Jia-jun ZHANG, Jia-xi SHI, Juan HUANG, et al. Effect of Shenling Baizhu San on Expressions of NLPR3, NLPR6 Protein and Related Inflammatory Factors in Mice with Ulcerative Colitis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2019, 25(4): 36-41.
DOI:
Jia-jun ZHANG, Jia-xi SHI, Juan HUANG, et al. Effect of Shenling Baizhu San on Expressions of NLPR3, NLPR6 Protein and Related Inflammatory Factors in Mice with Ulcerative Colitis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2019, 25(4): 36-41. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20190401.
Effect of Shenling Baizhu San on Expressions of NLPR3, NLPR6 Protein and Related Inflammatory Factors in Mice with Ulcerative Colitis
To investigate the therapeutic effect and related mechanism of Shenling Baizhu San on 3%dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis (UC) mice.
Method:
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Sixty male SPF C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into control group
salazosulfapyridine (SASP
0.52 g·kg
-1
)
and low
medium and high-dose (31.2
15.6
7.8 g·kg
-1
) Shenling Baizhu San groups. Except for the control group
mice in the other groups were given distilled water containing 3%dextran sulfate sodium salt for a week to establish UC models. The drug was administered once a day for 14 days. The normal group and the model group were administered with 0.9%physiological saline at 20 mL·kg
-1
. The mice's body weight
fecal traits
and occult blood were observed daily
and the disease activity index (DAI) was scored. After the end of the administration
the blood was collected
mice colons were collected
weighed and measured for length
and pathological sections were prepared. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit was used to detect the serum levels of interleukin-18 (IL-18) and IL-1
β
in mice; htoxylin eosin (HE) and alixin blue/schiff periodic acid shiff(AB/PAS) staining were used to observe the pathological changes of colon tissues; Western blot was used to detect the colon tissue of mice nucleotide binding oligomerization domain-like receptor 3 (NLPR3)
NLPR6 protein expression levels.
Result:
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Compared with the normal group
the DAI score of the model group was increased (
P
<
0.01)
the colon weight was increased
and the length was shortened (
P
<
0.01); the pathological damage of the colonic mucosa was severe; the serum IL-1
β
content increased (
P
<
0.05); NLRP3 protein expression increased
while NLRP6 expression decreased (
P
<
0.01). Compared with the model group
the DAI scores of the SASP group and the high-dose group were decreased (
P
<
0.05)
the colon weight
length
and pathological conditions were improved; the serum IL-1
β
concentration was decreased (
P
<
0.05); NLRP3 protein expression decreased (
P
<
0.01)
and NLRP6 expression was up-regulated (
P
<
0.05
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion:
2
Shenling Baizhu San has the effect in treating DSS-induced UC mice
which may be related to the regulation of NLRP3
NLRP6 protein and related inflammatory factors
so as to reduce intestinal inflammation and alleviate intestinal mucosal damage.
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