PMID- 36437825 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20221129 IS - 1741-427X (Print) IS - 1741-4288 (Electronic) IS - 1741-427X (Linking) VI - 2022 DP - 2022 TI - Bushen Wenyang Huayu Decoction Targets TLR4/NF-kappaB Mediated Autophagy to Treat Endometriosis Effectively. PG - 4263417 LID - 10.1155/2022/4263417 [doi] LID - 4263417 AB - Endometriosis has been found to be closely related to autophagy. This study aimed to elucidate the possible mechanism of Bushen Wenyang Huayu Decoction (BWHD) in treating endometriosis (EMs) by targeting TLR4/NF-kappaB-mediated autophagy. Autologous grafting was used to generate the EMs model in rats. Once the model was developed, BWHD high-dose and low-dose groups received intragastric administration of BWHD, and the gestrinone group served as a positive control. Immunofluorescence labeling and Western blotting were used for the protein expression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), nuclear transcription factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), Beclin-1, and selective autophagy connector protein P62 (P62). Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to analyze mRNA levels of TLR4, NF-kappaB, Beclin-1, and P62. We found that BWHD significantly reduced the size of ectopic lesions in rats with EMs, regulated reproductive hormone levels, and alleviated the cell autophagy level. It suggested that BWHD could be an effective treatment of EMs by targeting TLR4/NF-kappaB signaling pathway. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Ying Li et al. FAU - Li, Ying AU - Li Y AD - Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Liver-Kidney Patterns, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China. FAU - Meng, Xin AU - Meng X AD - Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Liver-Kidney Patterns, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China. FAU - Fu, Xinping AU - Fu X AD - Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Liver-Kidney Patterns, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China. FAU - An, Mingli AU - An M AD - Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Liver-Kidney Patterns, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China. FAU - Liu, Huimin AU - Liu H AD - Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Liver-Kidney Patterns, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China. FAU - Ma, Yiming AU - Ma Y AD - Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Liver-Kidney Patterns, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China. FAU - Li, Qingxue AU - Li Q AD - Department of Gynecology, The Fourth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang 050011, China. FAU - Hao, Guorong AU - Hao G AD - Department of Gynecology, The Fourth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang 050011, China. FAU - Ma, Yucong AU - Ma Y AD - Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Liver-Kidney Patterns, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China. FAU - Zhang, Yu AU - Zhang Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0101-088X AD - Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Liver-Kidney Patterns, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China. FAU - Yang, Jian AU - Yang J AD - Department of Rehabilitation, Youfu Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050051, China. FAU - Chen, Jingwei AU - Chen J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7791-9053 AD - Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Liver-Kidney Patterns, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221118 PL - United States TA - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med JT - Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM JID - 101215021 PMC - PMC9699773 COIS- The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper. EDAT- 2022/11/29 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/29 06:01 PMCR- 2022/11/18 CRDT- 2022/11/28 04:04 PHST- 2022/04/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/10/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/28 04:04 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/29 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2022/4263417 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 Nov 18;2022:4263417. doi: 10.1155/2022/4263417. eCollection 2022.