天然产物研究与开发 ›› 2026, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6): 1153-1160.doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2026.6.001 cstr: 32307.14.1001-6880.2026.6.001

• 研究论文 •    下一篇

沙苑子叶总黄酮通过调节PI3K/AKT信号通路抑制肝纤维化

王  洋1,周瑞娜1,2,彭书杰1,陈  琳1*   

  1. 1陕西省中药资源产业化协同创新中心 秦药特色资源研究开发国家重点实验室(培育) 陕西省创新药物研究中心 陕西中医药大学;2陕西中医药大学药学院,咸阳 712083
  • 出版日期:2026-06-26 发布日期:2026-06-24
  • 基金资助:
    秦创原中医药产业创新聚集区项目(L2024-QCY-ZYYJJQ-X201);陕西省重点研发计划(2024SF-YBXM-458);陕西高校青年创新团队建设项目(2023)

Total flavonoids from Astragalus complanatus leaves inhibit liver fibrosis by regulating PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

WANG Yang1,ZHOU Rui-na1,2,PENG Shu-jie,CHEN Lin1*   

  1. 1Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicine Resources Industrialization,State Key Laboratory of Research and Development of Characteristic Qin Medicine Resources (Cultivation),Shaanxi Innovative Drug Research Center,Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine;2College of Pharmacy,Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine,Xianyang 712083,China
  • Online:2026-06-26 Published:2026-06-24

摘要:

基于PI3K/AKT信号通路研究沙苑子叶总黄酮(total flavonoids from Astragalus complanatus leaves,TFAL)对肝纤维化(hepatic fibrosis,HF)小鼠的影响。通过建立HF小鼠模型,将HF小鼠随机分为对照组、模型组、水飞蓟素(100 mg/kg)组和TFAL低剂量(8 mg/kg)、高剂量(20 mg/kg)组,连续给药6周,末次给药16 h后收集血清,计算肝脏和脾脏指数;采用全自动血清生化仪测定血清肝功能指标;采用ELISA试剂盒检测小鼠血清中Ⅳ型胶原蛋白(collagen IV,Col V)、透明质酸(hyaluronic acid,HA)、层黏蛋白(laminin,LN)和Ⅲ型前胶原(procollagen Ⅲ,PCⅢ)水平;采用HE和Masson染色观察肝组织病变和胶原沉积;采用Western blot检测肝组织中蛋白激酶B(protein kinase B,AKT)、磷酸化AKT(p-AKT)、磷脂酰肌醇-3-激酶(phosphatidylin-ositol-3-kinase,PI3K)、p-PI3K和α-平滑肌肌动蛋白(α-smooth muscle actin,α-SMA)的表达。结果显示TFAL可以显著降低HF小鼠的肝脾脏指数(P<0.05),降低血清中丙氨酸氨基转移酶(alanine aminotransferase,ALT)、天冬氨酸氨基转移酶(aspartate aminotransferase,AST)、碱性磷酸酶(alkaline phosphatase,ALP)活性和Col Ⅳ、HA、LN、PCⅢ水平(P<0.05、0.01、0.001),改善HF小鼠肝细胞损伤、炎症浸润和胶原沉积,显著下调肝组织p-AKT、p-PI3K和α-SMA蛋白的表达(P<0.05、0.01)。综上可以得出TFAL可能通过PI3K/AKT信号通路发挥对HF的保护作用。

关键词: 沙苑子叶总黄酮, 肝纤维化, PI3K/AKT信号通路

Abstract:

The effects of total flavonoids from Astragalus complanatus leaves (TFAL) on hepatic fibrosis (HF) in mice were investigated based on the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. An HF mouse model was established. Mice were randomly assigned to the control group, model group, silymarin (100 mg/kg) group, and TFAL low-dose (8 mg/kg) or high-dose (20 mg/kg) groups. Treatment continued for 6 weeks. Serum was collected 16 hours after the final dose administration. Liver-to-body weight ratio and spleen-to-body weight ratio were calculated. Serum liver function indicators were measured using a fully automated serum biochemistry analyzer. ELISA kits were employed to detect serum levels of collagen IV (Col IV), hyaluronic acid (HA), laminin (LN), and procollagen III (PCIII) in mice. Observed hepatic tissue lesions and collagen deposition using HE and Masson staining; Western blot analysis was performed to detect the expression of protein kinase B (AKT), phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT), phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K), phosphorylated PI3K (p-PI3K), and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in liver tissue. Results showed that TFAL significantly reduced the liver-spleen ratio in HF mice (P<0.05), decreased serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, as well as Col IV, HA, LN, and PCⅢ levels (P< 0.05, 0.01, 0.001), improved hepatic cell injury, inflammatory infiltration, and collagen deposition in HF mice, and significantly downregulated the expression of p-AKT, p-PI3K, and α-SMA proteins in liver tissue (P< 0.05, 0.01). In summary, TFAL may exert its protective effects against HF through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Key words: total flavonoids from Astragalus complanatus leaves, hepatic fibrosis, PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

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