OBJECTIVE Psoriasis is an immune system meditated disease,especially T cells.It disturbed many people around the world and hard to therapy.Paeonia lactiflora Pall has been used as a medicine in china for thousands of ...OBJECTIVE Psoriasis is an immune system meditated disease,especially T cells.It disturbed many people around the world and hard to therapy.Paeonia lactiflora Pall has been used as a medicine in china for thousands of years.Recent studies has found that the main component of Paeonia lactiflora Pall can alleviates the immune response in many diseases.In this study,we researched the effects and possible mechanisms of total glucosides of paeony(TGP)on animal psoriasis in order to study the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of TGP in 5%propranolol creaminduced psoriasis in guinea pigs and Imiquimod(IMQ)cream-induced psoriasis in mice.METHODS The effect of TGP was evaluated using a psoriasis-like model of guinea pigs and mice.Ear thickness was accessed,and pathology injury was observed by HE staining.The levels of serum IL-1β,IL-6,IL-12,IL-17,IL-23,TNF-α,and IFN-γ,skin IL-17A,IL-22 and orphan nuclear receptor(RORγt)mRNA expression,proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA),total or phosphorylated signal transducers and activators of transcription(STAT1 and STAT3)were determined by ELISA,real time PCR,immu⁃nohistochemical staining,and Western blotting,respectively.RESULTS Compared with model group,TGP treatment decreased the ear thickness,improved pathology of psoriasis,alleviated IMQ-induced keratinocyte proliferation,reduced the inflammatory cytokine,and downregulated IL-17A,IL-22,and RORγt mRNA in mice.Further study indicated that TGP inhibited STAT1 and STAT3 phosphorylation in lesion skins of psoriasis-like mice.CONCLUSION TGP alleviates the symptoms of psoriasis-like guinea pigs and mice,and the possible mechanism may relate to inhibit T helper 17(TH17)cell differentiation and keratinocytes proliferation by inhibiting STAT1 and STAT3 phosphorylation.展开更多
OBJECTIVE To study the therapeutic effects of TGP on SS both in C57BL/6J mice immunized by immu⁃nological induction(SS mice)and NOD/ShiltJNju(NOD)mice.METHODS TGP(180,360,720 mg·kg^-1)was intragastri⁃cally admini...OBJECTIVE To study the therapeutic effects of TGP on SS both in C57BL/6J mice immunized by immu⁃nological induction(SS mice)and NOD/ShiltJNju(NOD)mice.METHODS TGP(180,360,720 mg·kg^-1)was intragastri⁃cally administered for 6 or 16 weeks for SS mice and NOD mice,respectively.Weekly food and water intake,saliva flow,submandibular gland(SMG)and spleen index,and SMG pathology were measured.ELISA was used to evaluate serum interleukin-6(IL-6),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),interferon-γ(IFN-γ)and autoantigens(SSA/Ro,SSB/La,andα-fodrin).Real-time PCR and Luminex liquid suspension chip assay were applied to analyze SMG inflammatory cytokines mRNA TNF-α,IL-17A,CXCL9,CXCL13,and B-cell activating factor(BAFF)and protein(IL-1β,IL-6,TNF-α,and IFN-γ)expres⁃sion.RESULTS Compared with SS mice,TGP(720 mg·kg^-1)treatment increased saliva flow,reduced organ indexes,and decreased serum IL-6 and IFN-γ concentration.TGP(360 mg·kg^-1)treatment decreased serum IFN-γ concentra⁃tion.TGP(180,360,720 mg·kg^-1)treatment improved SMG pathological damage.Compared with NOD mice,the saliva flowincreased from 9 to 15 weeks of administration.After 2 weeks of administration,TGP(720 mg·kg^-1)treatment decreased serum SSA/Ro,SSB/La and a-fodrin concentration,increased SMG index,inhibited SMG IFN-γ concentra⁃tion,and down-regulated SMG TNF-α,IL-17A,CXCL9,CXCL13 and BAFF mRNA expression.TGP(360 mg·kg^-1)treat⁃ment decreased serum SSB/La and a-fodrin,and SMG TNF-α and IFN-γ concentration,and down-regulated SMG TNF-α,IL-17A,CXCL9 and BAFF mRNA expression.TGP(180 mg·kg^-1)treatment decreased serum SSB/La,a-fodrin,and SMG IL-1β concentration,and down-regulated SMG TNF-α,IL-17A and BAFF mRNA expression.After 8 weeks of administration,TGP(180,360,720 mg·kg^-1)treatment increased SMG index,and decreased serum a-fodrin concentra⁃tion.TGP(720 mg·kg^-1)treatment down-regulated mRNA expression of SMG TNF-α,IL-17A,CXCL9,CXCL13,and BAFF.TGP(360 mg·kg^-1)treatment reduced mRNA expression of TNF-α,CXCL9,CXCL13 and BAFF,and concentra⁃tion of IL-6 and TNF-α.TGP(180 mg·kg^-1)treatment down-regulated mRNA expression of TNF-α,CXCL9,and CXCL13,and decreased IL-6 and TNF-αconcentration in SMG.After 16 weeks of administration,TGP(180,360,720 mg·kg^-1)treatment reduced serum SSA/Ro and a-fodrin concentration,increased SMG index,and decreased SMG CXCL13 and BAFF mRNA expression.TGP(360,720 mg·kg^-1)treatment decreased serum SSB/Laconcentration and SMG TNF-α,IL-17A and CXCL9 mRNA expression.Besides,TGP(180,360,720 mg·kg^-1)treatment alleviated the pathological damage of SMG after 2 and 16 weeks of administration.CONCLUSION TGP has a certain therapeutic effect onmice through inhibiting inflammatory responses.展开更多
