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Dopavogui L, Polizzi A, Fougerat A, Gourbeyre P, Terciolo C, Klement W, Pinton P, Laffite J, Cossalter AM, Bailly JD, Puel O, Lippi Y, Naylies C, Guillou H, Oswald IP, Loiseau N. Tissular Genomic Responses to Oral FB1 Exposure in Pigs. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14020083. [PMID: 35202111 PMCID: PMC8875869 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14020083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Fumonisin B1 (FB1) is a widespread mycotoxin produced by fungal Fusarium species—mainly in maize, one of the plants most commonly used for food and feed. Pigs and horses are the animal species most susceptible to this mycotoxin. FB1 exposure can cause highly diverse clinical symptoms, including hepatotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and intestinal barrier function disturbance. Inhibition of ceramide synthetase is a well-understood ubiquitous molecular mechanism of FB1 toxicity, but other more tissue-specific effects remain to be elucidated. To investigate the effects of FB1 in different exposed tissues, we cross-analyzed the transcriptomes of fours organs: liver, jejunum, jejunal Peyer’s patches, and spleen. During a four-week study period, pigs were fed a control diet or a FB1-contaminated diet (10 mg/kg feed). In response to oral FB1 exposure, we observed common biological processes in the four organs, including predominant and recurrent processes (extracellular matrix organization, integrin activation, granulocyte chemotaxis, neutrophil migration, and lipid and sterol homeostasis), as well as more tissue-specific processes that appeared to be related to lipid outcomes (cell cycle regulation in jejunum, and gluconeogenesis in liver).
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- Correspondence: (I.P.O.); (N.L.); Tel.: +33-582-066-303 (N.L.)
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Leong W, Huang G, Liao W, Xia W, Li X, Su Z, Liu L, Wu Q, Wong VKW, Law BYK, Xia C, Guo X, Khan I, Wendy Hsiao WL. Traditional Patchouli Essential Oil modulates the host's immune responses and gut microbiota and exhibits potent anti-cancer effects in Apc Min/+ mice. Pharmacol Res 2022; 176:106082. [PMID: 35032662 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Patchouli Essential Oil (PEO) has been used as a scent for various healing purposes since the ancient Egyptian period. The primary source of the oil is Pogostemon cablin (PC), a medicinal plant for treating gastrointestinal symptoms. However, the pharmacological function has not been addressed. Here, we report the cancer prevention and gut microbiota (GM) modulating property of PEO and its derivatives patchouli alcohol (PA) and pogostone (PO) in the ApcMin/+ colorectal cancer mice model. We found that PEO, PA, and PO significantly reduced the tumor burden. At the same time, it strengthened the epithelial barrier, evidenced by substantially increasing the number of the goblet and Paneth cells and upregulation of tight junction and adhesion molecules. In addition, PEO, PA, and PO shifted M1 to M2 macrophage phenotypes and remodeled the inflammatory milieu of ApcMin/+ mice. We also found suppression of CD4+CD25+ and stimulation CD4+ CD8+ cells in the spleen, blood, mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs), and Peyer's patches (PPs) of the treated mice. The composition of the gut microbiome of the drug-treated mice was distinct from the control mice. The drugs stimulated the short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)-producers and the key SCFA-sensing receptors (GPR41, GPR43, and GPR109a). The activation of SCFAs/GPSs also triggered the alterations of PPAR-γ, PYY, and HSDCs signaling mediators in the treated mice. Our work showed that PEO and its derivatives exert potent anti-cancer effects by modulating gut microbiota and improving the intestinal microenvironment of the Apcmin/+ mice. DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT: The gut microbiota data discussed in this manuscript have been deposited in SRA NCBI and are accessible via project no. PRJNA559033.
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- Waikit Leong
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- Affiliated Foshan Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
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- Affiliated Foshan Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China; Affiliated Foshan Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
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Aoki Y, Ikeda T, Tani N, Watanabe M, Ishikawa T. Evaluation of the Relationships between Intestinal Regional Lymph Nodes and Immune Responses in Viral Infections in Children. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:ijms23010318. [PMID: 35008744 PMCID: PMC8745466 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Viral infections increase the risk of developing allergies in childhood, and disruption of mucosal homeostasis is presumed to be involved. However, no study has reported a role for viral infections in such disruption. In this study, we clarified the mechanism of immunoglobulin A (IgA) overproduction in viral infections. Autopsies were performed on 33 pediatric cases, IgA and interferon (IFN)β levels were measured, and histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations were conducted. Furthermore, we cultured human cells and measured IFNβ and IgA levels to examine the effect of viral infections on IgA production. Blood IgA levels in viral infections were higher than in bacterial infections. Moreover, IFNβ levels in most viral cases were below the detection limit. Cell culture revealed increased IgA in gastrointestinal lymph nodes, especially in Peyer’s patches, due to enhanced IFNβ after viral stimulation. Conversely, respiratory regional lymph nodes showed enhanced IgA with no marked change in IFNβ. Overproduction of IgA, identified as an aberration of the immune system and resulting from excessive viral infection-induced IFNβ was observed in the intestinal regional lymph nodes, particularly in Peyer’s patches. Further, increased IgA without elevated IFNβ in the respiratory system suggested the possibility of a different mechanism from the gastrointestinal system.
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- Yayoi Aoki
- Department of Legal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka 545-8585, Japan; (T.I.); (N.T.); (M.W.); (T.I.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-6-6645-3767
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka 545-8585, Japan; (T.I.); (N.T.); (M.W.); (T.I.)
- Forensic Autopsy Section, Medico-Legal Consultation and Postmortem Investigation Support Center (MLCPI-SC), Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka 545-8585, Japan; (T.I.); (N.T.); (M.W.); (T.I.)
- Forensic Autopsy Section, Medico-Legal Consultation and Postmortem Investigation Support Center (MLCPI-SC), Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka 545-8585, Japan; (T.I.); (N.T.); (M.W.); (T.I.)
- Laboratory of Clinical Regenerative Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Health and Medical Science Innovation Laboratory 403, Tsukuba City 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka 545-8585, Japan; (T.I.); (N.T.); (M.W.); (T.I.)
- Forensic Autopsy Section, Medico-Legal Consultation and Postmortem Investigation Support Center (MLCPI-SC), Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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George JJ, Martin-Diaz L, Ojanen MJT, Gasa R, Pesu M, Viiri K. PRC2 Regulated Atoh8 Is a Regulator of Intestinal Microfold Cell (M Cell) Differentiation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179355. [PMID: 34502262 PMCID: PMC8431250 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Intestinal microfold cells (M cells) are a dynamic lineage of epithelial cells that initiate mucosal immunity in the intestine. They are responsible for the uptake and transcytosis of microorganisms, pathogens, and other antigens in the gastrointestinal tract. A mature M cell expresses a receptor Gp2 which binds to pathogens and aids in the uptake. Due to the rarity of these cells in the intestine, their development and differentiation remain yet to be fully understood. We recently demonstrated that polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) is an epigenetic regulator of M cell development, and 12 novel transcription factors including Atoh8 were revealed to be regulated by the PRC2. Here, we show that Atoh8 acts as a regulator of M cell differentiation; the absence of Atoh8 led to a significant increase in the number of Gp2+ mature M cells and other M cell-associated markers such as Spi-B and Sox8. In vitro organoid analysis of RankL treated organoid showed an increase of mature marker GP2 expression and other M cell-associated markers. Atoh8 null mice showed an increase in transcytosis capacity of luminal antigens. An increase in M cell population has been previously reported to be detrimental to mucosal immunity because some pathogens like orally acquired prions have been able to exploit the transcytosis capacity of M cells to infect the host; mice with an increased population of M cells are also susceptible to Salmonella infections. Our study here demonstrates that PRC2 regulated Atoh8 is one of the factors that regulate the population density of intestinal M cell in the Peyer's patch.
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- Joel Johnson George
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland; (J.J.G.); (L.M.-D.); (M.J.T.O.); (M.P.)
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland; (J.J.G.); (L.M.-D.); (M.J.T.O.); (M.P.)
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland; (J.J.G.); (L.M.-D.); (M.J.T.O.); (M.P.)
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- Diabetes and Obesity Research Laboratory, Institut D’investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Center Esther Koplowitz C/Rosselló, 149-153 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland; (J.J.G.); (L.M.-D.); (M.J.T.O.); (M.P.)
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland; (J.J.G.); (L.M.-D.); (M.J.T.O.); (M.P.)
