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Zhang Q, Wang S, Ji S. Trifolirhizin regulates the balance of Th17/Treg cells and inflammation in the ulcerative colitis mice through inhibiting the TXNIP-mediated activation of NLRP3 inflammasome. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2022; 49:787-796. [PMID: 35575951 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic and recurrent autoimmune disease, characterized by recurrence and remission of mucosal inflammation. Although the understanding of the pathogenesis of UC has been improved, effective therapeutic drugs are required for treating patients with UC. In current work, the mouse model of colitis was established. Trifolirhizin was demonstrated to improve symptom in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis mice. The body weight of mice was elevated, while the disease activity index (DAI) was reduced. Moreover, Trifolirhizin was involved in inhibition of inflammation and regulation of Th17/Treg cell balance in DSS-induced colitis mice. Further, the activation NLRP3 inflammasome was suppressed by Trifolirhizin in DSS-induced colitis mice. Trifolirhizin was also identified to regulate AMPK-TXNIP pathway. The Trifolirhizin-mediated anti-inflammatory effect was inhibited by suppressing AMPK in DSS-induced UC mice. In summary, the research suggested that administration of Trifolirhizin significantly improved the symptoms and the pathological damage in DSS-induced UC mice. Trifolirhizin regulated the balance of Th17/Treg cells and inflammation in the UC mice through inhibiting the TXNIP-mediated activation of NLRP3 inflammasome. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Qing Zhang
- Department of Digestive Internal Medicine, Lianyungang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Digestive Internal Medicine, Liayunngang Second People's Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Digestive Internal Medicine, Lianyungang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
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Yang N, Liang B, Srivastava K, Zeng J, Zhan J, Brown L, Sampson H, Goldfarb J, Emala C, Li XM. The Sophora flavescens flavonoid compound trifolirhizin inhibits acetylcholine induced airway smooth muscle contraction. Phytochemistry 2013; 95:259-267. [PMID: 23993294 PMCID: PMC4118489 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Revised: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Asthma is a serious health problem worldwide, particularly in industrialized countries. Despite a better understanding of the pathophysiology of asthma, there are still considerable gaps in knowledge as well as a need for classes of drugs. ASHMI™ (Anti-asthma Herbal Medicine Intervention) is an aqueous extract of Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.) P. Karst (Ling Zhi), Sophora flavescens Aiton (Ku Shen) and Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC (Gan Cao). It prevents allergic asthma airway hyper-reactivity in mice and inhibits acetylcholine (ACh) induced airway smooth muscle (ASM) contraction in tracheal rings from allergic asthmatic mice. The purpose of this research was to identify individual herb(s) and their active compound(s) that inhibit ASM contraction. It was found that S. flavescens, but not G. lucidum or G. uralensis aqueous extracts, inhibited ASM contraction in tracheal rings from asthmatic mice. Bioassay-guided isolation and identification of flavonoid fractions/compound(s) via methylene chloride extraction, preparative HPLC fractionation, and LC-MS and NMR spectroscopic analyses showed that trifolirhizin is an active constituent that inhibits acetylcholine mediated ASM contraction or directly relaxes pre-contracted ASM independent of β2-adrenoceptors.
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- Nan Yang
- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Chinese Herbal Therapy for Asthma and Allergy, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, 4105 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Chinese Herbal Therapy for Asthma and Allergy, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, 4105 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Chinese Herbal Therapy for Asthma and Allergy, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, 4105 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Utah State University, 4105 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Utah State University, 4105 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Chinese Herbal Therapy for Asthma and Allergy, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, 4105 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Chinese Herbal Therapy for Asthma and Allergy, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, 4105 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322
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- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Chinese Herbal Therapy for Asthma and Allergy, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, 4105 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322
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