LI Nan,YANG Haixin,ZENG Shan,et al.Effect of Guizhi Shaoyao Zhimutang on Cartilage Destruction and JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in Mice with Collagen-induced Arthritis[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(02):52-58.
LI Nan,YANG Haixin,ZENG Shan,et al.Effect of Guizhi Shaoyao Zhimutang on Cartilage Destruction and JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in Mice with Collagen-induced Arthritis[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(02):52-58. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20221403.
Effect of Guizhi Shaoyao Zhimutang on Cartilage Destruction and JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in Mice with Collagen-induced Arthritis
To study the effect of Guizhi Shaoyao Zhimutang (GSZMD) on cartilage destruction in mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and its mechanism.
Method
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Thirty-six DBA/1 mice in SPF grades were randomly divided into 6 groups, namely, the normal group, the model group, the methotrexate (MTX) group, the low-dose GSZMD group, the medium-dose GSZMD group, and the high-dose GSZMD group. Except the normal group, mice in the other 5 groups were used to establish the model of CIA by secondary immunization. The mice were given normal saline, MTX (1.5 mg·kg
-1
, 2 times a week), and low, medium, and high-doses GSZMD (6.3, 12.6, 25.2 g·kg
-1
·d
-1
) by intragastric administration on the day of the onset of hind limb swelling for 4 weeks. The changes in the degree of foot swelling of mice in each group were observed and recorded. The content of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, MMP-3, MMP-9, and MMP-13 in serum was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The pathological changes in the ankle joint were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, and the cartilage destruction was observed by red fast green staining. The protein expression of the Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathway in ankle joints were detected by Western blot.
Result
2
As compared with the normal group, the degree of foot swelling, the content of MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-9, and MMP-13 in serum and the expression levels of phosphorylation (p)-JAK2/JAK2 and p-STAT3/STAT3 in ankle joints of the model group were increased (
P
<
0.01), and the joint damage was aggravated. As compared with the model group, the degrees of foot swelling of the mice in the MTX group and the low, medium, and high-dose GSZMD group were reduced (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), and the content of MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-9, and MMP-13 in serum was decreased (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01). The pathological joint damage was alleviated, and the expression levels of p-JAK2/JAK2 and p-STAT3/STAT3 in ankle joints were decreased in the MTX group and GSZMD groups (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion
2
GSZMD can reduce the degree of joint swelling in mice with CIA, inhibit the expressions of MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-9, and MMP-13, and alleviate the destruction of articular cartilage. Its mechanism is related to the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway.
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