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To explore the protective effect of catalpol by enhancing TGR5 expression and reducing bile acid (BAs) level against liver and lung injury in rats with common bile duct ligation (CBDL).
Fifty male rats were randomly divided into sham-operation group (n=10), CBDL group (n=20) and catalpol group (n=20). The survival rate, arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) and alveolar and arterial PO2 gradient difference [P(A-a)O2], liver function, and pathological changes in the liver and lungs. The relationship between bile acid level and TGR5 was analyzed.
Catalpol ameliorated liver function damage, improved survival rate and hypoxemia induced by CBDL. It also reduced angiogenesis in the liver and lung. Meanwhile, catalpol mitigated lung injury caused by excessive BAs levels through enhancing TGR5 expression and reducing FXR expression.
The protective effects of catalpol on CBDL lung injury caused by excessive BAs levels through enhancing TGR5 expression and reducing FXR expression.
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