Review Article

The Protective Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Table 1

The protective effect of TCMs on liver ischemia-reperfusion injury and potential mechanisms.

Traditional Chinese medicineMajor active ingredientsModelsAnimalsProtective effectsPotential mechanismsRef.

Atractylodes macrocephalaAtractylodes macrocephala polysaccharide (AMP)Hepatic I/RI modelSD ratsAntioxidation stressNF-κB signaling pathwayJin et al. [7]
SaffronSaffron ethanol extract (SEE)Hepatic I/RI modelWistar ratsAntioxidation stress; inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stressPan et al. [8]
BreviscapusBreviscapineHepatic I/RI modelSD ratsAntioxidation stressMfn2/Ras-PI3K-Akt pathwayLin et al. [9]
Salvia miltiorrhizaCaffeic acid (CA)/3, 4-dihydroxycinnamic acidHepatic I/RI modelSD ratsAntioxidation stress; Anti-inflammatory responseSirt3 signaling pathwayMu et al. [10]
Caffeic acid (CA)/3, 4-dihydroxycinnamic acidLiver transplantation modelSD rats, hepatocyteAntioxidation stress; anti-inflammatory responsePDIA3-NADPH signaling pathwayMu et al. [11]
Magnesium lithospermate B (MLB)Hepatic I/RI modelC57BL/6 miceAnti-inflammatory responseNF-κB signaling pathwaySong et al. [12]
Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA)Hepatic I/RI modelC57BL/6 miceAnti-inflammatory responseTLR4 signaling pathwayQi et al. [13]
Huperzia serrataHuperzine A (HupA)Hepatic I/RI modelWistar ratsAntioxidation stress; antiapoptosisXu and Wang [14]
Gynostemma pentaphyllumGypenoside (GP)Hepatic I/RI modelC57BL/6 miceAntioxidation stress; antiapoptosisZhao et al. [15]
Glycyrrhiza uralensisGlycyrrhizin (GL)/Glycyrrhizic acidHepatic I/RI modelSD ratsAntioxidation stressNrf2/HO-1 signaling pathwayKou et al. [16]
Tripterygium wilfondii Hook FTriptolide (diterpenoid triepoxide)Hepatic I/RI modelC57BL/6 mice, splenocytesAnti-inflammatory responseSTAT3 signaling pathwayWu et al. [17]
KudzuPuerarin/7, 4-dihydroxyisoflavone-8β-glucopyranosideHepatic I/RI modelSD ratsAnti-inflammatory responseTLR4/NF-κB pathwayXiao et al. [18]
Corydalis yanhusuoLevo-tetrahydropalmatine (L-THP)Hepatic I/RI modelBALB/c miceAnti-inflammatory response; antiapoptosisERK/NF-κB pathwayYu et al. [19]
Astragalus membranaceusAstragaloside IV (AST-IV)Liver transplantation modelSD ratsAnti-inflammatory responseNF-κB signaling pathwayChen et al. [20]
Chinese medicine mixtureXuebijing (XBJ)Hepatic I/RI modelC57BL/6 miceAnti-inflammatory responseNF-κB signaling pathwayLiu et al. [21]
Ginkgo biloba leafGinkgo biloba Dropping Pill (GBDP)Hepatic I/RI modelC57BL/6 mice, hepatocytesAntiapoptosisWang et al. [22]
Chinese medicine mixtureBerberineLiver transplantation modelWistar ratsInhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stressZhang et al. [23]