BACKGROUND Intestinal inflammation is a common digestive tract disease, which is usually treated with hormone medicines. Hormone medicines are effective to some extent, but long-term use of them may bring about many c...BACKGROUND Intestinal inflammation is a common digestive tract disease, which is usually treated with hormone medicines. Hormone medicines are effective to some extent, but long-term use of them may bring about many complications.AIM To explore the protective effects of panax notoginseng saponin(PNS) against dextran sulfate sodium(DSS)-induced intestinal inflammatory injury through phosphoinositide-3-kinase protein kinase B(PI3K/AKT) signaling pathway inhibition in rats.METHODS Colitis rat models were generated via DSS induction, and rats were divided into control(no modeling), DSS, DSS + PNS 50 mg/k, and DSS + PNS 100 mg/kg groups. Then, the intestinal injury, oxidative stress parameters, inflammatory indices, tight junction proteins, apoptosis, macrophage polarization, and TLR4/AKT signaling pathway in colon tissues from rats in each of the groups were detected. The PI3 K/AKT signaling pathway in the colon tissue of rats was blocked using the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway inhibitor, LY294002.RESULTS Compared with rats in the control group, rats in the DSS group showed significantly shortened colon lengths, and significantly increased disease activity indices, oxidative stress reactions and inflammatory indices, as well as significantly decreased expression of tight junction-associated proteins. In addition, the DSS group showed significantly increased apoptotic cell numbers,and showed significantly increased M1 macrophages in spleen and colon tissues.They also showed significantly decreased M2 macrophages in colon tissues, as well as activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway(all P < 0.05). Compared with rats in the DSS group, rats in the DSS + PNS group showed significantly lengthened colon lengths, decreased disease activity indices, and significantly alleviated oxidative stress reactions and inflammatory responses. In addition, this group showed significantly increased expression of tight junction-associated proteins, significantly decreased apoptotic cell numbers, and significantly decreased M1 macrophages in spleen and colon tissues. This group further showed significantly increased M2 macrophages in colon tissues, and significantly suppressed activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, as well as a dose dependency(all P < 0.05). When the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway was inhibited, the apoptosis rate of colon tissue cells in the DSS + LY294002 group was significantly lower than that of the DSS group(P < 0.05).CONCLUSION PNS can protect rats against DSS-induced intestinal inflammatory injury by inhibiting the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, and therefore may be potentially used in the future as a drug for colitis.展开更多
Objective:To linvestigate the protective effect and mechanism of emodin pretreatment on intestinal mucosa of rats with intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury.Methods:A total of 50SD rats were randomly divided into con...Objective:To linvestigate the protective effect and mechanism of emodin pretreatment on intestinal mucosa of rats with intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury.Methods:A total of 50SD rats were randomly divided into control group,model group,emodin groups of low,medium and high dose,with 10 in each group.Ischemia-reperfusion injury(I-RI)mode was established by using noninvasive clamp on superior mesentericartery(SMA).Control group and model group were pretreated with 0.5%sodium carboxymethyl cellulose solution lavage 2 h before operation,emodin groups of low,medium and high dose were given emodin lavage with 20,40,60 mg/kg pretreatment,femoral venous blood before the lavage pretreatment(TO)and 1 h ischemia(Tl),and inferior vena venous blood after 1 h of reperfusion(T2)were extracted from each group of rats for detection of serun level of intestinal fatty acid binding protein(I-FABP),tumor necrosis factor(TNF-α),endotoxin,interleukin 6(IL-6),and die content of diamine oxidase(DAO);Mter model establishment,the rats were sacrificed,intestine homogenate was prepared by using blind intestinal tissue to detect intestinal tissue myeloperoxidase(MPO],malondialdehyde(MDA)and superoxide dismutase(SOD)levels.And upper small intestine tissue was retrieved,followed by fixation and conventional HE staining to observe intestinal tissue morphology under light microscopy.Results:In emodin groups of low,medium and high dose at T1 and T2,I-FABP,TNF-α,endotoxin.IL,-6 and DAO level were significandy lower than that of model group(P<0.05);in emodin group of low,medium and high dose,MPO and MDA content in intestinal tissue homogenate was significantly lower than that in model group(P<0.05),SOD level was significantly higher than that of model group(P<0.05).Intestinal damage of emodin low,medium and high dose groups were significandy lighter than model group.Conclusions:Emodin pretreatment has certain protective effect on intestinal mucosa in ischemia reperfusion injury.展开更多