基金China Pharmaceutical University "Double First-Class" University project(CPU2018GY32)National Science and Technology Major Project of China(2016ZX09101031)
文摘OBJECTIVE Psoriasis is an immune system meditated disease,especially T cells.It disturbed many people around the world and hard to therapy.Paeonia lactiflora Pall has been used as a medicine in china for thousands of years.Recent studies has found that the main component of Paeonia lactiflora Pall can alleviates the immune response in many diseases.In this study,we researched the effects and possible mechanisms of total glucosides of paeony(TGP)on animal psoriasis in order to study the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of TGP in 5%propranolol creaminduced psoriasis in guinea pigs and Imiquimod(IMQ)cream-induced psoriasis in mice.METHODS The effect of TGP was evaluated using a psoriasis-like model of guinea pigs and mice.Ear thickness was accessed,and pathology injury was observed by HE staining.The levels of serum IL-1β,IL-6,IL-12,IL-17,IL-23,TNF-α,and IFN-γ,skin IL-17A,IL-22 and orphan nuclear receptor(RORγt)mRNA expression,proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA),total or phosphorylated signal transducers and activators of transcription(STAT1 and STAT3)were determined by ELISA,real time PCR,immu⁃nohistochemical staining,and Western blotting,respectively.RESULTS Compared with model group,TGP treatment decreased the ear thickness,improved pathology of psoriasis,alleviated IMQ-induced keratinocyte proliferation,reduced the inflammatory cytokine,and downregulated IL-17A,IL-22,and RORγt mRNA in mice.Further study indicated that TGP inhibited STAT1 and STAT3 phosphorylation in lesion skins of psoriasis-like mice.CONCLUSION TGP alleviates the symptoms of psoriasis-like guinea pigs and mice,and the possible mechanism may relate to inhibit T helper 17(TH17)cell differentiation and keratinocytes proliferation by inhibiting STAT1 and STAT3 phosphorylation.
文摘OBJECTIVE To study the therapeutic effects of TGP on SS both in C57BL/6J mice immunized by immu⁃nological induction(SS mice)and NOD/ShiltJNju(NOD)mice.METHODS TGP(180,360,720 mg·kg^-1)was intragastri⁃cally administered for 6 or 16 weeks for SS mice and NOD mice,respectively.Weekly food and water intake,saliva flow,submandibular gland(SMG)and spleen index,and SMG pathology were measured.ELISA was used to evaluate serum interleukin-6(IL-6),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),interferon-γ(IFN-γ)and autoantigens(SSA/Ro,SSB/La,andα-fodrin).Real-time PCR and Luminex liquid suspension chip assay were applied to analyze SMG inflammatory cytokines mRNA TNF-α,IL-17A,CXCL9,CXCL13,and B-cell activating factor(BAFF)and protein(IL-1β,IL-6,TNF-α,and IFN-γ)expres⁃sion.RESULTS Compared with SS mice,TGP(720 mg·kg^-1)treatment increased saliva flow,reduced organ indexes,and decreased serum IL-6 and IFN-γ concentration.TGP(360 mg·kg^-1)treatment decreased serum IFN-γ concentra⁃tion.TGP(180,360,720 mg·kg^-1)treatment improved SMG pathological damage.Compared with NOD mice,the saliva flowincreased from 9 to 15 weeks of administration.After 2 weeks of administration,TGP(720 mg·kg^-1)treatment decreased serum SSA/Ro,SSB/La and a-fodrin concentration,increased SMG index,inhibited SMG IFN-γ concentra⁃tion,and down-regulated SMG TNF-α,IL-17A,CXCL9,CXCL13 and BAFF mRNA expression.TGP(360 mg·kg^-1)treat⁃ment decreased serum SSB/La and a-fodrin,and SMG TNF-α and IFN-γ concentration,and down-regulated SMG TNF-α,IL-17A,CXCL9 and BAFF mRNA expression.TGP(180 mg·kg^-1)treatment decreased serum SSB/La,a-fodrin,and SMG IL-1β concentration,and down-regulated SMG TNF-α,IL-17A and BAFF mRNA expression.After 8 weeks of administration,TGP(180,360,720 mg·kg^-1)treatment increased SMG index,and decreased serum a-fodrin concentra⁃tion.TGP(720 mg·kg^-1)treatment down-regulated mRNA expression of SMG TNF-α,IL-17A,CXCL9,CXCL13,and BAFF.TGP(360 mg·kg^-1)treatment reduced mRNA expression of TNF-α,CXCL9,CXCL13 and BAFF,and concentra⁃tion of IL-6 and TNF-α.TGP(180 mg·kg^-1)treatment down-regulated mRNA expression of TNF-α,CXCL9,and CXCL13,and decreased IL-6 and TNF-αconcentration in SMG.After 16 weeks of administration,TGP(180,360,720 mg·kg^-1)treatment reduced serum SSA/Ro and a-fodrin concentration,increased SMG index,and decreased SMG CXCL13 and BAFF mRNA expression.TGP(360,720 mg·kg^-1)treatment decreased serum SSB/Laconcentration and SMG TNF-α,IL-17A and CXCL9 mRNA expression.Besides,TGP(180,360,720 mg·kg^-1)treatment alleviated the pathological damage of SMG after 2 and 16 weeks of administration.CONCLUSION TGP has a certain therapeutic effect onmice through inhibiting inflammatory responses.