- Correspondence:
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Ynga-Durand M, Tapia-Pastrana G, Rebollar-Ruíz XA, Yépez-Ortega M, Nieto-Yañez O, Arciniega-Martínez IM, Reséndiz-Albor AA. Temporal Dynamics of T Helper Populations in the Proximal Small Intestine after Oral Bovine Lactoferrin Administration in BALB/c Mice. Nutrients 2021; 13:2852. [PMID: 34445013 PMCID: PMC8399302 DOI: 10.3390/nu13082852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Bovine lactoferrin (bLf), a component of milk and a dietary supplement, modulates intestinal immunity at effector and inductor sites. Considering the regional difference in intestinal compartments and the dynamics of local cytokine-producing cells in the gut across time, the aim of this work was to characterize the effects of bLf on the proximal small intestine in a BALB/c murine model of oral administration. Male BALB/c mice were treated with oral bLf vs. saline control as mock by buccal deposition for 28 days. Intestinal secretions were obtained at different time points and cells were isolated from Peyer's patches (PP) and lamina propria (LP) of the proximal small intestine as representative inductor and effector sites, respectively. Total and specific anti-bLF IgA and IgM were determined by enzyme-immuno assay; the percentages of IgA+ and IgM+ plasma cells (PC) and cytokine-producing CD4+ T cells of PP and LP were analyzed by flow cytometry. We found that total and bLf-specific IgA and IgM levels were increased in the intestinal secretions of the bLf group in comparison to mock group and day 0. LP IgA+ PC and IgM+ PC presented an initial elevation on day 7 and day 21, respectively, followed by a decrease on day 28 in comparison to mock. Higher percentages of CD4+ T cells in LP were found in the bLf group. Cytokines-producing CD4+ T cells populations presented a pattern of increases and decreases in the bLf group in both LP and PP. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β)+ CD4+ T cells showed higher percentages after bLf administration with a marked peak at day 21 in both LP and PP in comparison to mock-treated mice. Oral bLf exhibits complex immune properties in the proximal small intestine, where temporal monitoring of the inductor and effector compartments reveals patterns of rises and falls of different cell populations. Exceptionally, TGF-β+ CD4+ T cells show consistent higher numbers after bLf intervention across time. Our work suggests that isolated measurements do not show the complete picture of the modulatory effects of oral bLf in immunological sites as dynamic as the proximal small intestine.
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- Mario Ynga-Durand
- Laboratorio de Inmunidad de Mucosas, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Salvador Díaz Mirón y Plan de San Luis S/N, Miguel Hidalgo, Casco de Santo Tomas, México City 11340, Mexico; (M.Y.-D.); (X.A.R.-R.); (M.Y.-O.)
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Oaxaca, San Bartolo Coyotepec 71256, Mexico;
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- Laboratorio de Inmunidad de Mucosas, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Salvador Díaz Mirón y Plan de San Luis S/N, Miguel Hidalgo, Casco de Santo Tomas, México City 11340, Mexico; (M.Y.-D.); (X.A.R.-R.); (M.Y.-O.)
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- Laboratorio de Inmunidad de Mucosas, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Salvador Díaz Mirón y Plan de San Luis S/N, Miguel Hidalgo, Casco de Santo Tomas, México City 11340, Mexico; (M.Y.-D.); (X.A.R.-R.); (M.Y.-O.)
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- Carrera de Médico Cirujano, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla 54090, Mexico;
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- Laboratorio de Inmunidad de Mucosas, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Salvador Díaz Mirón y Plan de San Luis S/N, Miguel Hidalgo, Casco de Santo Tomas, México City 11340, Mexico; (M.Y.-D.); (X.A.R.-R.); (M.Y.-O.)
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- Laboratorio de Inmunidad de Mucosas, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Salvador Díaz Mirón y Plan de San Luis S/N, Miguel Hidalgo, Casco de Santo Tomas, México City 11340, Mexico; (M.Y.-D.); (X.A.R.-R.); (M.Y.-O.)
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Zhao Y, Luan H, Jiang H, Xu Y, Wu X, Zhang Y, Li R. Gegen Qinlian decoction relieved DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice by modulating Th17/Treg cell homeostasis via suppressing IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling. Phytomedicine 2021; 84:153519. [PMID: 33640781 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gegen Qinlian decoction (GQ) is a traditional Chinese herbal prescription that has been widely used for the treatment of bacterial dysentery and enteric typhoid fever. Recently, GQ has been clinically reported to be a potential candidate for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). However, the immunoregulatory function of GQ in the treatment of UC has not been fully elucidated. PURPOSE This study focused on the role of immune imbalance in the pathogenesis of UC and the immunomodulatory effect of GQ in the treatment of UC. METHODS The UC model was established by treating female mice with 3.0% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) for 7 days, and GQ was orally administered at dosages of 1.5 and 7.5 g/kg/day. Inflammatory factors were detected by ELISA and qRT-PCR. Treg and Th17 cell dysregulation was analyzed by qRT-PCR, immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry. Proteins related to IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling were detected by western blotting. RESULTS GQ significantly alleviated the symptoms of UC mice and suppressed the activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO). Furthermore, the production of proinflammatory factors, such as IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-6, was dramatically reduced after GQ administration. Furthermore, GQ improved the infiltration of Treg and Th17 cells into the colons and decreased the expression of inflammatory factors, such as TGF-β1 and IL-17. The frequencies of Treg and Th17 cells in the Peyer's patches and spleen were reduced by GQ administration; however, GQ had no significant regulatory effect on normal mice. The western blotting results showed that GQ markedly suppressed the phosphorylation of JAK2 and STAT3 and decreased the transcription function of phosphorylated STAT3. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these results indicated that GQ alleviated DSS-induced UC by suppressing IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling to restore Treg and Th17 cell homeostasis in colonic tissue.
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- Yaxing Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Biochemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Biochemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Biochemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Biochemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Biochemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Biochemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Chen Q, Ren R, Zhang Q, Wu J, Zhang Y, Xue M, Yin D, Yang Y. Coptis chinensis Franch polysaccharides provide a dynamically regulation on intestinal microenvironment, based on the intestinal flora and mucosal immunity. J Ethnopharmacol 2021; 267:113542. [PMID: 33152428 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Coptis chinensis Franch is one of the most widely used traditional Chinese herbs in China and was firstly recorded in "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica" in the Han Dynasty. The medical records in past thousands years have fully confirmed the clinical efficacies of Coptis chinensis Franch against intestinal diseases. The polysaccharides in herbal medicines can be digested by the flora and uptaken by the Peyer's patches (PPs) in intestine. It can be reasonably presumed that the polysaccharides in Coptis chinensis Franch (CCP) should be one of the critical element in the regulation of intestinal microenvironment. AIM OF THE STUDY This study intended to explore the dynamic regulation of CCP on intestinal microenvironment from the perspective of the intestinal mucosal immunity and the intestinal flora, in order to provide a new research perspective for the pharmacological mechanism of Coptis chinensis Franch. MATERIALS AND METHODS The absorption and distribution of CCP in intestinal tissues were observed after the perfusion of FITC labeled CCP. The influences of CCP on intestinal flora were evaluated by the 16sRNA gene illumina-miseq sequencing after gavage. The regulations of CCP on intestinal mucosal immunity were evaluated by the immunohistochemical analysis of the interferon-γ (IFN-γ), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-17 (IL-17) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) secretion in PPs and intestinal epithelial tissue. RESULTS With the self-aggregation into particles morphology, CCP can be up-taken by PPs and promote the IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-17 and TGF-β secretion in PPs in a dose-dependent manner. The CCP can also be utilized by the intestinal flora and dynamically regulate the diversity, composition and distribution of the intestinal flora. The temporal regulations of CCP on IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-17 and TGF-β secretions in intestinal epithelial tissues are consistent with the variation tendency of intestinal flora. CONCLUSION CCP can provide effective, dynamical and dose-dependent regulations on intestinal microenvironment, not only the intestinal flora but also the PPs and intestinal epithelium related immune response. These may be involved in the multiple biological activities of Coptis chinensis Franch.
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- Qingqing Chen
- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, PR China; Institute of Pharmaceutics, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, PR China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Modernized Pharmaceutics, Education Office of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230012, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, PR China; Institute of Pharmaceutics, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, PR China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Modernized Pharmaceutics, Education Office of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230012, PR China.
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Riedle S, Wills JW, Miniter M, Otter DE, Singh H, Brown AP, Micklethwaite S, Rees P, Jugdaohsingh R, Roy NC, Hewitt RE, Powell JJ. A Murine Oral-Exposure Model for Nano- and Micro-Particulates: Demonstrating Human Relevance with Food-Grade Titanium Dioxide. Small 2020; 16:e2000486. [PMID: 32363770 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202000486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Human exposure to persistent, nonbiological nanoparticles and microparticles via the oral route is continuous and large scale (1012 -1013 particles per day per adult in Europe). Whether this matters or not is unknown but confirmed health risks with airborne particle exposure warns against complacency. Murine models of oral exposure will help to identify risk but, to date, lack validation or relevance to humans. This work addresses that gap. It reports i) on a murine diet, modified with differing concentrations of the common dietary particle, food grade titanium dioxide (fgTiO2 ), an additive of polydisperse form that contains micro- and nano-particles, ii) that these diets deliver particles to basal cells of intestinal lymphoid follicles, exactly as is reported as a "normal occurrence" in humans, iii) that confocal reflectance microscopy is the method of analytical choice to determine this, and iv) that food intake, weight gain, and Peyer's patch immune cell profiles, up to 18 weeks of feeding, do not differ between fgTiO2 -fed groups or controls. These findings afford a human-relevant and validated oral dosing protocol for fgTiO2 risk assessment as well as provide a generalized platform for application to oral exposure studies with nano- and micro-particles.
