Xiao-li PANG, Qing-long WANG, Shu-jing CHEN, et al. Effect and Mechanism of Buyang Huanwu Tang on Atherosclerotic Plaque Based on Treg Cells[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2020, 26(5): 1-5.
DOI:
Xiao-li PANG, Qing-long WANG, Shu-jing CHEN, et al. Effect and Mechanism of Buyang Huanwu Tang on Atherosclerotic Plaque Based on Treg Cells[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2020, 26(5): 1-5. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20200201.
Effect and Mechanism of Buyang Huanwu Tang on Atherosclerotic Plaque Based on Treg Cells
To explore the effect and mechanisms of Buyang Huanwu Tang (BYHWT) on atherosclerotic plaque based on regulatory T cells (Treg) and inflammation.
Method:
2
Totally 50 ApoE knockout(ApoE
-/-
)mice aged 8 weeks were randomly divided into model group
low
medium
high-dose BYHWT groups
positive control group
and C57/BL mice were taken as control group. The model group and the BYHWT group were given high-fat diet for 12 weeks
while the control group was given normal diet. After successful modeling
BYHWT groups were given drugs (5
10
20 g·kg
-1
) through intragastric administration
the positive control group was given rapamycin (4 mg·kg
-1
)
while the control group and the model group were given equal doses normal saline through intragastric administration for 4 weeks. Four weeks later
the mice were sacrificed. Manufactured paraffin sections were prepared for the aortic sinus of the heart. The plaque area was evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining
and the number of Treg cells in immunohistochemical staining plaque was detected. Blood was collected from eye canthus of mice
the expression of inflammatory factors in peripheral blood was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
and the forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) gene expression in peripheral blood was detected by Real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Result:
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Compared with the control group
the area of atherosclerotic plaques in the model group was significantly increased (
P
<
0.01)
the contents of serum tumor necrosis factor-
α
(TNF-
α
) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were significantly increased (
P
<
0.05)
and transforming growth factor-
β
(TGF-
β
) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) were significantly decreased (
P
<
0.05)
and the peripheral blood Fxop3 mRNA expression was decreased (
P
<
0.05). Compared with the model group
the plaque areas in middle-dose and high-dose BYHWT groups were significantly reduced(
P
<
0.05)
the peripheral blood TNF-
α
and IL-6 contents were decreased (
P
<
0.01)
the TGF-
β
and IL-10 expressions were increased in the high-dose group (
P
<
0.05
P
<
0.01)
the number of Treg cells in the plaque was increased in the high-dose group (
P
<
0.01)
and the peripheral blood Fxop3 mRNA expression was increased in each BYHWT group (
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion:
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BYHWT has an anti-atherosclerosis effect
which may be related to the increase of the number of Treg cells and thereby inhibiting the inflammatory response
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