Magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate has hepatoprotective effects in an oxaliplatin-induced model of liver injury

Oxaliplatin is a core chemotherapeutic agent used for the treatment of colorectal liver metastasis; however, liver injury caused by oxaliplatin increases the risk of peri-operative morbidity and mortality. Magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate (MgiG) is a magnesium salt of 18-α glycyrrhizic acid stereo-isomer that has demonstrated liver-protective effects against toxins and hepatitis. In the present study, the liver-protective effect of MgiG against oxaliplatin-induced hepatic injury was examined in vitro and in vivo. The results demonstrated that MgiG had a protective effect against oxaliplatin-induced liver injury, as evidenced by the alleviation of hepatic pathological damage and transaminase levels. The protective effect of MgiG was demonstrated to be correlated with inhibition of oxidative stress, the interleukin-6 pathway and the coagulation system. Altogether, the present findings suggested that MgiG may have potential value in the clinical prevention and treatment of oxaliplatin-induced liver injury.