Journal: Molecular Medicine Reports
Article Title: Study on the molecular mechanisms of rifaximin in the treatment of non‑alcoholic steatohepatitis based on the Helicobacter ‑DCA‑Fxr‑Hnf1α signalling pathway
doi: 10.3892/mmr.2024.13407
Figure Lengend Snippet: Rifaximin ameliorates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in MCD diet-fed mice. (A) Photographs of livers in the MCS, MCD and MCD + rifaximin groups. (B) Liver weight, and liver weight to body weight ratio in each group. (C) Haematoxylin and eosin staining of livers in the MCS, MCD and MCD + rifaximin groups. Scale bars, 100 µm. (D) Steatosis score, hepatic ballooning score, interlobular inflammation score and NAS. (E) Oil red O staining of livers in the MCS, MCD and MCD + rifaximin groups. Scale bars, 100 µm. (F) Srebp1, Pparγ and CD36 mRNA expression levels in mouse livers. (G) Plasma ALT and AST levels in mice. n=8 mice/group. *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001, ****P<0.0001. ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; MCD, methionine-choline deficient; MCS, methionine-choline sufficient; NAS, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease activity score; Srebp1, sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1.
Article Snippet: The mice in the MCD + rifaximin group were treated with rifaximin (MedChemExpress) by oral gavage (100 mg/kg/day) for 4 weeks ( ).
Techniques: Staining, Expressing, Clinical Proteomics, Activity Assay, Binding Assay