AO Yuhan,SUI Guoyuan,CAO Huimin,et al.Effects of Shenqi Gualou Xiebai Banxia Decoction (参芪瓜蒌薤白半夏汤) on PPARγ, Bile Acids, and Blood Lipids in Mouse Models of Atherosclerosis[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2023,64(24):2570-2578.
AO Yuhan,SUI Guoyuan,CAO Huimin,et al.Effects of Shenqi Gualou Xiebai Banxia Decoction (参芪瓜蒌薤白半夏汤) on PPARγ, Bile Acids, and Blood Lipids in Mouse Models of Atherosclerosis[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2023,64(24):2570-2578.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.24.014.
Effects of Shenqi Gualou Xiebai Banxia Decoction (参芪瓜蒌薤白半夏汤) on PPARγ, Bile Acids, and Blood Lipids in Mouse Models of Atherosclerosis
(参芪瓜蒌薤白半夏汤, SGXBD) in the treatment of atherosclerosis.
Methods
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Thirty Apolipoprotein E gene knockout (ApoE
-/-
) mice were randomly divided into five groups: model group, rosuvastatin group, low-, moderate-, and high-dose SGXBD, with six mice in each group. They were fed a high-fat diet to prepare for atherosclerosis model. Another six C57BL/6J wild-type mice were set as the blank group. After modeling, the low-, moderate-, and high-dose SGXBD groups were gavaged with 6.46, 12.92, and 25.84 g/(kg·d) of SGXBD, respectively. The rosuvastatin group was given 1.55 mg/(kg·d) of rosuvastatin tablets by gavage. The blank group and model group were given 0.5 ml saline by gavage. After four weeks, the total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in the serum of each group were detected, as well as TC and TG in the liver. The serum bile acid level was detected by enzyme cycling colorimetry. The mRNA and protein expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ), sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (SREBP2), 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR), and cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) in the liver were detected by real-time RT-PCR and Western blot.
Results
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Compared with the blank group, the model group showed significant increases in serum TG, TC, and LDL-C levels, and significant decreases in HDL-C and bile acid levels; the levels of TG and TC in the liver, as well as the expression of SREBP2 and HMGCR proteins and mRNA in the liver significantly increased, while the expression of PPARγ and CYP7A1 proteins and mRNA significantly decreased (all
P
<0.01). Compared with the model group, the rosuvastatin group and high-dose SGXBD group showed significant decreases in serum TG, TC, and LDL-C levels and liver TG and TC levels, and significant increases in bile acid levels; the expression of PPARγ and CYP7A1 proteins and mRNA increased, while the expression of SREBP2 and HMGCR proteins and mRNA decreased; the low-dose SGXBD group showed significant decreases in serum TC and LDL-C levels and liver TC level (
P
<0.05 or
P
<0.01). Compared with the rosuvastatin group, the low-dose SGXBD group had a significantly higher liver TC level, while the high-dose SGXBD group had a significantly lower liver TC level, CYP7A1 mRNA level, and PPARγ protein expression level, and a significantly higher SREBP2 protein expression level (
P
<0.05 or
P
<0.01). Compared with the low- and moderate-dose groups, the high-dose SGXBD group had significantly lower serum TG and liver TC levels (
P
<0.05).
Conclusion
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SGXBD may improve blood lipid levels and exhibit anti-atherosclerotic effects by regulating the protein level of PPARγ and simultaneously affecting the synthesis of liver cholesterol and the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids.
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