To study and explore the effect and mechanism of action of Jieduhuayu granules on oxidative injury of human liver L02 cells.

Human liver L02 oxidative injury model was established with 0.1 mmol/ L H₂O₂ intervention for 1 h, and treated with different concentrations of Jieduhuayu (JDHY) solution. Hepatocytes were divided into five groups: normal, H₂O₂, H₂O₂ + JDHY (0.5 mg/ml), H₂O₂ + JDHY (1 mg/ml), and H₂O₂ + JDHY (1.5 mg/ml). MTT assay was used to detect hepatocytes activity. Transmission electron microscope was used to observe mitochondrial morphology in hepatocytes. Biochemical test was used to detect the levels of superoxide dismutase, lactate dehydrogenase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, malondialdehyde, and reduced glutathione and albumin in hepatocytes. Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of rabbit anti-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), AKT and mTOR in hepatocytes. One-way analysis of variance was used for comparison between multiple groups, and the LSD method was used for pairwise comparison.

Compared with the normal group, the cell proliferation activity (P < 0.05), mitochondrial vacuolization, superoxide dismutase activity, reduced albumin and glutathione content, and PI3K, AKT, and mTOR protein expression levels in the H₂O₂ group were all significantly reduced (P < 0.05), while the content of malondialdehyde and the activities of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase were significantly increased (P < 0.05). Compared with H₂O₂ group, the cell proliferation activity (P < 0.05), alterations in morphological remission of mitochondria, superoxide dismutase activity, reduced albumin and glutathione content, and PI3K, AKT and mTOR protein expression levels in the H₂O₂ + JDHY (1 mg/ml) and H₂O₂ + JDHY (1.5 mg/ml) group (P < 0.05) were all significantly increased (P < 0.05), while malondialdehyde content and alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase activities were significantly decreased (P < 0.05).

Jieduhuayu granule can effectively improve oxidative stress and mitochondrial injury in hepatocytes, and its effect may be related to the promoting expression of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathways.

Oxidative stress; Mitochondrion; PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway; Jie-Du-Hua-Yu granules