Gastroprotective effect of eupatilin, a polymethoxyflavone from Artemisia argyi H.Lév. & Vaniot, in ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury via NF-κB signaling pathway

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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Artemisia argyi H.Lév. & Vaniot (AA) has been extensively utilized as an important medicine and food homology in China, Japan, Korea, and eastern parts of Russia, owing to its pharmacological effects, which include anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antitussive, and antiallergic properties. Despite the extract of AA can significantly alleviate gastric mucosal injury, its precise material basis for effectiveness is not yet clear. As one of the polymethoxy flavonoids with high content in AA, the gastroprotective activity and molecular mechanism of eupatilin (EUP) require further investigation.

AIM OF THE STUDY: This study aims to investigate the gastroprotective effects and possible mechanisms of EUP by using an ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury model in rats.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: EUP was isolated from 95% ethanol extract of AA using a systematic phytochemical method. The gastroprotective activity of EUP was evaluated using a male SD rat model with ethanol-induced gastric mucosa injury. Histopathology evaluation of gastric tissues was performed using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. The levels of cytokines in the plasma and tissues were tested using the ELISA kits, while western blot analysis was employed to assess the expressions of COX-2, iNOS, and NF-κB pathway proteins.

RESULTS: A sufficient amount of EUP was obtained from AA through chromatographic methods and identified by NMR experiment. In vivo, experimental results proved that EUP could significantly alleviate pathological features, increased SOD, GSH, and IL-10 levels, and decreased the contents of MDA, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6. Further in vitro and in vivo Western blot experimental results showed that EUP significantly down-regulates the expressions of the NF-κB signal pathway to relieve inflammatory responses.

CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that EUP could exert gastroprotective effects by inhibiting inflammation, enhancing gastric mucosal defense, and ameliorating oxidative stress, which is beneficial for providing scientific data for the development of gastric protection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

2023

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:318

Enthalten in:

Journal of ethnopharmacology - 318(2023), Pt B vom: 10. Jan., Seite 116986

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Du, Kaicheng [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Changwei [VerfasserIn]
Kuang, Zhulingzhi [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Yiwei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yumeng [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shuang [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Dali [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3K9958V90M
4D58O05490
Anti-inflammation
Antioxidative stress
Artemisia argyi
Ethanol
Eupatilin
Flavonoids
Gastric mucosal injury
Journal Article
NF-kappa B
Plant Extracts
Polymethoxyflavone

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Date Completed 18.09.2023

Date Revised 18.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jep.2023.116986

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360363725