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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2018, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (3): 263-270.doi: 10.12092/j.issn.1009-2501.2018.03.004

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Effects of activated carbon N-acetylcysteine sustained-release microcapsule on miRNA of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in young rats

ZHOU Hongping1, YANG Xingxin2, ZHUANG Rangxiao3, SHAO Yidan 3, XI Jianjun 3, LIAO Li 1, REN Bailu 1, WANG Pingping 1, YU Shuying 1, SHI Tingting 3   

  1. 1 Department of Pharmacy, the Children Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China; 2 College of Pharmaceutical Science, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China; 3 the Xixi Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2017-11-07 Revised:2018-02-20 Online:2018-03-26 Published:2018-03-28

Abstract:

AIM: To primarily investigate the protective effect of active carbon N-acetylcysteine sustained-release microcapsules (ACNAC) on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in young rats and explore its effect on miRNA and corresponding target genes.  METHODS: The models of NAFLD in young rats were produced by high-fat diets; the degree of fatty degeneration in the liver tissue of young rats was observed by HE staining; the miRNA expression spectra of liver tissues was detected by microRNA microarray. The miRNA was verified by fluorescence quantitative PCR. The target gene prediction and validation were performed for target miRNA by fluorescence quantitative PCR and Western blot. RESULTS:miRNA199a-5p and miRNA-378-5p were the key miRNA of NAFLD, Lpl was the target gene of miR199a-5p, and srebp1 and C/EBP-α were the target genes of miR-378-5p. CONCLUSION:ACNAC can up regulate the expression of Lpl and down regulate the expressions of srebp1 and C/EBP-α,which are closely associated with fatty liver, so they may have a protective effect on NAFLD in young rats.

Key words: N-acetylcysteine, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, miRNA, Lpl, Srebp1, C/EBP-α

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