Probiotics increase T regulatory cells and reduce severity of experimental colitis in mice

AIM:To investigate the effect of probiotics on regulating T regulatory cells and reducing the severity of experimental colitis in mice. METHODS:Forty C57/BL mice were randomly divided into four groups.Colitis was induced in the mice using 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid(TNBS).After 10-d treatment with Bifico capsules(combined bifidobacterium,lactobacillus and enterococcus),body weight,colonic weight,colonic weight index,length of colon,and histological scores were evaluated.CD4+CD25+Foxp3+T cell in mesenteric lymph nodes were measured by flow cytometry,and cytokines in colonic tissue homogenateswere analyzed by a cytometric bead array. RESULTS:The colonic weight index and the colonic weight of colitis mice treated with Bifico were lower than that of TNBS-induced mice without treatment. However,colonic length and percent of body weight amplification were higher than in TNBS-induced mice without treatment.Compared with TNBS-induced mice without treatment,the level of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+T cells in mesenteric lymph nodes,the expression of interleukin(IL)-2,IL-4 and IL-10 in colonic tissues from colitis mice treated with Bifico were upregulated,and tumor necrosis factor-αand interferon-γwere downregulated. CONCLUSION:Probiotics effectively treat experimental colitis by increasing CD4+CD25+Foxp3+T cell and regulating the balance of Th1 and Th2 cytokines in the colonic mucosa.

Association between red blood cell increase and gut microbiota induced by high-fat diet

OBJECTIVE To investigate the underlyingmechanism on the association of red blood cell and gut microbiota in rats induced by High-Fat Diet(HFD).METHODS A total of 36 male SpragueDawley rats(180±20 g) were randomly divided into two groups.The control group(n=10) was given a normal chow diet(10% calories of fat),and the High-fat diet group(n=26) was given a HFD(60% calo.ries of fat).We recorded body weight,length and detected serum glucose,serum lipids and insulin ev.ery two weeks.The fresh arterial blood was collected during the experiments and blood gases were measured immediately(Radiometer Medical ApS,Denmark).Thehematocrit(Hct) and partial pressure of oxygen(pO_2) were detected by the sensor cassette,following themanufacturer′s instructions.The de.tection method was conductivity measurements and current method,respectively.The feces from ce.cum were analyzed by 16 S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing(Illumina Miseq,USA).RESULTS According to the insulin resistance(IR),body weight and body length,the model group was divided into two small groups.(1) IR group,in which IR,body weight and body length were higher than the control group(P<0.05).(2) un-IR group,body weight and body length were higher than the control group(P<0.05),but the IR was not significantly different.In addition,the levels of hematocrit(Hct),checktotalhe.moglobin(ctHb) and check total blood oxygen content(ctO_2) showed significantly increased in the IR group when compared with the control group(P<0.05),however,the pO_2 was not statistically signifi.cant.Furthermore,we identified that the genus Lactobacillus was moderate positive correlation with Hct,ctHb and ctO_2(P<0.05).Compared with the control group,the relative abundance of the Lactoba.cillus was significantly lower in IR group(P<0.05).CONCLUSION The high-fat diet induced rats′ local tissue hypoxia under the red blood cell increasing,oxygen partial pressure constant and the reduction of Lactobacillus′ abundance might be caused by aerobic oxidation and glycolysis inhibition in the meantime.

Effect and mechanism of Huanglianjiedu decoction on high fat-induced atherosclerosisrats and metabolomics study by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

OBJECTIVE To explore the biomarkers and molecular mechanism of Huanglianjiedu decoction(HJD) on high fat diet-induced experimental atherosclerosis in rats.METHODS SD male rats were randomly dividedinto five groups(n=8):normal control group,model group,and three dosage groups(1.5,3 and 6 g crude drug per kilogram of body weight).Atherosclerosis was induced by the combination of regular intraperitoneal injection of vitamin D3 and high fat diet for 8 weeks.HJD was administered by oral gavage from the third week once per day and until the end of the study.After the final administration,the blood samples were collected for biochemical analyses [total cholesterol(TC),triglycerides(TG),highdensity lipoprotein(HDL-C),low-density cholesterol(LDL-C)] and blood gas analyses(PaO_2,PaCO_2,pH,ctHb,etc);the abdominal aorta sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin for histopathology;the liver homogenate were determined for MDA,SOD,OX-LDL,MCP-1 and VCAM-1.The plasma samples were detected using ultraper formance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS).The data of endogenous compounds were preliminarily preprocessed by software Progenesis QI and then analyzed by multivari.ate statistical analysis software EZinfo 2.0 to screen the distinguished biomarkers and the metabolic pathways were analyzed through website http://www.metaboanalyst.ca/.RESULTS Compared with the normal control group,the content of TC,TG,LDL-C,PaCO_2,MDA,Ox-LDL,MCP-1 and VCAM-1 were significantly increased and HDL-C,PaO_2,ctHb and SOD decreased in the atherosclerosis rats.HJD could significantly attenuated the high fat-induced atherosclerosis pathological injury and the abovementioned indexes(P<0.05).The five groups could be clearly distinguished using the metabolomics method.The administration groups profile exhibited an apparent returning trend from that of the model group and that of the normal control group.Twenty-one endogenous metabolites has been significantly changed in atherosclerosis rats.HJD could remarkably up-regulate 5-L-glutamyl-taurine,L-beta-aspartylL-glutamic acid,histidinyl-hydroxyproline,tryptophyl-alanine,4′-O-methyl-(-)-epicatechin,and downregulate protoporphyrin IX,azelaic acid,lacto-N-triaose,cinnamoylglycine and 9′-carboxy-alpha-tocotri.enol.CONCLUSION The beneficial effect of HJD in high fat-induced atherosclerosis rats may be due to anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory.And it is suggested that HJD may affect the model rats through tryptophan metabolism,taurine and hypotaurine metabolism,histidine metabolism,lysine degradation and porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism pathway.