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- Sebastian Riedle
- Food Nutrition & Health Team, Food & Bio-based Products Group, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
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- Biomineral Research Group, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK
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- Biomineral Research Group, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK
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- Food Nutrition & Health Team, Food & Bio-based Products Group, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
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- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- College of Engineering, Swansea University, Fabian Way, Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea, SA1 8EN, UK
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Biomineral Research Group, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK
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- Food Nutrition & Health Team, Food & Bio-based Products Group, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
- High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge, Auckland, 92019, New Zealand
- Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Biomineral Research Group, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK
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- Biomineral Research Group, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK
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Ren Q, Tang Y, Zhang L, Xu Y, Liu N, Ren H. Exopolysaccharide Produced by Lactobacillus casei Promotes the Differentiation of CD4 + T Cells into Th17 Cells in BALB/c Mouse Peyer's Patches in Vivo and in Vitro. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:2664-2672. [PMID: 32033515 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The immunomodulatory activity of a few Lactobacillus exopolysaccharides (EPS) has been reported. However, whether Lactobacillus EPS can promote the differentiation of CD4 T lymphocytes (CD4+T) cells into T-helper 17 cells (Th17 cells) in the Peyer's Patches (PPs) of mice has not been addressed. In this study, we found the molecular weight (Mw) of the purified EPS from L. casei ranged from 2.7 × 106 Da to 1.7 × 107 Da, and the average Mw was approximately 8.4 × 106 Da. In healthy BALB/c mice, EPS elevated the numbers of Th17 cells and levels of Th17-related cytokines. In vitro, EPS induced BMDCs to stimulate the differentiation of CD4+T cells of PPs into Th17 cells and the related cytokine secretions. Results suggest that L. casei EPS can effectively induce and promote the differentiation of CD4+T cells of PPs into Th17 cells in healthy mice and has the potential ability to improve intestinal mucosa immunity.
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- Qiqi Ren
- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P. R. China
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Blevins LK, Crawford RB, Bach A, Rizzo MD, Zhou J, Henriquez JE, Khan DMIO, Sermet S, Arnold LL, Pennington KL, Souza NP, Cohen SM, Kaminski NE. Evaluation of immunologic and intestinal effects in rats administered an E 171-containing diet, a food grade titanium dioxide (TiO 2). Food Chem Toxicol 2019; 133:110793. [PMID: 31473338 PMCID: PMC6775638 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.110793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The toxicity of dietary E 171, a food grade titanium dioxide was evaluated. A recent study reported rats receiving E 171 in water developed inflammation and aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in the gastrointestinal tract. Here, rats received food containing E 171 (7 or 100 days). The 100-day study included feeding E 171 after dimethylhydrazine (DMH) or vehicle only pretreatment. Food consumption was similar between treatment groups with maximum total cumulative E 171 exposure being 2617 mg/kg in 7 days and 29,400 mg/kg in 100 days. No differences were observed due to E 171 in the percentage of dendritic, CD4+ T or Treg cells within Peyer's patches or the periphery, or in cytokine production in plasma, sections of jejunum, and colon in 7- or 100-day E 171 alone fed rats. Differences were observed for IL-17A in colon (400 ppm E 171 + DMH) and IL-12p70 in plasma (40 ppm E 171 + DMH). E 171 had no effect on histopathologic evaluations of small and large intestines, liver, spleen, lungs, or testes, and no effects on ACF, goblet cell numbers, or colonic gland length. Dietary E 171 administration (7- or 100-day), even at high doses, produced no effect on the immune parameters or tissue morphology.
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- Lance K Blevins
- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Center for Research on Ingredient Safety, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Havlik-Wall Professor of Oncology, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Center for Research on Ingredient Safety, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
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Zou YF, Zhang YY, Fu YP, Inngjerdingen KT, Paulsen BS, Feng B, Zhu ZK, Li LX, Jia RY, Huang C, Song X, Lv C, Ye G, Liang XX, He CL, Yin LZ, Yin ZQ. A Polysaccharide Isolated from Codonopsis pilosula with Immunomodulation Effects Both In Vitro and In Vivo. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24203632. [PMID: 31600890 PMCID: PMC6832355 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24203632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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In this study, an acidic polysaccharide from Codonopsis pilosula Nannf. var. modesta (Nannf.) L. T. Shen (WCP-I) and its main fragment, WCP-Ia, obtained after pectinase digestion, were structurally elucidated and found to consist of a rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I) region containing both arabinogalactan type I (AG-I) and type II (AG-II) as sidechains. They both expressed immunomodulating activity against Peyer’s patch cells. Endo-1,4-β-galactanase degradation gave a decrease of interleukine 6 (IL-6) production compared with native WCP-I and WCP-Ia, but exo-α-l-arabinofuranosidase digestion showed no changes in activity. This demonstrated that the stimulation activity partly disappeared with removal of β-d-(1→4)-galactan chains, proving that the AG-I side chain plays an important role in immunoregulation activity. WCP-Ia had a better promotion effect than WCP-I in vivo, shown through an increased spleen index, higher concentrations of IL-6, transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in serum, and a slight increment in the secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) and CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocyte ratio. These results suggest that β-d-(1→4)-galactan-containing chains in WCP-I play an essential role in the expression of immunomodulating activity. Combining all the results in this and previous studies, the intestinal immune system might be the target site of WCP-Ia.
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- Yuan-Feng Zou
- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Section Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1068 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Section Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1068 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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Liu L, Hu L, Yao Z, Qin Z, Idehara M, Dai Y, Kiyohara H, Yamada H, Yao X. Mucosal immunomodulatory evaluation and chemical profile elucidation of a classical traditional Chinese formula, Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang. J Ethnopharmacol 2019; 228:188-199. [PMID: 30195569 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL EVIDENCE With fast development and high pace life in modern society, autoimmune diseases like inflammatory bowel disease had become increasingly common. Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang (BZYQT), a famous traditional Chinese medicine prescription (TCMP), has been used for 700 years mainly in Eastern Asia countries for the treatment of gastrointestinal and respiratory disorder, and weakness after serious diseases. These diseases were proved to be closely related to human immune system, among which, mucosal immune system is the largest immune system. So it is necessary to discover the mucosal immune related bioactive components of BZYQT. AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the mucosal immunomodulatory bioactivity of BZYQT and ingredients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Peyer's patches were collected from mice administrated orally with BZYQT, its related Octadecylsilane (ODS) fractions and polysaccharide part. Productions of several cytokines including IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, and IFN-γ from T lymphocytes were tested with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) by Peyer's patch cells ex vivo experiments. Chemical profile including low molecular part and polysaccharide part were investigated. Low molecular part of BZYQT and related ODS fractions were analyzed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/TOF-MS) based on LC-MS information from self-established compound library. exclusion chromatography, and chemical property has been analyzed. RESULT Three-days' administration of BZYQT enhanced productions of IL-4 and IFN-γ in T lymphocytes of Peyer's patches in addition to IL-2. Some hydrophobic low molecular weight fractions (30%, 70% and 100% MeOH ODS fraction), which were fractionated from BZYQT by ODS column chromatography, showed enhancing or suppressive effects on productions of IL-2, IL-4 or IL-5 in T lymphocytes of Peyer's patches after oral administration. Besides, 161 components from hydrophobic low molecular weight fractions of BZYQT were unequivocally identified or tentatively characterized by UPLC-Q/TOF-MS according to retention time behaviors and fragments, and most of them were flavonoids and saponins from Glycyrrhizae Radix, Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, and Cimicifugae Rhizoma. Polysaccharide part was separated and purified both by anion-exchange and size. BZYQT also contained at least one neutral and three weakly or strongly acidic polysaccharides, and analysis of their chemical properties indicated that a neutral polysaccharide was glucan, and acidic polysaccharides possessed heteroglycan and pectic arabinogalactan features. Murine administration of polysaccharide fractions of BZYQT induced different changes on functions of T lymphocytes in Peyer's patches from hydrophobic low molecular weight fractions. By experiment using intranasally-immunized mice, BZYQT negatively regulated antibody response in lung as combinatorial actions of its low molecular weight ingredients and polysaccharides. CONCLUSION BZYQT contains several low and macromolecular weight ingredients, which affect to immune-function of T lymphocytes in Peyer's patches, and the formula expresses its regulative activity on lower respiratory immune system through combinatorial actions of these ingredients on immunocompetent cells in Peyer's patches.
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- Liyin Liu
- College of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Department of Pharmacy, the First affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology for Phytomedicine, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University 1088641, Japan
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology for Phytomedicine, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University 1088641, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology for Phytomedicine, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University 1088641, Japan
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- College of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China; College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China.
