Effects of Yanggan Lidan Granule on insulin resistance in guinea pigs with induced cholesterol gallstones

Fang, Bangjiang; Zhou, Shuang; Xin-jun, Pei; Huang, Jinjing; Chen, Baojin; Geng, Yun; Yang, Likun

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“…LDG has been used as a routine treatment for gallstones for many years, and clinical studies have demonstrated that LDG can promote biliary excretion and litholysis ( 15 ). LDG is composed of 15 types of Chinese herbs, namely, oriental wormwood, hawthorn fruit, rice sprout, germinated barley, green orange peel, tangerine peel, medicated leaven, cyperus tuber, radish seed, perilla stem, turmeric root, bitter orange, pinellia tube, and Chinese honey locust fruit, which is based on the Chinese medicinal principle of smoothening liver function, dredging the gallbladder, harmonizing the stomach, and strengthening the spleen ( 23 ).…”

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Prevention of gallstones by Lidan Granule: Insight into underlying mechanisms using a guinea pig model

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The aim of the study was to examine the mechanism of action of Lidan Granule (LDG) for the prevention of gallstones using a guinea pig model. One hundred guinea pigs were divided into five groups randomly: control (standard diet and saline), model [lithogenic diet (LD) and saline], LDG-H (LD and 2 g/kg of LDG), LDG-L (LD and 1 g/kg of LDG), and ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) (LD and UDCA) as the positive control. At 6 weeks, the rate of gallstone formation and weight of the adrenal gland were recorded and serum levels of inflammatory cytokines were measured. Levels of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the hypothalamus, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in the hypophysis, and serum cortisol were determined. Bile components were tested with colorimetry. At 6 weeks, the rate of gallstone formation was significantly decreased in the LDG-H (14.29%) and LDG-L (21.43%) groups compared to the model group (81.25%; P<0.01). LDG treatment decreased the serum levels of interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α (P<0.01). LDG decreased bile cholesterol and increased bile acid and phospholipid levels in the bile (P<0.01). LDG treatment recovered the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis by increasing the expression of CRH (P<0.01) and ACTH (P<0.05). LDG made the bile less lithogenic, improved the function of the HPA axis, and regulated the expression of inflammatory cytokines for the prevention of cholelithiasis.

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Effects of Yanggan Lidan Granule on insulin resistance in guinea pigs with induced cholesterol gallstones

Abstract: YGLDG may improve insulin resistance in guinea pigs with cholesterol gallstones by elevating GIR obviously.

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Prevention of gallstones by Lidan Granule: Insight into underlying mechanisms using a guinea pig model

Prevention of gallstones by Lidan Granule: Insight into underlying mechanisms using a guinea pig model

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