Hao Yang, Qingqing Liu, Haixia Liu, Xing Kang, Haixia Tian, Yongbo Kang, Lin Li, Xiaodan Yang, Peng Ren, Xiaoyu Kuang, Xiaohui Wang, Linzhi Guo, Mingwei Tong, Jieqiong Ma, Weiping Fan
BACKGROUND: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an immune-mediated liver disease of unknown etiology accompanied by intestinal dysbiosis and a damaged intestinal barrier. Berberine (BBR) is a traditional antibacterial medicine that has a variety of pharmacological properties. It has been reported that BBR alleviates AIH, but relevant mechanisms remain to be fully explored. METHODS: BBR was orally administered at doses of 100 mg⋅kg-1⋅d-1 for 7 days to mice before concanavalin A-induced AIH model establishment...
April 1, 2024: Hepatology Communications