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LIU Jianxin,JIE Shanshan,CHEN Bing,et al.Huanglian Jiedutang Treats Acute Gouty Arthritis via NLRP3 Inflammasome and TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Pathway[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(23):1-7. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20230802.
Huanglian Jiedutang Treats Acute Gouty Arthritis via NLRP3 Inflammasome and TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Pathway
To observe the effect of Huanglian Jiedutang on the inflammatory injury in the mouse model of acute gouty arthritis (AGA) and to explore the mechanism of Huanglian Jiedutang in treating AGA.
Method
2
Forty male C57BL/6J mice were randomized into blank, model, colchicine (0.83 mg·kg
-1
), and Huanglian Jiedutang (5 g·kg
-1
) groups. The mouse model of AGA was established by injecting monosodium urate (MSU) crystals into the ankle joint. The swelling degree of the right ankle joint of each mouse was measured every day for 7 days, and the pathological changes of the ankle joint were detected by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining after 7 days. The other 40 C57BL/6J mice were grouped as above. After 18 hours of modeling, the right ankle joint was collected, and real-time polymerase chain reaction was employed to measure the mRNA levels of interleukin (IL)-1
β
, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-
α
, IL-6, NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3), apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC), and Caspase-1. The expression levels of IL-1
β
, TNF-
α
, and IL-6 were measured by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Western blot was employed to determine the protein levels of NLRP3 inflammasome, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and nuclear factor-
κ
B (NF-
κ
B).
Result
2
Compared with the blank group, the model group showed swelling right ankle joint (
P
<
0.01), obvious foreign body granuloma in the ankle joint with inflammatory cell infiltration. After the treatment with Huanglian Jiedutang, the ankle joint swelling was relieved (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), and the size of foreign body granuloma was reduced. Compared with the blank group, the model group showed up-regulated mRNA levels of IL-1
β
, TNF-
α
, and IL-6 in the ankle joint tissue (
P
<
0.01), up-regulated mRNA levels of NLRP3 and Caspase-1 in the NLRP3 inflammasome (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), and up-regulated protein levels of NLRP3, Caspase-1, TLR4, and NF-
κ
B (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01). Huanglian Jiedutang down-regulated the mRNA levels of IL-1
β
, TNF-
α
, IL-6, NLRP3, and Caspase-1 (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01) and the protein levels of IL-1
β
, TNF-
α
, IL-6, NLRP3, Caspase-1, TLR4, and NF-
κ
B (
P
<
0.05 or
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion
2
Injecting MSU crystal resulted in local inflammatory injury of the joints in the mouse model of AGA. The treatment with Huanglian Jiedutang may alleviate the inflammatory injury by regulating the NLRP3 inflammasome and TLR4/NF-
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