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. 2023 Mar 27;14:1122632. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1122632

TABLE 1.

Metabolites relieves acetaminophen-induced liver injury.

Categories Metabolites Species name Model Does or test concentrations Minimal active does Positive/negative control Efficacy References
Polyphenols Silymarin Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. [Asteraceae] Balb/c mice APAP (300 mg/kg b.wt. i.p.)6 h, 12 h and 24 h pretreated 100 mg/kg/d (b.wt. per os) 3d 100 mg/kg silymarin and 25% xanthan gum i.g. ↑HO-1, ↓superoxide, GSSG, p-JNK, ROS Papackova et al. (2018)
Domestic pigeons (Columba livia)APAP (3,000 mg/kg PO q24 h) 0 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h 35 mg/kg, starting at 12 h after APAP, silymarin treatment q12 h for 0 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h. 35 mg/kg tap water; ↓mortality Ihedioha et al. (2020)
PBS(37°C)
Male C57/BL6 mice, APAP (350 mg/kg i.p.)6 h, 12 h oral 35/50/65 mg/kg (dissolved in 4% HP-β-CD (w/v)) 21d 35 mg/kg 4% HP-β-CD (w/v); saline ↓CYP2E1, NAPQI Yang et al. (2022b)
Resveratrol Vitis vinifera L. [Vitaceae], Vaccinium myrtillus L. [Ericaceae], Rubus idaeus L. [Rosaceae], Morus alba L. [Moraceae], Arachis hypogaea L. [Fabaceae] Male C57BL/6 mice, APAP (400 mg/kg i.p.) 6 h oral, pretreated 25/50/100 mg/kg, 7 times interval 12 h 100 mg/kg 0.5% CMC-Na; saline ↓JNK, p53, CYP2E1, CYP3A11 and CYP1A2, ↑SIRT1, cyclin D1, CDK4, PCNA Wang et al. (2015)
Tannins Osyris lanceolata Hochst. and Steud. [Santalaceae] Kunming mice, APAP (400 mg/kg, i.p.) 12 h oral Tannins (25/50mg/kg), silymarin (100mg/kg) 3d 25 mg/kg silymarin (100 mg/kg); saline ↑Nrf2, HO-1,bcl-2,↓IL-1β, TNF-α, c-fos, c-jun, NF-κB (p65), caspase-3, bax Zhang et al. (2017)
Salvianolic acid B Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge [Lamiaceae] Male Kunming mice, APAP (300 mg/kg,i.g.24 h; HepG2 cells, APAP (10 mM) 24 h pretreated,25/50 mg/kg,3d; 0.5, 2, 8 μmol/L, 6 h 25 mg/kg; 8 μmol/L double-distilled water(37 °C) ↑PI3K, PKC,Nrf2, HO-1, GCLC Lin et al. (2015)
Chlorogenic acid Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J.Houz. [Poaceae] Male ICR mice, oral ,APAP (300 mg/kg) 4 h pretreated, oral,5/10/20/40 mg/kg, 7 d 20 mg/kg ↑MAPK, GCLC, Trx1/2,TrxR1↓ERK1/2,JNK, p38,ASK1, cRaf, MEK1/2, MKK4, MKK3/6, caspase-3/7, Ji et al. (2013)
ICR and C57BL/6 mice, oral, APAP (300 mg/kg)6 h; L-02cell, APAP (10/7.5 mM) 4/8/18/24/36/48h pretreated, oral,20/40 mg/kg,6d; pretreated, 25/50 μM,15/30 min 20 mg/kg; 25 μM ↑Nrf2,HO-1,NQO1,p-ERK1/2, ↓PP2A-A, PP5,ROS Wei et al. (2018)
Male C57BL/6 mice, oral APAP (300 mg/kg) 6 h oral, 40 mg/kg(1 h after APAP) 5h 40 mg/kg ↑Nrf2,Lon,↓HSP60,HMGB1, IL-1β,COX2,TNFα,iNOS, NRF1 Hu et al. (2020)
Male Kunming mice, APAP (300 mg/kg, i.g.) 24 h; HepG2 cell 20/40 mg/kg (i.g.), 14 d; pretreated, 12.5/25/50uM, 15 min 20 mg/kg; 25uM Ammonium glycyrrhizinate (AG) (200 mg/kg), 14 d; 0.9% saline (i.g.) ↑PINK1, Parki, LC3II/LC3I, ↓p62, Tom20 Hu et al. (2022)
Caffeic acid Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil. [Aquifoliaceae] Male ICR mice, oral, APAP (400 mg/kg)4 h; L-02/HepG2 cells, APAP (7.5/10 mM) 4/8/18/36 h oral,10/30 mg/kg, 7d; pretreated,10/25/50mM, 15 min 30 mg/kg; 25 μM ↑Keap1-Nrf2,Nrf2,HO-1, NQO1,↓ROS,Keap1, CYP2E1, CYP3A4 Pang et al. (2016)