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Bhat K, Duhachek-Muggy S, Ramanathan R, Saki M, Alli C, Medina P, Damoiseaux R, Whitelegge J, McBride WH, Schaue D, Vlashi E, Pajonk F. 1-(4-nitrobenzenesulfonyl)-4-penylpiperazine increases the number of Peyer's patch-associated regenerating crypts in the small intestines after radiation injury. Radiother Oncol 2018; 132:8-15. [PMID: 30825974 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2018.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Exposure to lethal doses of radiation has severe effects on normal tissues. Exposed individuals experience a plethora of symptoms in different organ systems including the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, summarized as Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS). There are currently no approved drugs for mitigating GI-ARS. A recent high-throughput screen performed at the UCLA Center for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation identified compounds containing sulfonylpiperazine groups with radiation mitigation properties to the hematopoietic system and the gut. Among these 1-[(4-Nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]-4-phenylpiperazine (Compound #5) efficiently mitigated gastrointestinal ARS. However, the mechanism of action and target cells of this drug is still unknown. In this study we examined if Compound #5 affects gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) with its subepithelial domes called Peyer's patches. METHODS C3H mice were irradiated with 0 or 12 Gy total body irradiation (TBI). A single dose of Compound #5 or solvent was administered subcutaneously 24 h later. 48 h after irradiation the mice were sacrificed, and the guts examined for changes in the number of visible Peyer's patches. In some experiments the mice received 4 daily injections of treatment and were sacrificed 96 h after TBI. For immune histochemistry gut tissues were fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin blocks. Sections were stained with H&E, anti-Ki67 or a TUNEL assay to assess the number of regenerating crypts, mitotic and apoptotic indices. Cells isolated from Peyer's patches were subjected to immune profiling using flow cytometry. RESULTS Compound #5 significantly increased the number of visible Peyer's patches when compared to its control in non-irradiated and irradiated mice. Additionally, assessment of total cells per Peyer's patch isolated from these mice demonstrated an overall increase in the total number of Peyer's patch cells per mouse in Compound #5-treated mice. In non-irradiated animals the number of CD11bhigh in Peyer's patches increased significantly. These Compound #5-driven increases did not coincide with a decrease in apoptosis or an increase in proliferation in the germinal centers inside Peyer's patches 24 h after drug treatment. A single dose of Compound #5 significantly increased the number of CD45+ cells after 12 Gy TBI. Importantly, 96 h after 12 Gy TBI Compound #5 induced a significant rise in the number of visible Peyer's patches and the number of Peyer's patch-associated regenerating crypts. CONCLUSION In summary, our study provides evidence that Compound #5 leads to an influx of immune cells into GALT, thereby supporting crypt regeneration preferentially in the proximity of Peyer's patches.
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- Kruttika Bhat
- Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
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- Molecular Screening Shared Resource, University of California at Los Angeles, USA; Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA, USA
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- Molecular Screening Shared Resource, University of California at Los Angeles, USA; Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA; Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA; Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA; Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA; Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA, USA.
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Weiberg D, Basic M, Smoczek M, Bode U, Bornemann M, Buettner M. Participation of the spleen in the IgA immune response in the gut. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205247. [PMID: 30286198 PMCID: PMC6171922 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The role of the spleen in the induction of an immune response to orally administered antigens is still under discussion. Although it is well known that after oral antigen administration specific germinal centres are not only formed in the Peyers patches (PP) and the mesenteric lymph nodes (mLN) but also in the spleen, there is still a lack of functional data showing a direct involvement of splenic B cells in an IgA immune response in the gut. In addition, after removal of mLN a high level of IgA+ B cells was observed in the gut. Therefore, in this study we analysed the role of the spleen in the induction of IgA+ B cells in the gut after mice were orally challenged with antigens. Here we have shown that antigen specific splenic IgM+ B cells after in vitro antigen stimulation as well as oral immunisation of donor mice were able to migrate into the gut of recipient mice, where they predominantly switch to IgA+ plasma cells. Furthermore, stimulation of recipient mice by orally administered antigens enhanced the migration of the splenic B cells into the gut as well as their switch to IgA+ plasma cells. Removal of the mLN led to a higher activation level of the splenic B cells. Altogether, our results imply that splenic IgM+ B cells migrate in the intestinal lamina propria, where they differentiate into IgA+ plasma cells and subsequently proliferate. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the spleen plays a major role in the gut immune response serving as a reservoir of immune cells that migrate to the site of antigen entrance.
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- Desiree Weiberg
- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Institute for Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Tian C, Xu H, Li J, Han Z. Characteristics and intestinal immunomodulating activities of water-soluble pectic polysaccharides from Chenpi with different storage periods. J Sci Food Agric 2018; 98:3752-3757. [PMID: 29330852 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The traditional view considers that Chenpi (dried citrus peel) stored over the long-term has better health efficacies compared to fresh Chenpi, although the detailed mechanism responsible for this remains obscure. RESULTS The three water-soluble pectic polysaccharides (CPP1, CPP5 and CPP10) were obtained from 1-, 5- and 10-year Chenpi, respectively, and their physicochemical characteristics and intestinal immunomodulating activities were investigated and compared. The results obtained showed that CPP5 and CPP10 demonstrated a lower dynamic viscosity and degree of methylesterification, as well as a higher molecular heterogeneity, compared to CPP1. Monosaccharide composition analysis indicated that CPP1 was composed of arabinose, galacturonic acid and galactose, and a small amount of rhamnose; however, CPP5 and CPP10 consisted of arabinose, galacturonic acid, galactose, glucose and xylose, and a small amount of rhamnose. With the extension of storage period of Chenpi, the content of soluble conjugate phenolic acids increased in the pectic polysaccharide. Furthermore, it was confirmed that the pectic polysaccharides extracted from the 5-year and 10-year Chenpi could significantly enhance the proliferation of bone marrow cells via activating the Peyer's patch cells in vitro. CONCLUSION The present study demonstrates the differences in the pectic polysaccharides from Chenpi with different storage periods and also confirms that the pectic polysaccharides extracted from Chenpi stored over the long-term had more significant intestinal activities compared to that obtained from the fresh Chenpi. This phenomenon might partly explain why the Chenpi stored over the long-term has better healthcare effects. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Changcheng Tian
- Department of Food and Bioengineering, Bengbu College, Bengbu, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Food and Bioengineering, Bengbu College, Bengbu, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Food and Bioengineering, Bengbu College, Bengbu, Anhui, PR China
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Stojanovska V, McQuade RM, Fraser S, Prakash M, Gondalia S, Stavely R, Palombo E, Apostolopoulos V, Sakkal S, Nurgali K. Oxaliplatin-induced changes in microbiota, TLR4+ cells and enhanced HMGB1 expression in the murine colon. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0198359. [PMID: 29894476 PMCID: PMC5997344 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Oxaliplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapeutic used for cancer treatment. Its use associates with peripheral neuropathies and chronic gastrointestinal side-effects. Oxaliplatin induces immunogenic cell death by provoking the presentation of damage associated molecular patterns. The damage associated molecular patterns high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein exerts pro-inflammatory cytokine-like activity and binds to toll-like receptors (namely TLR4). Gastrointestinal microbiota may influence chemotherapeutic efficacy and contribute to local and systemic inflammation. We studied effects of oxaliplatin treatment on 1) TLR4 and high-mobility group box 1 expression within the colon; 2) gastrointestinal microbiota composition; 3) inflammation within the colon; 4) changes in Peyer's patches and mesenteric lymph nodes immune populations in mice. TLR4+ cells displayed pseudopodia-like extensions characteristic of antigen sampling co-localised with high-mobility group box 1 -overexpressing cells in the colonic lamina propria from oxaliplatin-treated animals. Oxaliplatin treatment caused significant reduction in Parabacteroides and Prevotella1, but increase in Prevotella2 and Odoribacter bacteria at the genus level. Downregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in colon samples, a reduction in macrophages and dendritic cells in mesenteric lymph nodes were found after oxaliplatin treatment. In conclusion, oxaliplatin treatment caused morphological changes in TLR4+ cells, increase in gram-negative microbiota and enhanced HMGB1 expression associated with immunosuppression in the colon.
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- Vanesa Stojanovska
- College of Health and Biomedicine, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- College of Health and Biomedicine, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- College of Health and Biomedicine, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- College of Health and Biomedicine, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- College of Health and Biomedicine, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- College of Health and Biomedicine, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- College of Health and Biomedicine, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- College of Health and Biomedicine, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine Western Health, The University of Melbourne, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells Program, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Kubota A, Kobayashi M, Sarashina S, Takeno R, Okamoto K, Narumi K, Furugen A, Suzuki Y, Takahashi N, Iseki K. Reishi mushroom Ganoderma lucidum Modulates IgA production and alpha-defensin expression in the rat small intestine. J Ethnopharmacol 2018; 214:240-243. [PMID: 29248453 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Immunoglobulin A (IgA) secretion and alpha-defensins play a role in the innate immune system to protect against infection. Ganoderma lucidum (W.Curt.: Fr.) P. Karst. (Reishi) is a well-known mushroom in traditional Chinese medicine. This study aimed to determine the effects of Reishi on IgA secretion from Peyer's patch (PP) cells and alpha-defensin-5 (RD-5) and RD-6 expression in the rat small intestine. MATERIALS AND METHODS The rats received an oral injection of 0.5-5mg/kg of Reishi powder (1mL/kg) by sonde. All animals were euthanized 24h after Reishi administration. We examined RD-5, RD-6, and Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 mRNA levels in the jejunum, ileum, and in Peyer's patches (PP) through quantitative real-time PCR analysis. IgA secretion from PP was measured through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of the supernatant after primary culture. RESULTS Reishi increased IgA secretion in the presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and increased TLR4 mRNA levels, but had no effect on the viability of PP cells. Moreover, Reishi increased RD-5, RD-6, and TLR4 mRNA levels significantly in the ileum in a concentration-dependent manner. CONCLUSIONS Reishi can induce IgA secretion and increase the mRNA levels of RD-5 and RD-6 in the rat small intestine, through a TLR4-dependent pathway. The present results indicate that Reishi might reduce the risk of intestinal infection.
