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Li Z, Nie L, Li Y, Yang L, Jin L, Du B, Yang J, Zhang X, Cui H, Luobu O. Traditional Tibetan Medicine Twenty-Five Wei’er Tea Pills Ameliorate Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on Chemical Crosstalk Between Gut Microbiota and the Host. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:828920. [PMID: 35222043 PMCID: PMC8867225 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.828920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Twenty-Five Wei’er Tea Pills (TFP), a traditional Tibetan medicine, has shown to have a promising therapeutic effect in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as well as being safe. Nonetheless, there have been limited pharmacological studies that have explored this therapeutic option. As gut microbiota has been proven to have a critical role in the pathogenesis of RA, this study aims to explore and reveal relevant ways by which TFP interacts with the chemical crosstalk between the gut microbiome and its host. 16S rRNA sequencing, combined with un-targeted metabolomics, were conducted on collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats. CIA model rats treated with TFP showed significant improvement in weight gain, pathological phenomena in joints, as well as decreased serum levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and increased level of IL-4 and IL-10. Significant dysfunction in the gut microbiome and alteration in serum metabolites were observed in CIA model rats, which were restored by TFP treatment. Coherence analysis indicated that TFP modulated the pathways of histidine metabolism, phenylalanine metabolism, alanine, aspartate, glutamate metabolism, amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism owing to the abundances of Lactobacillus, Bacteroides, Prevotellaceae_UCG-001 and Christensenellaceae_R-7_group in the gut microflora. The corresponding metabolites involved L-histidine, histamine, phenylethylamine, asparagine, L-aspartic acid, D-fructose 1-phosphate, D-Mannose 6-phosphate, D-Glucose 6-phosphate, and Glucose 1-phosphate. In conclusion, this study reveals the ameliorative effects of TFP on RA through the chemical crosstalk that exists between the gut microbiota and its host, and also further enriches our understandings of the pathogenesis of RA.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zixuan Li
- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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- Institute of Oxygen Supply, Center of Tibetan Studies (Everest Research Institute), Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Ouzhu Luobu, ; Huantian Cui,
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- Medical College of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
- Affiliated Fukang Hospital of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
- *Correspondence: Ouzhu Luobu, ; Huantian Cui,
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Farahat MG, Amr D, Galal A. Molecular cloning, structural modeling and characterization of a novel glutaminase-free L-asparaginase from Cobetia amphilecti AMI6. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 143:685-695. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Revised: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dey A, Bhunia B. Recent Advances in Strain Improvement, Production, Purification and Applications of Industrial Enzyme. Recent Pat Biotechnol 2019; 13:3. [PMID: 30810101 DOI: 10.2174/187220831301190201122202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Apurba Dey
- Department of Bio Engineering, NIT Agartala, India
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