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Carthamus tinctorius L. inhibits hepatic fibrosis and hepatic stellate cell activation by targeting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway

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    • Zhiheng Dong
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    • Lu Wang
    • Lijuan Liang
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    Affiliations: Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 010030, P.R. China, College of Pharmacy, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 010110, P.R. China, College of Basic Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 010110, P.R. China, Mongolia Medical School, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 010110, P.R. China, Department of Pharmacy, Hohhot First Hospital, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 010030, P.R. China
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Hepatic fibrosis (HF) is a process that occurs during the progression of several chronic liver diseases, for which there is a lack of effective treatment options. Carthamus tinctorius L. (CTL) is often used in Chinese or Mongolian medicine to treat liver diseases. However, its mechanism of action remains unclear. In the present study, CTL was used to treat rats with CCl4‑induced HF. The histopathological, biochemical and HF markers of the livers of the rats were analyzed, and CTL‑infused serum was used to treat hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) in order to detect the relevant markers of HSC activation. Protein expression pathways were detected both in vitro and in vivo. Histopathological results showed that CTL significantly improved CCl4‑induced liver injury, reduced aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels, promoted E‑cadherin expression, and decreased α‑smooth muscle actin (SMA), SOX9, collagen I and hydroxyproline expression. Moreover, CTL‑infused serum was found to decrease α‑SMA and collagen I expression in HSCs. Further studies showed that CTL inhibited the activity of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in the rat livers. Following the administration of the PI3K agonist 740Y‑P to HSCs, the inhibitory effect of CTL on the PI3K/Akt//mTOR pathway was blocked. These results suggested that CTL can inhibit HF and HSC activation by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway.
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Dong Z, Guan H, Wang L, Liang L, Zang Y, Wu L and Bao L: <em>Carthamus tinctorius</em> <em>L.</em> inhibits hepatic fibrosis and hepatic stellate cell activation by targeting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. Mol Med Rep 30: 190, 2024.
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Dong, Z., Guan, H., Wang, L., Liang, L., Zang, Y., Wu, L., & Bao, L. (2024). <em>Carthamus tinctorius</em> <em>L.</em> inhibits hepatic fibrosis and hepatic stellate cell activation by targeting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. Molecular Medicine Reports, 30, 190. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2024.13314
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Dong, Z., Guan, H., Wang, L., Liang, L., Zang, Y., Wu, L., Bao, L."<em>Carthamus tinctorius</em> <em>L.</em> inhibits hepatic fibrosis and hepatic stellate cell activation by targeting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 30.5 (2024): 190.
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Dong, Z., Guan, H., Wang, L., Liang, L., Zang, Y., Wu, L., Bao, L."<em>Carthamus tinctorius</em> <em>L.</em> inhibits hepatic fibrosis and hepatic stellate cell activation by targeting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 30, no. 5 (2024): 190. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2024.13314
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Dong Z, Guan H, Wang L, Liang L, Zang Y, Wu L and Bao L: <em>Carthamus tinctorius</em> <em>L.</em> inhibits hepatic fibrosis and hepatic stellate cell activation by targeting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. Mol Med Rep 30: 190, 2024.
APA
Dong, Z., Guan, H., Wang, L., Liang, L., Zang, Y., Wu, L., & Bao, L. (2024). <em>Carthamus tinctorius</em> <em>L.</em> inhibits hepatic fibrosis and hepatic stellate cell activation by targeting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. Molecular Medicine Reports, 30, 190. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2024.13314
MLA
Dong, Z., Guan, H., Wang, L., Liang, L., Zang, Y., Wu, L., Bao, L."<em>Carthamus tinctorius</em> <em>L.</em> inhibits hepatic fibrosis and hepatic stellate cell activation by targeting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 30.5 (2024): 190.
Chicago
Dong, Z., Guan, H., Wang, L., Liang, L., Zang, Y., Wu, L., Bao, L."<em>Carthamus tinctorius</em> <em>L.</em> inhibits hepatic fibrosis and hepatic stellate cell activation by targeting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 30, no. 5 (2024): 190. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2024.13314
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