1.Research of Influence on Inflammation of Xieheyin on PCOS-IR Mice Based on Intestinal Mucosal Barrier and TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 Pathway
Xue-fei XU ; En-li WANG ; Tian-ye YANG ; Jing-chun YAO ; Xin GONG ; Wen-yue CHEN ; Xin-yue LIU ; Guang-ci DI ; Xiu LI ; Qing-ling REN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(17):90-98
Objective:To investigate the possible mechanism of Xieheyin in alleviating obese polycystic ovary syndrome with insulin resistance(PCOS-IR)and reducing inflammatory response. Method:Ten of sixty SPF femlae C57BL/6J mice were randomly selected as the normal group,and the rest mice were given letrozole 0.002 g·kg-1 combined with fecal suspension 2 g·kg-1 for 28 consecutive days to establish model of PCOS-IR.The mice that were successfully modeled were randomized into the model group,metformin group(0.25 g·kg-1),and low(10 g·kg-1),medium(20 g·kg-1),and high-dose(40 g·kg-1)Xieheyin groups,and administered with the corresponding drugs by gavage,once a day,for four consecutive weeks. Except the normal control group, the mice in the other groups were continuously given fecal suspension combined with letrozole solution to maintain the model during the treatment. The mice were weighed once a week.Levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG) were detected by blood glucose test strips.And enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method was used to detect serum testosterone(T),follicle stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),fasting insulin(FINS)level,and LH/FSH and Homeostasis model assesment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were calculated.The uterus and ovaries were weighed and fixed.Hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining was used to observe ovarian tissue pathology morphology. Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of tight junction key molecular zonula occludens 1(ZO-1),occludin in colon tissues,and the expression levels of Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa B/Nod-like receptor protein 3(TLR4/NF-