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p62-Nrf2 Regulatory Loop Mediates the Anti-Pulmonary Fibrosis Effect of Bergenin

Antioxidants (Basel)

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) can severely disrupt lung function, leading to fatal consequences, and there is currently a lack of specific therapeutic drugs. Bergenin is an isocoumarin compound with lots of biologi

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Reference Id
1349
Evidence Id
17939
Core Evidence Id
17939
Source Reference Id
2697
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF003494
Subject Paper Key
HBIN017919_35204190
Pubmed Id
35204190
Doi
10.3390/antiox11020307
Paper Title
p62-Nrf2 Regulatory Loop Mediates the Anti-Pulmonary Fibrosis Effect of Bergenin
Paper Abstract
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) can severely disrupt lung function, leading to fatal consequences, and there is currently a lack of specific therapeutic drugs. Bergenin is an isocoumarin compound with lots of biological functions including antioxidant activity. This study evaluated the potential beneficial effects of bergenin on pulmonary fibrosis and investigated the possible mechanisms. We found that bergenin alleviated bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by relieving oxidative stress, reducing the deposition of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and inhibiting the formation of myofibroblasts. Furthermore, we showed that bergenin could induce phosphorylation and expression of p62 and activation of Nrf2, Nrf2 was required for bergenin-induced p62 upregulation, and p62 knockdown reduced bergenin-induced Nrf2 activity. More importantly, knockdown of Nrf2 or p62 could abrogate the antioxidant activity of bergenin and the inhibition effect of bergenin on TGF-β-induced ECM deposition and myofibroblast differentiation. Thereby, a regulatory loop is formed between p62 and Nrf2, which is an important target for bergenin aimed at treating pulmonary fibrosis.
Journal
Antioxidants (Basel)
Publish Year
2022
Experiment Subject
Experiment Type
Cell Experiment
Phenotype Related
Pulmonary Fibrosis; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Bleomycin-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Paper Title En
p62-Nrf2 Regulatory Loop Mediates the Anti-Pulmonary Fibrosis Effect of Bergenin
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