Inhibition of Aloperine on Dextran Sulphate Sodium-induced Chronic Colitis in C57BL/6 Mice
10.3969/j.issn.1674-6384.2012.03.008
- Author:
Lijun SONG
;
Wenchang ZHAO
;
Hongzhu DENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
aloperine;
dextran sulphate sodium;
haptoglobin;
inflammatory bowel disease;
secretory immunoglobulin A
- From:
Chinese Herbal Medicines
2012;04(3):218-223
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of aloperine (ALO) on a model of dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)-induced chronic colitis in C57BL/6 mice.Methods Repeated colitis was induced by administration of four cycles of 4% DSS.The severity of colitis was assessed on the basis of clinical signs,ratio of colon weight and colon length,and histological grading scores.Moreover,secretory immunoglobulin A (S-IgA) and plasma haptoglobin (HP) were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,and the changes of mRNA expression of ICAM-1and MIF gene in colorectal tissue were detected by quantitative reverse transcriptase real-time polymerase chain reaction using SYBR Green Ⅰ.Results ALO administration significantly attenuated the colon damage,caused substantial reductions of the rise in HP,and maintained the level of cecum S-IgA.ALO inhibited the ICAM-1mRNA expression and had no effect on MIF mRNA expression.Conclusion The effect of ALO on DSS-induced chronic colitis in mice is investigated for the first time,which suggests that ALO could be an attractive therapeutic candidate in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.