Effect of Huangqin decoction on regulating intestinal flora in colitis mice characterized as inhibition of the NOD2-dependent pathway

CONTEXT: Chinese herb Huangqin decoction (HQD) can regulate intestinal flora in ulcerative colitis (UC) mice.

OBJECTIVE: Our study clarifies the mechanism of HQD in regulating the intestinal flora of UC mice.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into six groups: Control, Model (3% DSS), Sulfasalazine (500 mg/kg), HQD-L (250 mg/kg), HQD-M (500 mg/kg), and HQD-H (1000 mg/kg) groups. Measurement of body weight, colon length, DAI, and haematoxylin-eosin staining were conducted. FISH and 16S rDNA detected colonic bacterial infiltration and intestinal flora changes. The expression of RegIIIγ and PRRs (NOD2, TLR5, TLR4) were detected by FCM and WB, respectively. In addition, WB, qPCR, or IHC were used to detect the expression of NOD2, MyD88, RIP2, and NF-κB p65 in the colon. ELISA was used to determine cytokines.

RESULTS: Compared with the model group (DAI score, 2.38 ± 0.05; histological score, 4.08 ± 0.54), HQD treatment significantly reduced the DAI score (L, 2.16 ± 0.09; M, 1.45 ± 0.05; H, 1.18 ± 0.05) and histological score (L, 3.16 ± 0.82; M, 2.50 ± 0.81; H, 1.51 ± 0.76); restored the weight, the colonic length (p < 0.05). 16S rDNA identification showed HQD regulated the balance of intestinal flora. Moreover, HQD suppressed the expression of RegIIIγ (p < 0.05) and prevented colonic bacterial infiltration. Furthermore, WB results showed NOD2, and TLR4 were inhibited by HQD, especially NOD2 (p < 0.01). The data of WB, qPCR, and IHC demonstrated that the NOD2-dependent pathway was inhibited by HQD (p < 0.01).

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: HQD (1000 mg/kg) regulates the intestinal flora of colitis mice, mainly characterized as inhibition of the NOD2-dependent pathway. These results indicate that HQD has potential.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutical biology - 60(2022), 1 vom: 30. Dez., Seite 108-118

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Shaowei [VerfasserIn]
He, Jinrong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yanping [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiaojing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yanyang [VerfasserIn]
Su, Yulin [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Ruyan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiuling [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Guanghua [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Shuang [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Lian [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Xia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3XC8GUZ6CB
Comparative Study
Cytokines
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Gastrointestinal Agents
HQD
Journal Article
Muramyl dipeptide
NF-κB
Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein
Nod2 protein, mouse
Nucleotide binding oligomerization domain containing 2
Sulfasalazine
Ulcerative colitis

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.02.2022

Date Revised 29.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/13880209.2021.2017981

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM335035000