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- Atsuhito Kubota
- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics & Therapeutics, Division of Pharmasciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics & Therapeutics, Division of Pharmasciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics & Therapeutics, Division of Pharmasciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics & Therapeutics, Division of Pharmasciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics & Therapeutics, Division of Pharmasciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics & Therapeutics, Division of Pharmasciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University School of Pharmacy, Sapporo 006-8590, Japan
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- Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University School of Pharmacy, Sapporo 006-8590, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics & Therapeutics, Division of Pharmasciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan; Department of Pharmacy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan.
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Genton L, Reese SR, Ikeda S, Le Tho C, Kudsk KA. The C-Terminal Heptapeptide of Bombesin Reduces the Deleterious Effect of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) on Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT) Mass but Not Intestinal Immunoglobulin AIn Vivo. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2017; 28:431-4. [PMID: 15568290 DOI: 10.1177/0148607104028006431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bombesin, the amphibian analog of mammalian gastrin-releasing peptide, reverses total parenteral nutrition (TPN)-induced atrophy of gut-associated lymphoid tissue and increases intestinal and respiratory immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels. Structure-activity studies suggested that the biologically active portion of bombesin is a C-terminal heptapeptide (7AA). This study investigates the effect of 7AA on lymphocytes counts of the Peyer's patches (PP), the lamina propria (LP) and the intraepithelial layer (IE). METHODS Forty-eight male mice were randomized to receive chow (n = 13), TPN only (n = 9), TPN + 15 microg 7AA 3 times per day (n = 13) or TPN + 150 microg 7AA 3 times per day (n = 13). After 5 days of feeding, PP, LP, and IE lymphocytes were determined. Intestinal IgA levels were measured with ELISA. Groups were compared with ANOVA. RESULTS All TPN-fed mice lost more weight than mice fed chow (p < .04). Lymphocyte counts in PP, LP, and IE were significantly lower in the TPN group than in the 3 other groups but did not differ between the groups fed chow, TPN + 15 microg 7AA 3 times per day, or TPN + 150 microg 7AA 3 times per day. Intestinal IgA levels were higher in chow-fed mice (148.4 +/- 16.9) than in mice fed TPN (98.4 +/- 14.0, p = .008), TPN + 15 microg 7AA 3 times per day (96.9 +/- 7.7, p = .003) or TPN + 150 microg 7AA 3 times per day (87.3 +/- 6.7, p = .001). CONCLUSIONS The C-terminal heptapeptide of bombesin prevented the TPN-induced decrease in intestinal lymphocyte populations but not the reduction in intestinal IgA levels.
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- Laurence Genton
- Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin 53792-7375, USA
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Fujimura Y, Haruma K, Owen RL. Bombesin Prevents the Atrophy of Peyer's Patches and the Dysfunction of M Cells in Rabbits Receiving Long-Term Parenteral Nutrition. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2017; 31:75-85. [PMID: 17308247 DOI: 10.1177/014860710703100275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Long-term parenteral nutrition (PN) induces atrophy of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT). We examined whether bombesin could ameliorate this atrophy of Peyer's patches and the down-regulation of particle transport by M cells, which was also observed in rabbits undergoing PN. METHODS Adult female rabbits were randomized into 6 groups to receive chow ad libitum, chow + bombesin, PN, or PN + bombesin (20 microg/kg, subcutaneously every 8 hours) for 2 or 4 weeks. At the end of each nutrition period, a laparotomy was performed under anesthesia and a suspension of 1 x 10(10)/mL of 0.5-microm fluorescent microspheres was injected into the lumen of intestinal segments containing Peyer's patches and incubated for 2 hours. After the incubation, segments were harvested and prepared for light microscopy, immunohistochemistry, fluorescent microscopy, and electron microscopy. RESULTS Long-term PN reduced the size of ileal Peyer's patches, the number of microspheres that was taken up into the follicle-associated epithelium of lymphoid nodules, and the area of Peyer's patch surface occupied by M cells. The number of intraepithelial lymphocytes within the follicle-associated epithelium near the perifollicular crypts of Peyer's patches was also reduced by long-term PN. These consequences were dramatically ameliorated by treatment with bombesin. No ultrastructural alteration of the M cells of Peyer's patches was found in the chow, the PN, or the PN + bombesin groups. CONCLUSIONS Bombesin prevents PN-induced atrophy of GALT, reduction of M cell numbers, and decrease in particulate transport by M cells during long-term PN. Bombesin may modulate the genesis of and particulate transport by M cells through stimulation of lymphoid cells in Peyer's patch epithelium near perifollicular crypts, where M cells and other constituents of lymphoid follicle epithelium are generated, thereby preserving mucosal immunity.
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- Yoshinori Fujimura
- Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Kawasaki Hospital, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
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Yuguchi Y, Tran VTT, Bui LM, Takebe S, Suzuki S, Nakajima N, Kitamura S, Thanh TTT. Primary structure, conformation in aqueous solution, and intestinal immunomodulating activity of fucoidan from two brown seaweed species Sargassum crassifolium and Padina australis. Carbohydr Polym 2016; 147:69-78. [PMID: 27178910 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.03.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We studied the structure of fucoidans extracted from two brown seaweed species, Sargassum crassifolium and Padina australis, and their intestinal immunomodulating activity via Peyer's patch cells of C3H/HeJ mice. ESI-MS analysis indicated that the dominant structure of both fucoidans has a backbone of α-(1→4)-linked and α-(1→3)-linked l-fucose residues and sulfate groups are attached at the C-2 and C-4 positions; branches of fucoidan from S. crassifolium are galactose residues with (1→4)- linkage and branching points are at C-4 of fucose, while fucoidan from P. australis, branches are sulfated galactose-fucose disaccharides and sulfated galactose monosaccharides attached to the main chain through (1→3)- or (1→4)- linkages. According to small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements, the two fucoidans have a branched structure. We simulated them with molecular models based on our proposed primary structure. These fucoidan samples have the ability to stimulate intestinal immunological activity via Peyer's patch cells.
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- Yoshiaki Yuguchi
- Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan
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- Nha Trang Institute of Technology Research and Application, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam
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- Nha Trang Institute of Technology Research and Application, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam.
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Deng X, Huang R, Wen R, Luo X, Zhou L. [Shengqifuzheng Injection promotes the recovery of B cells in gut-associated lymphoid tissues of mice treated with cyclophosphamide]. Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 32:1073-1077. [PMID: 27412939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Objective To investigate the effect of Shengqifuzheng Injection (SQFZ) on the number recovery of B cells in gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALTs) of mice receiving cyclophosphamide-based chemotherapy. Methods BALB/c mice were randomly divided into control group, cyclophosphamide (Cy) group and SQFZ group. Mice in Cy group and SQFZ group were injected intraperitoneally with Cy (100 mg/kg), while the control mice were injected with an equal volume of normal saline. Twenty-four hours later, mice in SQFZ group were administrated intragastricly with 1 mL SQFZ once daily for 10 consecutive days, and mice in the other groups were given the same volume of normal saline. Body mass of all the mice was measured every day. Mice were killed on day 10, and the indexes of spleen and thymus were measured. Cell cycles of bone marrow cells and the percentage of B cells in lymphocytes in mesenteric lymph node (MLN) and Peyer's patch (PP) were detected by flow cytometry. In vitro, after being treated with SQFZ, activity of lymphocytes was evaluzed by MTT assay; expression of CD86 on B cell surface was analyzed by flow cytometry; and B cell proliferation was tested by carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE)-based lymphocyte proliferation assay. Results SQFZ alleviated the loss of body mass caused by Cy and promoted the recovery of thymus indexes, spleen indexes and B cell number in MLN and PP. But it did not alleviate the bone marrow suppression of mice in this condition. In vitro, SQFZ enhanced lymphocyte activity, and improved the activation and proliferation of B cells. Conclusion SQFZ could accelerate the recovery of B cells in GALTs of mice receiving chemotherapy and it might act by promoting B cell proliferation.