Morin Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid. [Moraceae], Maclura tinctoria (L.) D.Don ex G.Don [Moraceae], Psidium guajava L. [Myrtaceae] Male Wistar rats, oral APAP (1 g/kg/d, 0.5 %CMC) 28d oral 30 mg/kg/d, 0.5% CMC, 28 d 30 mg/kg 0.5% CMC ↑Nrf2,HO-1,NQO1, Nrf2 nuclear transfer and ARE-Nrf2 affinity,↓PHLPP2, pFyn,GSK3β,HMGB1,caspase-12, Nrf2 ubiquitination Rizvi et al. (2015b)
Procyanidins Prunus amygdalus Batsch [Rosaceae] Male Balb/c mice, APAP (300 mg/kg,i.p.)8 h; HepG2 oral, Procyanidins 1/10 mg/kg, silymarin (50 mg/kg), three times per week; 10/25/50 μg/mL, 12 h 1 mg/kg; 25 μg/mL silymarin (50 mg/kg); Sulforaphane (25 μM); ↑Nrf2/ARE, ERK, PI3K/Akt, NQO1, GPX, SOD Truong et al. (2014)
50% polyglycol;
0.1%DMSO
Curcumin Curcuma longa L. [Zingiberaceae] Male B6C3F1 mice, APAP (400 mg/kg, i.p.) 24 h 17 mg/kg/day (p.o.) 12 d 17 mg/kg ↓Bax, caspase-3, p53,↑Bcl-XL Bulku et al. (2012)
Male BALB/c mice, APAP 300 mg/kg (i.p.) 16 h 10/20 mg/kg (i.p.) 2 h 10 mg/kg PBS; 1% CMC ↑Bcl-2/Bax,↓liver necrosis Li et al. (2013)
Male mice, fed, APAP 400 mg/kg, 24 h fed, 200/600 mg/kg, 24 h 200 mg/kg corn oil; ↓necrosis, IL-12, IL-18 Somanawat et al. (2013)
distilled water
Male CD1 mice, APAP (350 mg/kg bw i.p.) 14 h 35/50/100 mg/kg, bw, 90min 35 mg/kg 0.05% CMC attenuated the decrease in oxygen consumption, membrane potential, ATP synthesis, aconitase, respiratory complexes I, III, IV Granados-Castro et al. (2016)
Terpenes Ginsenosides Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. [Araliaceae] Male ICR mice, oral
APAP (200-500 mg/kg) 18 h; H4IIE cells
oral, 10/30/100/300/500 mg/kg/day, 1/5weeks; 0.1/0.5/1 mg/ml, 12 h 30 mg/kg; 0.1 mg/ml 40% PEG400; distilled water ↓LD50, P450 2E1, CYP2E1 ↑GSTA2, Nrf2, C/EBPβ, C/EBPb, GSTA2 Gum and Cho (2013b)
Tanshinone IIA Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge [Lamiaceae] male C57BL/6J mic, APAP (i.p.,300 mg/kg) 24 h; HepG2 cells oral,10/30 mg/kg,4 d; 10 μM, 24 h 30 mg/kg; 10 μM 0.5% CMC-Na (20 ml/kg) ↑Nrf2, GCLC, NQO1, HO-1 Wang et al. (2016)
Andrographolide Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees [Acanthaceae] C57BL/6 mice, APAP (300 mg/kg, i.g.)6weeks 20/40 mg/kg (i.g.), 4 weeks 20 mg/kg 4% methyl-cyclodextrin ↑Nrf2,GCL, NQO1, HO-1, P62,↓Keap1, ROS Yan et al. (2018)
Anthraquinones Rhein Rheum palmatum L. [Polygonaceae] Male Sprague–Dawley rats, 2.5 g/kg APAP (i.g.) 48 h 10/20/40 mg/kg (i.g.) 48 h 10 mg/kg 5%CMC-Na; ↓ROS, NO, MDA, ↑GSH Zhao et al. (2011)
Saline+0.2% gum (i.g.)
Emodin Rheum palmatum L. [Polygonaceae] Female Sprague-Dawley albino rats, APAP (2 g/kg, po) 48 h 20, 30 and 40 mg/kg (po) 24 h 30 mg/kg silymarin (50 mg/kg, po); NaHCO3; hot distilled water ↓MDA, SALP, LDH, LFTs, ↑GSH Bhadauria (2010)
Male C57BL/6 mice, APAP (300 mg/kg,i.p.) 24 h pretreated, oral 15/30 mg/kg, 5 d 30 mg/kg 40% PEG; saline ↑Nrf2,NQO1, HO-1,↓NLRP3,IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α,IFN-α, cGAS, STING,CYP2E1 Shen et al. (2022)
Sulfur-containing NPs Sulforaphane Brassica oleracea L. Male, C57BL/6 mice APAP (300 mg/kg,i.p.)6 h; Primary hepatocytes, APAP (15 mM) 14 h pretreated, oral 5 mg/kg,30min; pretreated SFN (10 μM) 6 h 5 mg/kg; 10 μM PBS ↑Nrf2,Gclc, Gclm, Cu/Zn SOD, HO-1,↓ROS,4-HNE Noh et al. (2015)
Male Sprague-Dawley rats, oral APAP 1 g/kg (3 h after Sulforaphane), 24 h oral 500 μg/kg/d, 3 d 500 μg/kg water; hot saline ↓neopterin, CRP, cellular inflammation, liver damag, protect normal hepatic architecture Dokumacioglu et al. (2017)