Protective role of fruits of Rosa odorata var. gigantea against WIRSinduced gastric mucosal injury in rats by modulating pathway related to inflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis

Objective: Rosa odorata var. gigantea is a popular medicinal plant. Some studies have demonstrated that ethanolic extract of the fruits of R. odorata var. gigantea(FOE) has gastroprotective properties. The aim of this study was to investigate the gastroprotective activity of FOE on water immersion restrained stress(WIRS)-induced gastric mucosal injury in a rat model and elucidate the possible molecular mechanisms involved.Methods: A rat stress ulcer model was established in this study using WIRS. After rats were treated with FOE orally for 7 d, the effect of FOE treatment was analyzed by hematoxylin and eosin(H&E) staining, and the changes of inflammatory factors, oxidative stress factors, and gastric-specific regulatory factors and pepsin in the blood and gastric tissues of rats were examined by ELISA assay. Molecular mechanism of FOE was investigated by immunohistochemical assay and Western blot.Results: Compared with the WIRS group, FOE could diminish both the macroscopic and microscopic pathological morphology of gastric mucosa. FOE significantly preserved the antioxidants glutathione peroxidase(GSH-PX), superoxide dismutase(SOD) and catalase(CAT) contents;anti-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-10(IL-10) and prostaglandin E2(PGE2) levels as well as regulatory factors tumor necrosis factor-a(TGF-a) and somatostatin(SS) contents, while decreasing malondialdehyde(MDA), nitric oxide synthase(i NOS), tumor necrosis factor(TNF-a), interleukin-1β(IL-1β), interleukin-6(IL-6), gastrin(GAS)and endothelin(ET) levels. Moreover, FOE distinctly upregulated the expression of Nrf2, HO-1, Bcl2 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA). In addition, FOE activated the expression of p-EGFR and downregulated the expression of NF-ΚB, Bax, Cleaved-caspase-3, Cyto-C and Cleaved-PARP1, thus promoting gastric mucosal cell survival.Conclusion: The current work demonstrated that FOE exerted a gastroprotective activity against gastric mucosal injury induced by WIRS. The underlying mechanism might be associated with the improvement of anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation and anti-apoptosis systems.

Regulatory effect of traditional Chinese medicines on signaling pathways of process from chronic atrophic gastritis to gastric cancer

Chronic atrophic gastritis(CAG),a common disease of digestive system,is an extremely important cause of gastric cancer(GC).The occurrence and development of CAG involves the abnormality of multiple signaling pathways.Traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs)has the advantages of mild action,multi-target and small adverse reaction,etc.,which broadens the way for the treatment of the disease,and TCMs can play a therapeutic role by regulating multiple signaling pathways.In this review,based on the related experiments of TCMs and Chinese herbal compounds in recent years,the related literatures were searched and 10 kinds of signaling pathways involved were summarized,in order to provide a reference for further research on reversing or delaying the progress of CAG and preventing gastric cancer.

Revealing Functional Significance of Interleukin-2 Glycopro-teoforms Enabled by Expressed Serine Ligation

Naturally occurring interleukin-2(IL-2)is a pleiotropic glycoprotein that regulates immune responses by controlling the differentia-tion and homeostasis of T cells.Non-glycosylated IL-2 has been used in clinical settings for three decades.However,the function of the O-glycan of native IL-2 remains elusive.Herein,to stress this issue,we report a highly efficient semi-synthesis of homogeneous glycosylated IL-2 with various glycoproteoforms on a multi-milligram scale.The glycopeptide fragment was prepared by chemical synthesis and then merged with recombinant fragment via a serine ligation to generate the desired glycoprotein in a single opera-tion.Biological evaluation of the homogenous glycoprotein library reveals that the activity of IL-2 in activating individual T cell subset is glycan dependent,thus highlighting the possibility of further improving current clinical medicine.

Chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of medicinal plants from Rosa genus

The genus Rosa(Rosaceae family)includes about 200 species spread in the world,and this genus shows unique advantages in medicine and food.To date,several scholars concentrated on compounds belonging to flavonoids,triterpenes,tannins,polysaccharide,phenolic acids,fatty acids,organic acids,carotenoids,and vitamins.Pharmacological effects such as antineoplastic and anti-cancer properties,antiinflammatory,antioxidant,liver protection,regulate blood sugar,antimicrobial activity,antiviral activity,as well as nervous system protection and cardiovascular protection were wildly reported.This article reviews the chemical constituents,pharmacological effects,applications and safety evaluations of Rosa plants,which provides a reference for the comprehensive utilization of medicine and food resources and gives a scientific basis for the development of medicinal plants of the genus Rosa.

MG149 inhibits histone acetyltransferase KAT8-mediated IL-33 acetylation to alleviate allergic airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness

Asthma is one of the most common heterogeneous airway diseases.Worldwide,the prevale nee of doctor-diagnosed asthma in adults was reported to be 4.3%in 2OO3.^(1)In China,the overall prevalence of asthma duri nq 2012 a nd 2015 was 4.2%,represe nting 45.7 million Chinese adults.^(2)Although comprehensive approaches have been used in clinical practice,a considerable number of people are still hospitalized for acute exacerbation of asthma every year.In China,15.5%of asthmatics reported at least one emergency room visit and 7.2%reported at least one hospital admission due to exacerbation of respiratory symptoms.^(2)A need exists to clarify the mechanism of asthma's pathogenesis and to identify more appropriate and precise therapies for asthma.