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Tanshinone IIA regulates the TGF‑β1/Smad signaling pathway to ameliorate non‑alcoholic steatohepatitis‑related fibrosis

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    • Lianjie Xu
    • Yurong Zhang
    • Nengbo Ji
    • Yan Du
    • Tao Jia
    • Shanshan Wei
    • Wei Wang
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    Affiliations: Faculty of Basic Medicine, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, P.R. China, Department of Orthopedics, First Clinical Medical College of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan 650021, P.R. China
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Tanshinone IIA (TIIA) is a major component extracted from the traditional herbal medicine Salvia miltiorrhiza and has been indicated to play a role in the treatment of organ fibrosis. However, the evidence supporting its antifibrotic effect is insufficient and the underlying mechanism is unclear. To investigate the therapeutic effect of TIIA on non‑alcoholic steatohepatitis‑related fibrosis (NASH‑F), the present study used a methionine choline deficiency diet to induce NASH‑F in rats, and explored the effect of TIIA on the transforming growth factor‑β1 (TGF‑β1)/Smad signaling pathway. Wistar rats were randomly divided into control, NASH‑F and TIIA groups. After 8 weeks of treatment, the levels of serum markers associated with liver function and fibrosis were measured, liver fat vacuoles and inflammation were assessed by haematoxylin and eosin staining, and liver fibrosis was assessed by Masson's trichrome staining. TGF‑β1, Smad2, Smad3, Smad7 and α‑smooth muscle actin (α‑SMA) mRNA expression, and TGF‑β1, Smad2/3, phosphorylated (p)‑Smad2/3, Smad7 and α‑SMA protein levels were determined. The results revealed that TIIA could remarkably ameliorate liver fat vacuoles and inflammation in NASH‑F rats, and could decrease the levels of serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, total bilirubin, total bile acid, hyaluronic acid, type Ⅳ collagen, laminin and type III collagen, while increasing the levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides; however, this was not statistically significance. TIIA markedly suppressed the increased TGF‑β1, Smad2, Smad3 and α‑SMA mRNA expression levels observed in the liver of NASH‑F rats, while it increased the mRNA expression level of Smad7. Similarly, TIIA suppressed the increased TGF‑β1, p‑Smad2/3 and α‑SMA protein levels observed in the liver of NASH‑F rats, while it increased the protein expression level of Smad7 in vitro and in vivo. TIIA had no significant cytotoxic effect at 10, 20, 40 and 80 µmol/l on human LX‑2 cell. In conclusion, the findings of the present study indicated that TIIA alleviated NASH‑F by regulating the TGF‑β1/Smad signaling pathway. TIIA may be a useful tool in the prevention and treatment of NASH‑F.
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Xu L, Zhang Y, Ji N, Du Y, Jia T, Wei S, Wang W, Zhang S and Chen W: Tanshinone IIA regulates the TGF‑β1/Smad signaling pathway to ameliorate non‑alcoholic steatohepatitis‑related fibrosis. Exp Ther Med 24: 486, 2022.
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Xu, L., Zhang, Y., Ji, N., Du, Y., Jia, T., Wei, S., Wang, W., Zhang, S., Chen, W."Tanshinone IIA regulates the TGF‑β1/Smad signaling pathway to ameliorate non‑alcoholic steatohepatitis‑related fibrosis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 24.1 (2022): 486.
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Xu, L., Zhang, Y., Ji, N., Du, Y., Jia, T., Wei, S., Wang, W., Zhang, S., Chen, W."Tanshinone IIA regulates the TGF‑β1/Smad signaling pathway to ameliorate non‑alcoholic steatohepatitis‑related fibrosis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 24, no. 1 (2022): 486. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11413
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Xu, L., Zhang, Y., Ji, N., Du, Y., Jia, T., Wei, S. ... Chen, W. (2022). Tanshinone IIA regulates the TGF‑β1/Smad signaling pathway to ameliorate non‑alcoholic steatohepatitis‑related fibrosis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 24, 486. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11413
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Xu, L., Zhang, Y., Ji, N., Du, Y., Jia, T., Wei, S., Wang, W., Zhang, S., Chen, W."Tanshinone IIA regulates the TGF‑β1/Smad signaling pathway to ameliorate non‑alcoholic steatohepatitis‑related fibrosis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 24.1 (2022): 486.
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Xu, L., Zhang, Y., Ji, N., Du, Y., Jia, T., Wei, S., Wang, W., Zhang, S., Chen, W."Tanshinone IIA regulates the TGF‑β1/Smad signaling pathway to ameliorate non‑alcoholic steatohepatitis‑related fibrosis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 24, no. 1 (2022): 486. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11413
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