Effect of Dachaihu decoction on dextran sodium sulfate-induced ulcerative colitis and liver injury and its association with gut microbiota modulation in mice
10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.003894
- VernacularTitle:大柴胡汤缓解葡聚糖硫酸钠诱导的溃疡性结肠炎及肝损伤并与其对小鼠肠道菌群的调控作用相关
- Author:
Qingqing XIANG
1
;
Feng LAI
;
Hong XIAO
;
Zhengjia PU
;
Lingli MA
;
Xiangyun LIU
;
Shihui LI
;
Shengmin MAO
;
Jiarui FAN
;
Yuchen LI
;
Ankang LI
;
Yang WANG
;
Qunhua BAI
Author Information
1. 重庆医科大学公共卫生学院,重庆 400016
- Keywords:
Dachaihu decoction;
ulcerative colitis;
intestinal barrier;
gut microbiota;
liver injury
- From:
Journal of Chongqing Medical University
2025;50(8):1084-1095
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the preventive and therapeutic effects and mechanisms of Dachaihu decoction(DCD)on dextran sodium sulfate(DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis(UC)and liver injury in mice,as well as the association between DCD benefits and gut microbiota modulation.Methods:Mice were treated with DCD(20.10 and 10.05 g/kg)for 2 weeks,with free access to drinking water containing 3%DSS in the second week to induce UC.Histopathological examination,RT-qPCR and 16S rRNA sequencing were used to investigate the effect of DCD on UC mice.Results:DCD pretreatment significantly alleviated weight loss,bloody diarrhea with mucus,histopathological abnormalities of the colon,and colon shortening in mice with DSS-induced UC.In addition,DCD pretreat-ment significantly upregulated the levels of Occludin,ZO-1,and MUC-2 in the colon and protected the intestinal barrier of mice.DCD pretreatment also alleviated inflammatory cell infiltration in the colon and the liver and significantly reduced the expression levels of the proinflammatory factors such as IL-1β,IL-6,TNF-α,iNOS,COX-2,and NLRP3,thereby exerting a protective effect against UC and liver injury.It should be noted that DCD corrected gut micro-biota imbalance in UC mice by enriching probiotic bacteria such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium and reducing harmful bacteria such as Norank_f_Desulfovibrionaceae and Escherichia-Shigella.Conclusion:DCD can alleviate DSS-induced UC and exert a liver-protecting effect by protecting intestinal barrier,inhibiting inflam-mation,and regulating gut microbiota.