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- Xiangliang Deng
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Infinitus Chinese Herbal Immunity Research Centre, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China. *Corresponding author, E-mail:
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Kuper CF, Van Zijverden M, Klaassen C, Tegelenbosch-Schouten M, Wolterbeek APM. Effects of Cyclosporin A and Cyclophosphamide on Peyer’s Patches in Rat, Exposed in utero and Neonatally or During Adult Age. Toxicol Pathol 2016; 35:226-32. [PMID: 17366316 DOI: 10.1080/01926230601156245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The effects of cyclosporin A (CY) and cyclophosphamide (CPS) on Peyer’s patches (PP) were studied in Wistar rats, exposed in utero and neonatally or during adult age. In one study, pregnant dams received 5 or 15 mg/kg bw/day CY from gestation day 6 to day 21 of lactation. In two other studies, animals were exposed at young adult age: female rats received orally 5 or 20 mg/kg/day CY or 5 or 10 mg/kg bw CPS for 4 weeks; males received orally 5 mg/kg bw CPS for 4 weeks, or a single iv injection of 50 mg/kg bw CPS. Upon in utero and neonatal exposure, the numbers of grossly observed PP were increased in male pups from the high-dose CY dams at 70 days of age. Exposure to high-dose CY at adult age only tended to decrease the numbers of PP; germinal center development was reduced in the PP from the middle segment of the small intestines, as examined microscopically. Exposure to both doses CPS at adult age reduced the numbers of PP and reduced germinal centre development and the number of lymphocytes in all compartments of PP. It was concluded that the effects of CPS and CY could be established by counting the number of grossly visible PP and by microscopic observation of PP, provided that regional differences of PP were taken into account. Moreover, the type of effects of an immunotoxic agent may vary with age of exposure.
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- C Frieke Kuper
- TNO Quality of Life, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, AJ Zeist, 3700, The Netherlands.
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Shen PC, He LQ. [Effect of "Gubentongluo Formula" on the IgA Class Switch Recombination of B Lymohocytes in Peyer's Patches in Mice with IgA Nephropathy]. Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2016; 47:337-341. [PMID: 27468476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the underlying mechanism of "Gubentongluo Formula" in treatment of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). METHODS After the IgAN model was successfully induced at week 12, the Kunming mice were randomly divided into three groups: normal control group (n = 15), IgAN group (n = 15) and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) group. The mice in normal control and IgAN group were intragastriclly administrated with normal saline for 8 weeks; meanwhile, the mice in TCM group were intragastriclly administrated with "Gubentongluo Formula" 1.35 mL/ (g · d). The levels of 24 h urine protein were determined at Week 0, 12 and 20. At week 20, the changes of renal pathology were detected; the mRNA expressions of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and small mothers against decapentaplegic (Smad) 3 in Peyer's patches (PPs) were detected by fuorescent quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; the protein expressions of TGF-β and Smad 3 in PPs were detected by immunohistochemistry technique; the levels of (IgA + B)/B lymphocytes in PPs were determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS Compared with those results of normal control group, the levels of 24 h urine protein, IgA deposition in glomerular mesangial area, and expressions of protein and mRNA of TGF-β and Smad3 in IgAN group were significantly increased (P < 0.01). Besides, the levels of (IgA+B)/B lymphocytes were significantly elevated in IgAN group (P < 0.01). All these indicators were improved in TCM group. Compared with IgAN group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.01). Compared with those results of control group, the levels of (IgA + B)/B lymphocytes showed no significant difference in TCM group (P > 0.05), but other indicators showed significant differences (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION "Gubentongluo Formula" could effectively improve proteinuria and suppress IgA deposition in glomerular mesangial area in IgAN mice, due to affect IgA class switch recombination of B lymphocytes in PPs through regulating TGF-β/Smad3 pathway.
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Yeruva L, Spencer NE, Saraf MK, Hennings L, Bowlin AK, Cleves MA, Mercer K, Chintapalli SV, Shankar K, Rank RG, Badger TM, Ronis MJJ. Formula diet alters small intestine morphology, microbial abundance and reduces VE-cadherin and IL-10 expression in neonatal porcine model. BMC Gastroenterol 2016; 16:40. [PMID: 27005303 PMCID: PMC4804644 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-016-0456-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Breastfeeding is associated with a variety of positive health outcomes in children and is recommended exclusively for the first 6 months of life; however, 50-70 % of infants in the US are formula-fed. To test the hypothesis that immune system development and function in neonates and infants are significantly influenced by diet, 2-day old piglets were fed soy or milk formula (n = 6/group/gender) until day 21 and compared to a sow-fed group (n = 6/gender). METHODS Histomorphometric analyses of ileum, jejunum and Peyer's patches were carried out, to determine the inflammation status, mRNA and protein expression of pro-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory and growth-related chemokines and cytokines. RESULTS In formula-fed animals, increases in ileum and jejunum villus height and crypt depth were observed in comparison to sow-fed animals (jejunum, p < 0.01 villus height, p < 0.04 crypt depth; ileum p < 0.001 villus height, p < 0.002 crypt depth). In formula-fed the lymphoid follicle size (p < 0.01) and germinal centers (p < 0.01) with in the Peyer's patch were significantly decreased in comparison to sow-fed, indicating less immune education. In ileum, formula diet induced significant up-regulation of AMCFII, IL-8, IL-15, VEGFA, LIF, FASL, CXCL11, CCL4, CCL25 and down-regulation of IL-6, IL-9, IL-10, IL-27, IFNA4, CSF3, LOC100152038, and LOC100736831 at the transcript level. We have confirmed some of the mRNA data by measuring protein, and significant down-regulation of anti-inflammatory molecule IL-10 in comparison to sow-fed piglets was observed. To further determine the membrane protein expression in the ileum, VE-cadherin, occludin, and claudin-3, Western blot analyses were conducted. Sow fed piglets showed significantly more VE-Cadherin, which associated with levels of calcium, and putrescine measured. It is possible that differences in GI tract and immune development are related to shifts in the microbiome; notably, there were 5-fold higher amounts of Lactobacillaceae spp and 3 fold higher Clostridia spp in the sow fed group in comparison to milk formula-fed piglets, whereas in milk formula-fed pigs Enterobacteriaceae spp was 5-fold higher. CONCLUSION In conclusion, formula diet alters GI morphology, microbial abundance, intestinal barrier protein VE-cadherin and anti-inflammatory molecule IL-10 expression. Further characterization of formula effects could lead to modification of infant formula to improve immune function, reduce inflammation and prevent conditions such as allergies and infections.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Cadherins/genetics
- Cadherins/metabolism
- Calcium/metabolism
- Cytokines/drug effects
- Cytokines/genetics
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Diet
- Down-Regulation
- Fas Ligand Protein/drug effects
- Fas Ligand Protein/genetics
- Fas Ligand Protein/metabolism
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome/drug effects
- Humans
- Ileum/drug effects
- Ileum/metabolism
- Ileum/microbiology
- Ileum/pathology
- Infant Formula/pharmacology
- Infant, Newborn
- Interferon-alpha/drug effects
- Interferon-alpha/genetics
- Interferon-alpha/metabolism
- Interleukin-10/genetics
- Interleukin-10/metabolism
- Interleukin-15/genetics
- Interleukin-15/metabolism
- Interleukin-27/genetics
- Interleukin-27/metabolism
- Interleukin-6/genetics
- Interleukin-6/metabolism
- Interleukin-8/drug effects
- Interleukin-8/genetics
- Interleukin-8/metabolism
- Interleukin-9/genetics
- Interleukin-9/metabolism
- Intestine, Small/drug effects
- Intestine, Small/metabolism
- Intestine, Small/microbiology
- Intestine, Small/pathology
- Jejunum/drug effects
- Jejunum/metabolism
- Jejunum/microbiology
- Jejunum/pathology
- Leukemia Inhibitory Factor/drug effects
- Leukemia Inhibitory Factor/genetics
- Leukemia Inhibitory Factor/metabolism
- Milk
- Peyer's Patches/drug effects
- Peyer's Patches/immunology
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Soy Foods
- Swine
- Up-Regulation
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/drug effects
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/genetics
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism
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- Laxmi Yeruva
- />Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, 15 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 USA
- />Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Little Rock, USA
- />Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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- />Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, 15 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 USA
- />Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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- />Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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- />Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, 15 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 USA
- />Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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- />Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, 15 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 USA
- />Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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- />Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, 15 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 USA
- />Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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- />Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, 15 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 USA
- />Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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- />Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, 15 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 USA
- />Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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- />Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, 15 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 USA
- />Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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- />Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, 15 Children’s Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 USA
- />Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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Zhao HM, Wang Y, Huang XY, Huang MF, Xu R, Yue HY, Zhou BG, Huang HY, Sun QM, Liu DY. Astragalus polysaccharide attenuates rat experimental colitis by inducing regulatory T cells in intestinal Peyer’s patches. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:3175-3185. [PMID: 27003994 PMCID: PMC4789992 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i11.3175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To explore probable mechanism underlying the therapeutic effect of Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) against experimental colitis.
METHODS: Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups. Colitis was induced with 2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS). The rats with colitis were treated with 400 mg/kg of APS for 7 d. The therapeutic effect was evaluated by colonic weight, weight index of the colon, colonic length, and macroscopic and histological scores. The levels of regulatory T (Treg) cells in Peyer’s patches were measured by flow cytometry, and cytokines in colonic tissue homogenates were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression of related orphan receptor-γt (ROR-γt), IL-23 and STAT-5a was measured by Western blot.
