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Protective effects of Angelica dahurica polysaccharide on oxidative stress and liver injury induced by ovariectomized/D-galactose in rats
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DOI:10.1080/13510002.2026.2674473.png)
Abstract
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Oxidative stress-induced liver injury can progress to severe hepatic conditions. Polysaccharides are promising therapeutic agents, but the protective effects of Angelica dahurica polysaccharide (ADP) against this injury remain unclear.
This study was conducted to elucidate ADP's protective effects and underlying molecular mechanisms in Ovariectomize/D-galactose (OVX/D-Gal) rats.
Fifty female OVX rats and ten sham-operated (SO) rats were randomly divided into six groups. Except SO group, rats were administered the corresponding doses of ADP and resveratrol respectively, and the model was established by 49-day daily subcutaneous D-Gal injection. Serum and liver samples were collected to examine the hepatic histopathological changes, oxidative stress-related biomarkers, inflammatory factors, and protein and gene expression levels.
ADP reduced serum ALT and AST levels (P < 0.01) and improved liver histology. ADP increased SOD and GSH-Px activities , decreased MDA levels (P < 0.05). ADP also lowered pro-inflammatory cytokines levels, upregulated Nrf2, HO-1, and NQO-1 expression, promoted Bcl-2 and suppressed Bax and cleaved caspase-3 (P < 0.05).
ADP alleviated OVX/D-Gal-induced oxidative stress and liver injury by increasing antioxidant capacity, inhibiting apoptosis, attenuating inflammation, and activating Nrf2/HO-1/NQO-1 signaling pathway.
Keywords:
Angelica dahurica
polysaccharide
ovariectomized
D-galactose
oxidative stress
liver injury
Nrf2
HO-1
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