Abstract Title:

Preliminary experimental research on the mechanism of liver bile secretion stimulated by peppermint oil.

Abstract Source:

J Dig Dis. 2011 Aug ;12(4):295-301. PMID: 21791024

Abstract Author(s):

Lei Zong, Ying Qu, Di Xiang Luo, Zhi Yong Zhu, Sheng Zhang, Zhi Su, Jian Cheng Shan, Xiao Ping Gao, Lun Gen Lu

Article Affiliation:

Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the choleretic effect and molecular mechanisms of action of peppermint oil (PO), the main component of Danshu capsules (Sichuan Jishengtang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Pengzhou, Sichuan Province, China).

METHODS: Bile secretion was measured by biliary drainage in rats. Total bile acids, total cholesterol and bilirubin in bile were determined. Cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1), and farnesoid X receptor (FXR) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) levels were assessed in HepG2 cells (a human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line) by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

RESULTS: PO significantly promoted bile and bile acid secretion in rats. It also increased bile acid efflux and decreased cholesterol levels (P<0.01) in bile. In HepG2 cells the mRNA levels of CYP7A1 and FXR were significantly upregulated after treatment with PO.

CONCLUSIONS: PO stimulates bile fluid secretion and thus has a choleretic effect. PO might play a role in upregulating CYP7A1 and FXR mRNA levels, suggesting that the molecular mechanisms are related to gene expression involved in bile acid synthesis.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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