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  3. Interaction of Bmal1 and eIF2α/ATF4 pathway was involved in Shuxie compound alleviation of circadian rhythm disturbance-induced hepatic endoplasmic reticulum stress

Interaction of Bmal1 and eIF2α/ATF4 pathway was involved in Shuxie compound alleviation of circadian rhythm disturbance-induced hepatic endoplasmic reticulum stress

  • J Ethnopharmacol. 2023 Apr 3;116446. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116446.
Mengting Zhang 1,  Wanhong Wu 2,  Caoxin Huang 3,  Teng Cai 4,  Mengyuan Wang 5,  Nengjiang Zhao 6,  Suhuan Liu 7,  Shuyu Yang 8
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Research Studio of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China. Electronic address: mengtingzhang@stu.xmu.edu.cn.
  • 2 Research Studio of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China. Electronic address: xmwuwanhong@163.com.
  • 3 Xiamen Diabetes Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China. Electronic address: cxhuang@xmu.edu.cn.
  • 4 Research Studio of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China. Electronic address: 13337497767@126.com.
  • 5 Research Studio of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China. Electronic address: wangmaria1997@163.com.
  • 6 Research Studio of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China. Electronic address: zhaonengjiang@163.com.
  • 7 Research Center for Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China. Electronic address: liusuhuan@xmu.edu.cn.
  • 8 Research Studio of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China. Electronic address: xmyangshuyu@126.com.
PMID: 37019162 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116446
Abstract

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Shuxie Compound (SX) combines the composition and efficacy of Suanzaoren decoction and Huanglian Wendan decoction. It can soothe the liver, regulate the qi, nourish the blood and calm the mind. It is used in the clinical treatment of sleep disorder with liver stagnation. Modern studies have proved that circadian rhythm disorder (CRD) can cause sleep deprivation and liver damage, which can be effectively ameliorated by traditional Chinese medicine to soothe the liver stagnation. However, the mechanism of SX is unclear.

Aim of the study: This study was designed to demonstrate the impact of SX on CRD in vivo, and confirm the molecular mechanisms of SX in vitro.

Materials and methods: The quality of SX and drug-containing serum was controlled by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS, which were used in vivo and in vitro experiments, respectively. In vivo, a LIGHT deprivation mouse model was used. In vitro, a stable knockdown Bmal1 cell line was used to explore SX mechanism.

Results: Low-dose SX (SXL) could restore (1) circadian activity pattern, (2) 24-h basal metabolic pattern, (3) liver injury, and (4) Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in CRD mice. CRD decreased the liver Bmal1 protein at ZT15, which was reversed by SXL treatment. Besides, SXL decreased the mRNA expression of Grp78/ATF4/Chop and the protein expression of ATF4/Chop at ZT11. In vitro experiments, SX reduced the protein expression of thapsigargin (tg)-induced p-eIF2α/ATF4 pathway and increase the viability of AML12 cells by increasing the expression of Bmal1 protein.

Conclusions: SXL relieved CRD-induced ER stress and improve cell viability by up-regulating the expression of Bmal1 protein in the liver and then inhibiting the protein expression of p-eIF2α/ATF4.

Keywords

Circadian rhythm; Endoplasmic reticulum stress; Liver injury; Liver storing blood and controlling the dispersion; Traditional Chinese medicine compound.

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