Protective effects of Tongxie Yaofang on intestinal mucosa in rats with ulcerative colitis due to Liver Depression and Spleen Deficiency Pattern
10.3969/j.issn.1001-1528.2024.07.011
- VernacularTitle:痛泻要方对肝郁脾虚型溃疡性结肠炎大鼠肠黏膜的保护作用
- Author:
Li-Hui FAN
1
;
Xiang-Dong ZHU
;
Zhi-Gang WANG
;
Xia YANG
Author Information
1. 甘肃中医药大学,甘肃 兰州 730000
- Keywords:
Tongxie Yaofang;
ulcerative colitis;
Liver Depression and Spleen Deficiency;
TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signal pathway
- From:
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine
2024;46(7):2189-2195
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
AIM To explore the protective effects of Tongxie Yaofang on the intestinal mucosa of rats with ulcerative colitis(UC)due to Liver Depression and Spleen Deficiency.METHODS The rats were randomly divided into the blank group,the model group,the mesalazine group(0.4 g/kg),the high-dose,medium-dose and low-dose Tongxie Yaofang groups(20.8,10.4,5.2 g/kg).The rat models were induced by DNBS/ethanol solution enema,restraint stress and inappropriate diet.All rats had their serum levels of IL-8 and TNF-α detected by ELISA;their colonic pathological changes observed by HE staining;and their colonic TLR4,MyD88 and NF-κB p65 mRNA and protein expressions detected by RT-qPCR,Western blot and immunohistochemistry method.RESULTS Compared with the model group,all theother groups intervened with the medical agents displayed lower serum levels of TNF-a and IL-8(P＜0.05,P＜0.01);decreased colonic expressions of MyD88 and NF-κB p65 mRNA and protein(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).The mesalazine group and the high-dose and medium-dose Tongxie Yaofang groups shared decreased colonic expression of TLR4 mRNA and protein(P＜0.05,P＜0.01);and the low-dose Tongxie Yaofang group demonstrated decreased colonic TLR4 protein expression(P＜0.05).CONCLUSION Tongxie Yaofang may inhibit the inflammatory reaction of the rats and repair their intestinal mucosal barrier damage via TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signal pathway.
