The Chinese Herbal Decoction Danggui Buxue Tang Inhibits Angiogenesis in a Rat Model of Liver Fibrosis
Figure 4
Effect of DBT and NAC on HIF-1α protein expression in CCl4-induced fibrotic liver tissue in rats. (a) Immunohistochemistry (DAB × 200). In normal livers, HIF-1α immunolabeling was rarely detected. In fibrotic livers, HIF-1α immunolabeling was highly expressed, especially in zone III of the acinus. DBT and NAC decreased HIF-1α expression in the fibrotic livers. (b) A representative western blot. Consistent with the immunohistochemistry findings, the semiquantitative value of the HIF-1α western blot was significantly increased in fibrotic livers. Compared to the model rats, DBT and NAC significantly decreased the expression of HIF-1α, with DBT being more effective than NAC. (c) A histogram showing HIF-1α protein semiquantified by densitometric analysis and expressed as the mean±SD for three separate experiments. versus normal group, versus model group, versus NAC group.
