XING Yan-xia, LIU Bin-yu, ZHAO Yi-jin, et al. Neuroprotective Effect and Repair Mechanism of Huangqi Glycoprotein on Mice with Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(24): 7-13.
XING Yan-xia, LIU Bin-yu, ZHAO Yi-jin, et al. Neuroprotective Effect and Repair Mechanism of Huangqi Glycoprotein on Mice with Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(24): 7-13. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20182101.
Objective: To observe the protection of Huangqi glycoprotein (HQGP) on mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis(EAE) and further explore its mechanism of nerve repair. Method: Twenty female C57BL/6 mice were immunized subcutaneously with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein 35-55 (MOG35-55) polypeptide and randomly divided into EAE group and HQGP group.Mice in HQGP group were received intraperitoneal injection of HQGP (1 mg·kg-1·d-1) on day 3 post-immunization with continuous administration for 18 days.To observe the effect of HQGP in EAE
clinical assessment of EAE scores was evaluated and the body weight of mice was recorded every day.Spinal cords of mice were obtained for hematoxylin-eosin(HE) and Luxol fast blue(LFB) staining to observe the neuroprotective effect of HQGP.The infiltration of cluster of differentiation 68+(CD68+) macrophages and the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS)
microtubule-associated protein 2(MAP-2) and neuronal nuclei(NeuN) in spinal cord of mice were detected by immunohistochemistry.Double immunofluorescence histochemistry was used to detect the expression of CD11b+ cells and chemokine ligand-5(CCL-5) in spinal cord of mice.The levels of cytokines in the supernatant of cultured splenic suspension of mononuclear cells(MNCs) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Result: HQGP delayed onset and improved the clinical symptoms of EAE
accompanied by inhibiting inflammation and alleviating demyelination in the spinal cord.Compared with EAE group
HQGP reduced the infiltration of CD68+ macrophages and CD11b+ cells
inhibited the expression of iNOS and CCL-5 and increased the expression of MAP-2 and NeuN in the spinal cord.Further studies showed that HQGP could reduce the production of tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α and interleukin(IL)-6
increase the level of IL-10 and γ-interferon(IFN-γ). Conclusion: HQGP has the potential role for the treatment of EAE and the mechanism is related to anti-inflammation
regulation of immune cell expression and cytokine secretion
reduction of demyelination and promotion of axon and neuron repair.