Effects of TJN-101, a lignan compound isolated from Schisandra fruits, on liver fibrosis and on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in rats with chronic liver injury induced by CCl4.

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TJN-101 ((+)-(6S,7S,R-biar)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,2,3,12-tetramethoxy-6,7-dimethyl-10,11-methylenedioxy-6-dibenzo[a,c]cyclooctenol) is one of the lignan compounds isolated from Schisandra fruits. 1) Effect of TJN-101 on liver fibrosis was investigated in rats which were injected with CCl4 (1 ml/kg) subcutaneously twice a week for 12 weeks. TJN-101 was given orally at a dose of 10 or 30 mg/kg/day for 6 or 3 weeks beginning on the 6th or 9th week after the start of CCl4-intoxication, respectively. The elevations of serum transaminase activities and the increase of liver 4-hydroxyproline content were observed depending on the period of CCl4-intoxication. These changes were marked on the 9th and 12th week after were mainly observed. When rats were treated with TJN-101, intoxication were improved. 2) Chronic liver injury was induced by the treatment with CCl4 (1 mg/kg) subcutaneously twice a week for 10 weeks to investigate the effect of TJN-101 on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy. TJN-101, which was given orally at the dose of 10, 30 or 100 mg/kg/day for 6 days from the 1st day after partial hepatectomy, dose-dependently increased the liver regeneration rate and improved the seurm BSP retention rate. These results suggest that TJN-101 suppresses the fibrosis proliferation and accelerates both the liver regeneration and the recovery of liver function after partial hepatectomy in chronic liver injury.