RESULTS: After 7-d treatment with APS, the weight index of the colon, colonic weight, macroscopical and histological scores were decreased, while the colonic length was increased compared with the model group. The expression of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-6, IL-17, IL-23 and ROR-γt in the colonic tissues was down-regulated, but Treg cells in Peyer’s patches, TGF-β and STAT5a in the colonic tissues were up-regulated.
CONCLUSION: APS effectively ameliorates TNBS-induced experimental colitis in rats, probably through restoring the number of Treg cells, and inhibiting IL-17 levels in Peyer’s patches.
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Obremski K, Gonkowski S, Wojtacha P. Zearalenone-induced changes in the lymphoid tissue and mucosal nerve fibers in the porcine ileum. Pol J Vet Sci 2015; 18:357-65. [PMID: 26172186 DOI: 10.1515/pjvs-2015-0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This is the first study to examine zearalenone-(ZEN) induced changes in the immune system of the ileum and substance P-(SP-) and vasoactive intestinal peptide-(VIP-) immunoreactive nerve fibers in the mucosa, which participate in the regulation of intestinal functions under physiological conditions and during pathological processes. The aim of this study was also to identify potential relationships between selected immune and neural elements in ileal Peyer's patches in pigs that were and were not exposed to ZEN. The experiment was performed on 10 prepubertal gilts divided into two groups: the experimental group (n=5) where ZEN was administered at 0.1 mg kg-1 feed day-1 for 42 days, and the control group (n=5) which was administered a placebo. The tissue levels of cytokines were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay which revealed elevated concentrations of IL-12/23 40p and IL-1 β in animals exposed to ZEN. Flow cytometry revealed a lower percentage of CD21+ lymphocytes in pigs exposed to ZEN in comparison with control animals. The tissue levels of neuropeptides were evaluated in the dot blot procedure which demonstrated higher concentrations of VIP and SP in experimental pigs. In experimental animals, numerous VIP-like immunoreactive processes were observed, and SP-immunoreactive nerve fibers formed a very dense network. Our results demonstrate for the first time that ZEN can modify the chemical coding of nerve structures in the gastrointestinal system. Those modifications can be attributed to ZEN's impact on estrogen receptors or its pro-inflammatory properties, and they reflect changes that take place in the nervous system at the transcriptional, translational and metabolic level.
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AIMS Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion has been taken as an important pathophysiological process for multiple organ dysfunctions in critical patients. Recent studies reported that dual expression programs of the B cells receptors and Toll-like receptors on B-lymphocytes permit these ubiquitous cells to integrate both adaptive and innate immune functions. Our previous studies found that somatostatin inhibited the intestinal inflammatory injury after ischemia-reperfusion in macaques. However, the changes of B cells and the effects of somatostatin on B cells after intestinal ischemia-reperfusion were unclear. METHODS 15 macaques were divided into control, intestinal ischemia-reperfusion and somatostatin pretreatment groups. Immunohistochemistry was performed to identify the distributions of adaptive and innate immunity markers in the iliac mucosa. Hmy2.cir B lymphoblastoid cell line was cultured in vitro study. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to measure IgM, IL-6 and SIgA, and the expressions of B cells transcription factors, PAX-5 and BLIMP-1, were detected by Western blotting. RESULTS B2 lymphocytes in normal Peyer's patches were presented the phenotype of PAX-5+CD20+CD5-. Ischemia-reperfusion increased the numbers and sizes of Peyer's patches but with PAX-5+CD20-CD5- B cells, an unmatured set of B cells. Somatostatin partly kept the phenotype of mature B cells during ischemia-reperfusion. The innate immunity of B cells was inhibited whereas the adaptive immunity was increased in the intestinal mucosa in the somatostatin group, compared to the ischemia-reperfusion group. In vitro, somatostatin significantly inhibited IL-6 and promoted IgM by increasing the expression of both PAX-5 and BLIMP-1 in the proinflammatory condition. CONCLUSION Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion resulted in the proliferation of unmatured B cells which were involved in the augmentation of innate immunity. Somatostatin, with a bi-directional regulation function on innate as well as adaptive immunity of B cells, greatly improved B cells mature in macaques during ischemia-reperfusion. Preventive supplements of somatostatin may greatly limit intestinal injury and bacterial translocation during ischemia-reperfusion.
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- Ling Liu
- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Peptides Related with Human Diseases, Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of Human Diseases, Ministry of Education, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Obremski K, Poniatowska-Broniek G. Zearalenone induces apoptosis and inhibits proliferation in porcine ileal Peyer's patch lymphocytes. Pol J Vet Sci 2015; 18:153-61. [PMID: 25928923 DOI: 10.1515/pjvs-2015-0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zearalenone (ZEN) is one of the most active natural estrogenic compounds that induces apoptosis. This study has been prompted by the widespread occurrence of ZEN in food and feed and limited knowledge about the effects of exposure to low doses of ZEN on the immune system. The aim of the study was to verify the hypothesis that low doses of ZEN contribute to induction of apoptosis and inhibition of proliferation in lymphocytes of the germinal centers (GC) of ileal Peyer's patches (IPP) in pigs. The experiment was performed on 30 female Polish Large White pigs, aged 2 months, with body weight of 15-18 kg, divided into two groups: control (C, n = 15) and experimental (Z, n = 15). On days 14, 28 and 42 of exposure to ZEN (100 μg kg(-1) feed day(-1)), apoptosis in IPP GC was evaluated histologically in HE-stained specimens, immunohistochemically by active caspase-3 staining and in mononucleosome and oligonucleosome detection-based ELISA. Proliferation was evaluated histologically by mitosis detection in HE-stained specimens, immunohistochemically by PCNA staining and in the MTT tetrazolium salt colorimetric assay detecting mitogenic responses of B cells to LPS. Exposure to low doses of ZEN for several weeks intensified apoptosis and weakened proliferation in IPP lymphocytes. ZEN influences gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) by decreasing the expression of CD21+ on B cells and by increasing the percentage of B1 cell populations.
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Tong B, Dou Y, Wang T, Yu J, Wu X, Lu Q, Chou G, Wang Z, Kong L, Dai Y, Xia Y. Norisoboldine ameliorates collagen-induced arthritis through regulating the balance between Th17 and regulatory T cells in gut-associated lymphoid tissues. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2015; 282:90-9. [PMID: 25481498 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2014.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2014] [Revised: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Norisoboldine (NOR), the main active ingredient of the dry root of Lindera aggregata, was previously proven to have substantial therapeutic effects on collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice by oral administration. However, it exhibited a very poor bioavailability in normal rats. The pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamics disconnection attracts us to explore its anti-arthritic mechanism in more detail. In this study, NOR, administered orally, markedly attenuated the pathological changes in CIA rats, which was accompanied by the down-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and the up-regulation of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. Pharmacokinetic studies demonstrated that the plasma concentration of NOR was moderately elevated in CIA rats compared with normal rats, but it was still far lower than the minimal effective concentration required for inhibiting the proliferation and activation of T lymphocytes in vitro. Interestingly, NOR was shown to regulate the balance between Th17 and regulatory T (Treg) cells in the intestinal lymph nodes more strikingly than in other tissues. It could increase the expression of Foxp3 mRNA in both gut and joints, and markedly up-regulate the number of integrin α4β7 (a marker of gut source)-positive Foxp3(+) cells in the joints of CIA rats. These results suggest that the gut might be the primary action site of NOR, and NOR exerts anti-arthritis effect through regulating the balance between Th17 and Treg cells in intestinal lymph nodes and yielding a trafficking of lymphocytes (especially Treg cells) from the gut to joint. The findings of the present study also provide a plausible explanation for the anti-arthritic effects of poorly absorbed compounds like NOR.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Alkaloids/administration & dosage
- Alkaloids/blood
- Alkaloids/pharmacokinetics
- Alkaloids/pharmacology
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents/blood
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacokinetics
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology
- Arthritis, Experimental/blood
- Arthritis, Experimental/chemically induced
- Arthritis, Experimental/drug therapy
- Arthritis, Experimental/immunology
- Arthritis, Experimental/pathology
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte/drug effects
- Collagen Type II
- Cytokines/blood
- Female
- Forkhead Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Freund's Adjuvant
- Inflammation Mediators/blood
- Joints/drug effects
- Joints/immunology
- Joints/metabolism
- Joints/pathology
- Lymph Nodes/drug effects
- Lymph Nodes/immunology
- Lymph Nodes/metabolism
- Mesentery
- Peyer's Patches/drug effects
- Peyer's Patches/immunology
- Peyer's Patches/metabolism
- Rats, Wistar
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/drug effects
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/metabolism
- Th17 Cells/drug effects
- Th17 Cells/immunology
- Th17 Cells/metabolism
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- Bei Tong
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Murofushi Y, Villena J, Morie K, Kanmani P, Tohno M, Shimazu T, Aso H, Suda Y, Hashiguchi K, Saito T, Kitazawa H. The toll-like receptor family protein RP105/MD1 complex is involved in the immunoregulatory effect of exopolysaccharides from Lactobacillus plantarum N14. Mol Immunol 2014; 64:63-75. [PMID: 25466614 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Revised: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The radioprotective 105 (RP105)/MD1 complex is a member of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family. It was reported that RP105/MD1 cooperates with the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) receptor TLR4/MD2 complex and plays a crucial role in the response of immune cells to LPS. This work evaluated whether RP105, TLR4 or TLR2 were involved in the immunoregulatory capacities of Lactobacillus plantarum N14 (LP14) or its exopolysaccharides (EPS). EPS from LP14 were fractionated into neutral (NPS) and acidic (APS) EPS by anion exchange chromatography. Experiments with transfectant HEK(RP105/MD1) and HEK(TLR2) cells demonstrated that LP14 strongly activated NF-κB via RP105 and TLR2. When we studied the capacity of APS to activate NF-κB pathway in HEK(RP105/MD1) and HEK(TLR4) cells; we observed that APS strongly stimulated both transfectant cells. Our results also showed that LP14 and APS were able to decrease the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-8 and MCP-1) in porcine intestinal epithelial (PIE) cells in response to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) challenge. In order to confirm the role of TLR2, TLR4 and RP105 in the immunoregulatory effect of APS from LP14, we used small interfering RNA (siRNA) to knockdown these receptors in PIE cells. The capacity of LP14 and APS to modulate pro-inflammatory cytokine expression was significantly reduced in PIE(RP105-/-) cells. It was also shown that LP14 and APS were capable of upregulating negative regulators of the TLR signaling in PIE cells. This work describes for the first time that a Lactobacillus strain and its EPS reduce inflammation in intestinal epithelial cells in a RP105/MD1-dependend manner.
