may be mediated through regulating hepatobiliary transporters, MRP2 and BSEP.
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Liu, J., Hou, L., & Zhao, C. (2018). Effect of YHHJ on the expression of the hepatocellular bile acid transporters multidrug resistance‑associated protein 2 and bile salt export pump in ethinylestradiol‑induced cholestasis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 15, 3699-3704. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5891
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Liu, J., Hou, L., Zhao, C."Effect of YHHJ on the expression of the hepatocellular bile acid transporters multidrug resistance‑associated protein 2 and bile salt export pump in ethinylestradiol‑induced cholestasis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15.4 (2018): 3699-3704.
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Liu, J., Hou, L., Zhao, C."Effect of YHHJ on the expression of the hepatocellular bile acid transporters multidrug resistance‑associated protein 2 and bile salt export pump in ethinylestradiol‑induced cholestasis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15, no. 4 (2018): 3699-3704. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5891
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Liu J, Hou LL and Zhao CY: Effect of YHHJ on the expression of the hepatocellular bile acid transporters multidrug resistance‑associated protein 2 and bile salt export pump in ethinylestradiol‑induced cholestasis. Exp Ther Med 15: 3699-3704, 2018.
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Liu, J., Hou, L., & Zhao, C. (2018). Effect of YHHJ on the expression of the hepatocellular bile acid transporters multidrug resistance‑associated protein 2 and bile salt export pump in ethinylestradiol‑induced cholestasis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 15, 3699-3704. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5891
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Liu, J., Hou, L., Zhao, C."Effect of YHHJ on the expression of the hepatocellular bile acid transporters multidrug resistance‑associated protein 2 and bile salt export pump in ethinylestradiol‑induced cholestasis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15.4 (2018): 3699-3704.
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Liu, J., Hou, L., Zhao, C."Effect of YHHJ on the expression of the hepatocellular bile acid transporters multidrug resistance‑associated protein 2 and bile salt export pump in ethinylestradiol‑induced cholestasis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15, no. 4 (2018): 3699-3704. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5891
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