LIANG Luying,LIN Hongxin,CAI Yisi,et al.Effect of Danggui Niantongtang on Intestinal Flora in Adjuvant-induced Arthritis Rats of Wind-dampness-heat Arthralgia:Based on 16S rDNA Sequencing[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(09):18-27.
LIANG Luying,LIN Hongxin,CAI Yisi,et al.Effect of Danggui Niantongtang on Intestinal Flora in Adjuvant-induced Arthritis Rats of Wind-dampness-heat Arthralgia:Based on 16S rDNA Sequencing[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(09):18-27. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20230337.
Effect of Danggui Niantongtang on Intestinal Flora in Adjuvant-induced Arthritis Rats of Wind-dampness-heat Arthralgia:Based on 16S rDNA Sequencing
To explore the mechanism of Danggui Niantongtang (DGNTT) against adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA) in rats with wind-dampness-heat arthralgia (FSR) based on the variation of intestinal flora.
Method
2
A total of 60 SD rats were randomized into normal (control) group, FSR group, low-, medium-, and high-dose DGNTT (5.67, 11.34, 22.68 g·kg
-1
) groups, and methotrexate (MTX) group (1.35 mg·kg
-1
), with 10 rats in each group. The rats, except the control group, were injected with Mtb adjuvant and then exposed to artificial climatic chamber (hot and humid with wind) for 64 h for modeling. The rats were treated with water, DGNTT or MTX for 28 days from the day of injection. Arthritis index (AI) of rats was measured and paw volume was determined with a volume meter. The morphology of synovial tissues of the knees was observed based on hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and the changes of intestinal flora were analyzed based on 16S rRNA sequencing.
Result
2
DGNTT can alleviate the hyperplasia of synovial tissue and inflammation of AA rats with FSR and inhibit the formation of pannus. The results of 16S rRNA sequencing showed that the relative abundance of Firmicutes,
Lactobacillus
,
Prevotella 9
, and
Alloprevotella
decreased (
P<
0.05,
P<
0.01) and the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes and
Bacteroides
increased (
P<
0.01) in FSR group compared those in the control group. Compared with the FSR group, all DGNTT groups and MTX group had high relative abundance of
Lactobacillus
(
P<
0.05,
P<
0.01) and low relative abundance of Bacteroidetes (
P<
0.01) and medium-dose and high-dose DGNTT groups and MTX group showed high abundance of Firmicutes,
Prevotella 9
, and
Alloprevotella
and low abundance of
Bacteroides
(
P
<
0.05,
P<
0.01). Spearman's correlation analysis suggested that the abundance of
Bacteroides
and
Helicobacter
was in positive correlation with AI (
P<
0.05), while the abundance of
Prevotella 9
and
Candidatus Saccharimonas
was in negative correlation with AI (
P
<
0.01,
P<
0.05). There was a negative correlation between the abundance of
Prevotella 9
and paw volume (
P<
0.01), and the abundance of Ruminococcaceae NK4A214 group, Christensenellaceae R-7 group, and
Bacteroides
was in negative correlation with spleen index (
P
<
0.05). The abundance of
Prevotella 9
was in negative correlation with spleen index (
P<
0.01).
Conclusion
2
DGNTT is effective for arthritis with FSR, as it can regulate the composition of intestinal flora in AA rats by increasing the abundance of probiotics and inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria. The mechanism is the likelihood that it improves intestinal immune metabolism to ensure intestinal homeostasis.
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