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Gastrodin ameliorates Concanavalin A-induced acute hepatitis via the IL6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway
Yingqun Zhou1,2,3, Jiaojiao Chen1,3, Zhilu Yao1
1Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical, University, Shanghai, China.
Aims:
Gastrodin, the main active ingredient of Gastrodia elata Blume, has been shown to protect against many inflammatory diseases. Our study aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory role of gastrodin in concanavalin A (ConA)-induced acute hepatitis in mice and to explore its precise mechanism.
Methods:
C57BL/6 mice were administered with gastrodin (50 or 100mg/kg) for 3 days prior to intravenous injection of ConA to induce acute autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). Serum aminotransferases levels and cytokine levels were measured. Liver tissue histology was conducted to assess the degree of liver injury. Splenocytes pretreated with gastrodin were stimulated with ConA to observe splenocyte proliferation.
Results:
Gastrodin greatly reduced the level of serum aminotransferases, inflammatory cytokine such as IL-6 and TNF-α and histopathological damage in ConA-induced hepatitis. Besides, gastrodin had an inhibitory effect on liver apoptosis, and autophagy. Furthermore, gastrodin inhibited the proliferation of splenocytes in vitro. The protein expression of p-JAK2 and p-STAT3 was markedly affected by gastrodin pretreatment.
Conclusions:
The present study indicated that gastrodin pretreatment exerted protective effects against ConA-induced acute hepatitis, partly through the inhibition of the IL6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Further studies are recommended to determine the potential therapeutic role of gastrodin in acute AIH.
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