Effect of Yin–Zhi–Huang on up-regulation of Oatp2, Ntcp, and Mrp2 proteins in estrogen-induced rat cholestasis. (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Guoqiang; Zhou, Yan; Rao, Zhi; Qin, Hongyan; Wei, Yuhui; Ren, Jiangxia; Zhou, Liting; Wu, Xin'an
• Is Part Of: Pharmaceutical biology. Volume 53:Number 3(2015:Mar.)
• Page Start: 319
• Page End: 325
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Pharmacognosy -- Periodicals; Materia medica, Vegetable -- Periodicals; 615.321
• DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2014.918156
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1388-0209

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Context</italic>: Yin–Zhi–Huang (YZH), a prescription of traditional Chinese medicine, is widely used to treat neonatal jaundice or cholestasis.</p> <p> <italic>Objective</italic>: This study investigates the regulatory effect of YZH on the localization and expression of organic anion transporting polypeptides 2 (Oatp2), Na<sup>+</sup>-taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (Ntcp), multidrug-resistance-associated protein 2 (Mrp2), and bile salt export pump (Bsep) in estrogen-induced cholestasis rats.</p> <p> <italic>Material and methods</italic>: Cholestasis model rats were induced via subcutaneous injection of estradiol benzoate (EB, 5 mg/kg/d) for 5 d. Other EB-induced rats were treated with saline (2 ml) or YZH (1.5 g/kg, two times a day) for 7, 14, and 21 d. The biochemical and pathologic examinations were performed. Moreover, the localization and expression of Oatp2, Ntcp, Mrp2, and Bsep were determined by immunohistochemisty and Western blotting, respectively.</p> <p> <italic>Results</italic>: YZH treatment could significantly decrease the serum total bile acids (TBA) (4.9 ± 0.6–2.8 ± 0.8) and direct bilirubin (DBIL) (2.6 ± 0.7–1.0 ± 0.1) levels, improve the histological disorganization, and, respectively, increase the expression of Oatp2 and Ntcp by 46% and 28% compared with saline-treated (<italic>p</italic> < 0.05) rats at 14 d. The expression of Mrp2 increased by 45% was observed in YZH treated compared with saline-treated (<italic>p</italic> < 0.05) rats at 7 d. However, there was a little change in the expression of Bsep (<italic>p</italic> > 0.05) after YZH treatment for 7, 14, and 21 d.</p> <p> <italic>Discussion and conclusion</italic>: In conclusion, the therapeutic effect of YZH to cholestasis could be attributed to the regulation of Oatp2, Ntcp, Mrp2, and Bsep.</p> </abstract>