The author determined the concentration of secretory immunogiobulin A (SIgA) in the colostrum and the feces of 15 neonates during the first 5 days after birth and also, the bacterial count as well as the frequency of ...The author determined the concentration of secretory immunogiobulin A (SIgA) in the colostrum and the feces of 15 neonates during the first 5 days after birth and also, the bacterial count as well as the frequency of bifidobacteria ap-展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81704059Scientific Research Project of Hebei Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Administration,No.2017130。
文摘BACKGROUND Intestinal inflammation is a common digestive tract disease, which is usually treated with hormone medicines. Hormone medicines are effective to some extent, but long-term use of them may bring about many complications.AIM To explore the protective effects of panax notoginseng saponin(PNS) against dextran sulfate sodium(DSS)-induced intestinal inflammatory injury through phosphoinositide-3-kinase protein kinase B(PI3K/AKT) signaling pathway inhibition in rats.METHODS Colitis rat models were generated via DSS induction, and rats were divided into control(no modeling), DSS, DSS + PNS 50 mg/k, and DSS + PNS 100 mg/kg groups. Then, the intestinal injury, oxidative stress parameters, inflammatory indices, tight junction proteins, apoptosis, macrophage polarization, and TLR4/AKT signaling pathway in colon tissues from rats in each of the groups were detected. The PI3 K/AKT signaling pathway in the colon tissue of rats was blocked using the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway inhibitor, LY294002.RESULTS Compared with rats in the control group, rats in the DSS group showed significantly shortened colon lengths, and significantly increased disease activity indices, oxidative stress reactions and inflammatory indices, as well as significantly decreased expression of tight junction-associated proteins. In addition, the DSS group showed significantly increased apoptotic cell numbers,and showed significantly increased M1 macrophages in spleen and colon tissues.They also showed significantly decreased M2 macrophages in colon tissues, as well as activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway(all P < 0.05). Compared with rats in the DSS group, rats in the DSS + PNS group showed significantly lengthened colon lengths, decreased disease activity indices, and significantly alleviated oxidative stress reactions and inflammatory responses. In addition, this group showed significantly increased expression of tight junction-associated proteins, significantly decreased apoptotic cell numbers, and significantly decreased M1 macrophages in spleen and colon tissues. This group further showed significantly increased M2 macrophages in colon tissues, and significantly suppressed activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, as well as a dose dependency(all P < 0.05). When the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway was inhibited, the apoptosis rate of colon tissue cells in the DSS + LY294002 group was significantly lower than that of the DSS group(P < 0.05).CONCLUSION PNS can protect rats against DSS-induced intestinal inflammatory injury by inhibiting the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, and therefore may be potentially used in the future as a drug for colitis.
基金supported by Special Project of Public Welfare Industry Affiliated to Ministry of Health,Grant No:201202011
文摘Objective:To linvestigate the protective effect and mechanism of emodin pretreatment on intestinal mucosa of rats with intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury.Methods:A total of 50SD rats were randomly divided into control group,model group,emodin groups of low,medium and high dose,with 10 in each group.Ischemia-reperfusion injury(I-RI)mode was established by using noninvasive clamp on superior mesentericartery(SMA).Control group and model group were pretreated with 0.5%sodium carboxymethyl cellulose solution lavage 2 h before operation,emodin groups of low,medium and high dose were given emodin lavage with 20,40,60 mg/kg pretreatment,femoral venous blood before the lavage pretreatment(TO)and 1 h ischemia(Tl),and inferior vena venous blood after 1 h of reperfusion(T2)were extracted from each group of rats for detection of serun level of intestinal fatty acid binding protein(I-FABP),tumor necrosis factor(TNF-α),endotoxin,interleukin 6(IL-6),and die content of diamine oxidase(DAO);Mter model establishment,the rats were sacrificed,intestine homogenate was prepared by using blind intestinal tissue to detect intestinal tissue myeloperoxidase(MPO],malondialdehyde(MDA)and superoxide dismutase(SOD)levels.And upper small intestine tissue was retrieved,followed by fixation and conventional HE staining to observe intestinal tissue morphology under light microscopy.Results:In emodin groups of low,medium and high dose at T1 and T2,I-FABP,TNF-α,endotoxin.IL,-6 and DAO level were significandy lower than that of model group(P<0.05);in emodin group of low,medium and high dose,MPO and MDA content in intestinal tissue homogenate was significantly lower than that in model group(P<0.05),SOD level was significantly higher than that of model group(P<0.05).Intestinal damage of emodin low,medium and high dose groups were significandy lighter than model group.Conclusions:Emodin pretreatment has certain protective effect on intestinal mucosa in ischemia reperfusion injury.
文摘The author determined the concentration of secretory immunogiobulin A (SIgA) in the colostrum and the feces of 15 neonates during the first 5 days after birth and also, the bacterial count as well as the frequency of bifidobacteria ap-