摘要
Objective:This study aims to explore the metabolic mechanism of the liver protective effect of an aqueous extract of Gei Herba(AEG)in blood deficiency(BD)mice.Methods:The BD mouse model was established by acetylphenylhydrazine and cyclophosphamide.A total of forty-eight female Kunming mice(18–22 g)were randomly assigned to six groups:a control group,a BD model group,a positive drug group(Danggui Yixue oral liquid),and three AEG treatment groups receiving a daily AEG dose of 1,2,4 g/kg for nine days.The serum levels of alanine aminotransferase(ALT)and aspartate aminotransferase(AST),and the protein expression of IL-1,IL-2,IL-3 and TNF-αwere determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.The liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS)based metabolomics was used to identify liver metabolites,and the MetaboAnalyst platform was used to analyze the metabolic pathways.Results:AEG reduced serum AST,increased IL-1,IL-2,IL-3 and decreased TNF-αto effectively alleviate liver damage in BD mice.Furthermore,metabolomics analysis revealed that the disordered mice liver metabolic profile was corrected after AEG treatment,five differential metabolites were upregulated,and the mechanism was mainly related to increasing the primary bile acid biosynthesis.Conclusion:AEG has a regulatory effect on abnormal liver metabolism in BD mice.
