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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2024

Gentiopicroside improves non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by activating PPARα and suppressing HIF1.

Chaoyuan Huang, Qiuhong Yong, Yihui Lu, Lu Wang, Yiyuan Zheng, Lina Zhao, Peiwu Li, Chong Peng, Wei Jia, Fengbin Liu

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Chaoyuan HuangThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Qiuhong YongThe First Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yihui LuThe First Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Lu WangSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.
Yiyuan ZhengDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Lina ZhaoDepartment of Hepatobiliary of The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou, China.
Peiwu LiDepartment of Hepatobiliary of The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou, China.
Chong PengDepartment of Hepatobiliary of The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou, China.
Wei JiaSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.
Fengbin LiuBaiyun Hospital of The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNHong Kong Baptist University · HKShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gentiopicroside (GPS) is a highly water-soluble small-molecule drug and the main bioactive secoiridoid glycoside of Gentiana scabra that has been shown to have hepatoprotective effects against non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the effects of GPS on NASH and the underlying mechanisms remain obscure. Firstly, a high-fat, high-cholesterol (HFHC) diet and a high-sugar solution containing d-fructose and d-glucose were used to establish a non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) mice model. Secondly, we confirmed GPS supplementation improve metabolic abnormalities and reduce inflammation in NASH mice induced by HFHC and high-sugar solution. Then we used metabolomics to investigate the mechanisms of GPS in NASH mice. Metabolomics analysis showed GPS may work through the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR) signaling pathway and glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism. Functional metabolites restored by GPS included serine, glycine, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Western blot and qRT-PCR analysis confirmed GPS improve NASH by regulating PPARα and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α (HIF-1α) signaling pathways.

Indexed as

fatty acid oxidationgentiopicrosidehypoxia-inducible factor-1 αmetabolomicsnon-alcoholic steatohepatitisoxidative stressperoxisome proliferator-activated receptor α

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PMID38515850
PMCPMC10956515
OpenAlexW4392633949

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