Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) attenuate Th17 cell differentiation in CIA mice via inhibition of nuclear PKM2-mediated STAT3 phosphorylation

CONTEXT: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease with aberrant Th17 cell differentiation. Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen (Araliaceae) saponins (PNS) have an anti-inflammatory effect and can suppress Th17 cell differentiation.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate mechanisms of PNS on Th17 cell differentiation in RA, and the role of pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Naive CD4+T cells were treated with IL-6, IL-23 and TGF-β to induce Th17 cell differentiation. Apart from the Control group, other cells were treated with PNS (5, 10, 20 μg/mL). After the treatment, Th17 cell differentiation, PKM2 expression, and STAT3 phosphorylation were measured via flow cytometry, western blots, or immunofluorescence. PKM2-specific allosteric activator (Tepp-46, 50, 100, 150 μM) and inhibitor (SAICAR, 2, 4, 8 μM) were used to verify the mechanisms. A CIA mouse model was established and divided into control, model, and PNS (100 mg/kg) groups to assess an anti-arthritis effect, Th17 cell differentiation, and PKM2/STAT3 expression.

RESULTS: PKM2 expression, dimerization, and nuclear accumulation were upregulated upon Th17 cell differentiation. PNS inhibited the Th17 cells, RORγt expression, IL-17A levels, PKM2 dimerization, and nuclear accumulation and Y705-STAT3 phosphorylation in Th17 cells. Using Tepp-46 (100 μM) and SAICAR (4 μM), we demonstrated that PNS (10 μg/mL) inhibited STAT3 phosphorylation and Th17 cell differentiation by suppressing nuclear PKM2 accumulation. In CIA mice, PNS attenuated CIA symptoms, reduced the number of splenic Th17 cells and nuclear PKM2/STAT3 signaling.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: PNS inhibited Th17 cell differentiation through the inhibition of nuclear PKM2-mediated STAT3 phosphorylation. PNS may be useful for treating RA.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutical biology - 61(2023), 1 vom: 13. Dez., Seite 459-472

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shen, Mei-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Di, Yu-Xi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Feng-Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ming-Fei [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Fei-Ya [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Bao-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xue-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ling-Ling [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoimmune disease
CD4+T cells
Glycolysis
Immunometabolism
Journal Article
Panax notoginseng saponins
Saponins

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Date Completed 17.02.2023

Date Revised 20.02.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/13880209.2023.2173248

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NLM353012564