LIU Ziqi,WU Yurou,ZHANG Lilin,et al.Zanthoxylum bungeanum Aqueous Extract Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis by Inhibiting Synovial Cell Proliferation and Inducing Cell Apoptosis[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(20):30-38.
LIU Ziqi,WU Yurou,ZHANG Lilin,et al.Zanthoxylum bungeanum Aqueous Extract Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis by Inhibiting Synovial Cell Proliferation and Inducing Cell Apoptosis[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(20):30-38. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20231136.
Zanthoxylum bungeanum Aqueous Extract Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis by Inhibiting Synovial Cell Proliferation and Inducing Cell Apoptosis
To investigate the therapeutic effect of the water extract of
Zanthoxylum bungeanum
aqueous extract(ZBAE)on rheumatoid arthritis.
Method
2
The sixty SD rats were divided into normal group, model group [complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA), 10 mg·kg
-1
], methotrexate(MTX) group (0.25 mg·kg
-1
), low -, medium -, and high-dose ZBAE groups (90, 180, 360 mg·kg
-1
). The rats in MTX group were given intraperitoneal injection for two weeks, three times a week, and the rats in ZBAE group were administrated for 14 days. The swelling of the ankle joint and body weight were observed, and arthritis scores were also performed. Computed tomography (CT), hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and safranine-O and fast green staining were used to observe the effect of ZBAE on synovial hyperplasia and bone protection. Cell counting kit-8(CCK-8)method was used to detect the proliferation of the RA-FLSs cells treated with ZBAE. According to the results of CCK-8 experiment, the optimal concentration and time of administration were determined, blank group, low -, medium -, and high-dose ZBAE groups (0.08,0.10,0.12 g·L
-1
) were set up. The cell cycle distribution and apoptosis rate were analyzed by flow cytometry,the migration ability of RA-FLSs cells was examined by scratch test. Western blot was used to detect the effect of ZBAE on phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (Akt), cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2), Cyclin A and phosphorylated PI3K, Akt (p-PI3K,p-Akt) protein expression in RA-FLSs cells.
Result
2
Compared with the normal group,joint swelling index and arthritis score were increased in the model group (
P
<
0.05),the bone of the ankle was seriously damaged, and there was obvious synovial hyperplasia. Compared with the model group, the ZBAE group could significantly reduce the joint swelling index (
P
<
0.05), inhibit synovial hyperplasia and cartilage destruction. In vitro study showed that compared with the blank group, ZBAE could inhibit the migration of RA-FLSs (
P
<
0.05), promoted cell apoptosis (
P
<
0.05), and acted on RA-FLSs cells in S phase to inhibit cell proliferation. Moreover, the result of Western blot showed that compared with the blank group, the expression of p-PI3K, p-Akt, CDK2 and Cyclin A proteins were significantly decreased in the high dose group of ZBAE (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
These results suggest that ZBAE has a therapeutic effect on rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting synovial hyperplasia, promoting synovial apoptosis and inhibiting its migration.
关键词
花椒水提物滑膜成纤维样细胞类风湿关节炎佐剂性关节炎
Keywords
Zanthoxylum bungeanum aqueous extractfibroblast-like cells of synovialrheumatoid arthritisadjuvant-induced arthritis
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