Cudrania tricuspidata Bureau(CTB),a species of the Moraceae plant,has been used as a bruise recovery treatment.This study aimed to determine whether the 75 kDa phytoglycoprotein extracted from CTB has a regulatory eff...Cudrania tricuspidata Bureau(CTB),a species of the Moraceae plant,has been used as a bruise recovery treatment.This study aimed to determine whether the 75 kDa phytoglycoprotein extracted from CTB has a regulatory effect on the proliferation of human colon epithelial cells and the pathological process of inflammatory bowel disease(IBD).We found that CTB glycoprotein significantly induces the proliferation of human colon epithelial HT-29 cells by activating protein kinase C.CTB glycoprotein stimulated the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and transcription factor nuclear factor-κB,which are responsible for the expression of cell-cycle-related proteins(CDK2,CDK4,cyclin D1 and cyclin E)during its promotion of cell proliferation.Experimental colitis was induced in mice by adding dextran sulfate sodium to their drinking water at a concentration of 4%(W/V)for seven days.We found that CTB glycoprotein ameliorates the pathological process of IBD and lowers the disease activity index score,which was composed of body weight change,diarrhea,and hematochezia in ICR mice treated with dextran sulfate sodium.Hence,we suggest that CTB glycoprotein has the ability to prevent IBD by promoting cell proliferation signaling events via the activation of PKC,JNK and NF-κB in colon epithelial cells.展开更多
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(No.2019R1A2C1088927)Basic Science Research Program through the NRF funded by the Ministry of Education(No.2016R1D1A1B03930458)。
文摘Cudrania tricuspidata Bureau(CTB),a species of the Moraceae plant,has been used as a bruise recovery treatment.This study aimed to determine whether the 75 kDa phytoglycoprotein extracted from CTB has a regulatory effect on the proliferation of human colon epithelial cells and the pathological process of inflammatory bowel disease(IBD).We found that CTB glycoprotein significantly induces the proliferation of human colon epithelial HT-29 cells by activating protein kinase C.CTB glycoprotein stimulated the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and transcription factor nuclear factor-κB,which are responsible for the expression of cell-cycle-related proteins(CDK2,CDK4,cyclin D1 and cyclin E)during its promotion of cell proliferation.Experimental colitis was induced in mice by adding dextran sulfate sodium to their drinking water at a concentration of 4%(W/V)for seven days.We found that CTB glycoprotein ameliorates the pathological process of IBD and lowers the disease activity index score,which was composed of body weight change,diarrhea,and hematochezia in ICR mice treated with dextran sulfate sodium.Hence,we suggest that CTB glycoprotein has the ability to prevent IBD by promoting cell proliferation signaling events via the activation of PKC,JNK and NF-κB in colon epithelial cells.
