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Volume 39 Issue 2

Feb. 2023

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Article Navigation > Journal of Clinical Hepatology > 2023 > 39(2): 376-382

Effect of Dahuang Lingxian prescription on the scf/c-kit signaling pathway in gallbladder interstitial cells of Cajal in a guinea pig model of cholesterol gallstone

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2023.02.019

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Graduate School of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530001, China
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Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530023, China

Research funding:

Guangxi Natural Science Foundation Project (2020GXNSFAA238012);

2021 "Qihuang Project" High Level Talent Team Training Project (2021006);

2020 Hospital-level Doctoral Start-up Fund Project of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2020BS004);

2021 Postgraduate Education Innovation Plan Project of Guangxi University of traditional Chinese medicine (YCXJ2021068)

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Corresponding author: YU Yuan, doctoryuyuan@163.com (ORCID: 0000-0001-9662-8959)
Received Date: 2022-07-13
Accepted Date: 2022-08-18
Published Date: 2023-02-20

Abstract

Objective To investigate the expression levels of scf and c-kit under the regulation of Dahuang Lingxian prescription and the possible mechanism of its effect on gallbladder dynamics, and to provide a theoretical basis for Dahuang Lingxian prescription in preventing the development and recurrence of cholesterol gallstone. Methods A total of 45 specific pathogen-free healthy male guinea pigs were randomly divided into normal group, model group, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) group. The guinea pigs in the normal group were fed with normal diet, and those in the model group and the TCM group were fed with high-fat lithogenic diet. After 8 weeks of feeding, 5 guinea pigs were randomly selected from each group, and successful modeling was determined if gallstone was observed with the naked eye in more than 4 guinea pigs. After successful modeling, the guinea pigs in the TCM group were given Dahuang Lingxian prescription by gavage, and those in the model group were given an equal volume of normal saline by gavage. After 8 consecutive weeks of administration by gavage, gallbladder tissue samples were collected, and HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes of gallbladder tissue; Western blot was used to measure the expression level of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in gallbladder tissue; immunohistochemistry was used to measure the protein expression levels of scf and c-kit in gallbladder smooth muscle tissue. A one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between multiple groups, and the least significant difference multiple comparison method was used for further comparison between two groups. Results HE staining showed marked inflammation of gallbladder tissue in the model group, and compared with the model group, the TCM group had a significantly lower degree of inflammation. Western blot showed that the model group had the highest expression level of TNF-α in gallbladder tissue, followed by the TCM group and the normal group (P < 0.05); immunohistochemistry showed that compared with the model group, the normal group and the TCM group had significantly higher protein expression levels of scf and c-kit in gallbladder smooth muscle tissue (P < 0.05). Conclusion Dahuang Lingxian prescription can enhance the dynamic function of the gallbladder, possibly by upregulating the scf/c-kit signaling pathway in interstitial cells of Cajal in gallbladder.
- Dahuang Lingxian Formula,
- Gallstones,
- Interstitial Cells of Cajal,
- Signal Transduction,
- Guinea Pigs

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