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- Yo Murofushi
- Food and Feed Immunology Group, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aobaku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
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- Food and Feed Immunology Group, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aobaku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan; Laboratory of Immunobiotechnology, CERELA-CONICET, Tucuman, Argentina.
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- Food and Feed Immunology Group, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aobaku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
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- Food and Feed Immunology Group, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aobaku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
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- Functional Feed Research Team, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, National Agricultural Research Organization, Nasushiobara, Tochigi 329-2793, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aobaku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
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- Cell Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aobaku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Food, Agriculture and Environment, Miyagi University, Sendai 982-0215, Japan.
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- Food and Feed Immunology Group, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aobaku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
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- Food and Feed Immunology Group, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aobaku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
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Xiong Y, Ma Y, Han W, Kodithuwakku ND, Liu LF, Li FW, Fang WR, Li YM. Clematichinenoside AR induces immunosuppression involving Treg cells in Peyer׳s patches of rats with adjuvant induced arthritis. J Ethnopharmacol 2014; 155:1306-1314. [PMID: 25063305 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Clematichinenoside AR (AR) has been defined as a major active ingredient of triterpenoid saponins extracted from Clematidis Radix et Rhizoma, which is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has long been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To further explore the mechanism of AR in the treatment of RA, we investigated whether its immunomodulatory effects are related to Treg-mediated suppression derived from Peyer׳s patches (PPs) in adjuvant induced arthritis (AIA) rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS AR (8, 16, 32 mg/kg) was orally administered daily from Day 18 to Day 31 after immunization. The effect of AR on AIA rats was evaluated by hind paw swelling and histopathological examination. Percentages of CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) T regulatory cells were determined by flow cytometry. Levels of IL-10, TGF-β1, IL-17A and TNF-α were measured by ELISA. Expressions of Foxp3 and RORγ in synovium were detected using immunohistochemical analysis. RESULTS AR treatment significantly reduced paw swelling of AIA rats, and histopathological analysis confirmed it could suppress severity of established arthritis. AR treatment upregulated the percentages of CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) Treg cells among CD4+ T cells in PPs lymphocytes, and increased the levels of IL-10 and TGF-β1 secreted from ConA-activated PPs lymphocytes, whereas decreased the levels of IL-17 A and TNF-α. Similar tendency of circulating CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) Treg cells percentages and serum cytokine levels were observed. Moreover, AR decreased the expression levels of Foxp3 and RORγ in joint synovial membrane. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, these results suggested AR has a potent protective effect on the progression of AIA, probably by augmenting CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) Treg cells in PPs to induce immunosuppression, and modulating the balance between Treg cells and Th17 cells systemically. These findings may help to develop AR as a potent immunosuppressive agent for the treatment of RA.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Arthritis, Experimental/chemically induced
- Arthritis, Experimental/drug therapy
- Arthritis, Experimental/immunology
- Arthritis, Experimental/metabolism
- Cytokines/immunology
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Disease Progression
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- Freund's Adjuvant
- Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology
- Inflammation Mediators/immunology
- Inflammation Mediators/metabolism
- Joints/drug effects
- Joints/immunology
- Joints/metabolism
- Male
- Peyer's Patches/drug effects
- Peyer's Patches/immunology
- Peyer's Patches/metabolism
- Phytotherapy
- Plants, Medicinal
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Saponins/pharmacology
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/drug effects
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/metabolism
- Th17 Cells/drug effects
- Th17 Cells/immunology
- Th17 Cells/metabolism
- Time Factors
- Triterpenes/pharmacology
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- Ying Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Physiology, China Pharmaceutical University, # 24 TongJiaXiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Physiology, China Pharmaceutical University, # 24 TongJiaXiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Physiology, China Pharmaceutical University, # 24 TongJiaXiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Physiology, China Pharmaceutical University, # 24 TongJiaXiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, the Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicines (Ministry of Education), China Pharmaceutical University, # 24 TongJiaXiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, # 24 TongJiaXiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Physiology, China Pharmaceutical University, # 24 TongJiaXiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Physiology, China Pharmaceutical University, # 24 TongJiaXiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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Kiyohara H, Matsuzaki T, Yamada H. Intestinal Peyer's patch-immunomodulating glucomannans from rhizomes of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge. Phytochemistry 2013; 96:337-346. [PMID: 24120159 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Revised: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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During screening for intestinal Peyer's patch-immunomodulating polysaccharides from plant resources including medicinal herbs, a potent modulating activity was observed in a crude polysaccharide fraction (AS-1) from the rhizome of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge. Oral administration of AS-1 (100 mg/kg/day) to aged BALB/c mice enhanced productions of IL-10, IFN-γ and IL-6 from Peyer's patch immunocompetent cells, and its oral administration to ovalbumin (OVA)-fed B10.A mice led to significant suppression on induction of OVA-specific IgE in systemic immune system. Further fractionation of the polysaccharides in the crude polysaccharide fraction, AS-1, yielded 4 polysaccharide fractions that were potently active, and contained glucomannans. Treatment of these polysaccharide fractions with endo-β-D-(1→4)-mannanase significantly decreased their activities. Mannanase digestion of the active glucomannan gave both long and short hexosyl-oligosaccharides, whereas konjac glucomannan, which was inactive, released short oligosaccharides. Structural analysis indicates that the long oligosaccharides from the active glucomannan contain mannanase-resistant complex structure comprising β-D-Man and β-D-Glc.
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- Hiroaki Kiyohara
- Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan; Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan; Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato University, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan.
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Konieczna P, Ferstl R, Ziegler M, Frei R, Nehrbass D, Lauener RP, Akdis CA, O'Mahony L. Immunomodulation by Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 in the murine lamina propria requires retinoic acid-dependent and independent mechanisms. PLoS One 2013; 8:e62617. [PMID: 23704880 PMCID: PMC3660574 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Appropriate dendritic cell processing of the microbiota promotes intestinal homeostasis and protects against aberrant inflammatory responses. Mucosal CD103+ dendritic cells are able to produce retinoic acid from retinal, however their role in vivo and how they are influenced by specific microbial species has been poorly described. Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 (B. infantis) feeding to mice resulted in increased numbers of CD103+retinaldehyde dehydrogenase (RALDH)+ dendritic cells within the lamina propria (LP). Foxp3+ lymphocytes were also increased in the LP, while TH1 and TH17 subsets were decreased. 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal (citral) treatment of mice blocked the increase in CD103+RALDH+ dendritic cells and the decrease in TH1 and TH17 lymphocytes, but not the increase in Foxp3+ lymphocytes. B. infantis reduced the severity of DSS-induced colitis, associated with decreased TH1 and TH17 cells within the LP. Citral treatment confirmed that these effects were RALDH mediated. RALDH+ dendritic cells decreased within the LP of control inflamed animals, while RALDH+ dendritic cells numbers were maintained in the LP of B. infantis-fed mice. Thus, CD103+RALDH+ LP dendritic cells are important cellular targets for microbiota-associated effects on mucosal immunoregulation.
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- Patrycja Konieczna
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
- Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE), Davos, Switzerland
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- AO Research Institute Davos (ARI), Davos, Switzerland
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- Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE), Davos, Switzerland
- Hochgebirgsklinik Davos-Wolfgang, Davos, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
- Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE), Davos, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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Hendricks JM, Hoffman C, Pascual DW, Hardy ME. 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid delivered orally induces isolated lymphoid follicle maturation at the intestinal mucosa and attenuates rotavirus shedding. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49491. [PMID: 23152913 PMCID: PMC3496704 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Glycyrrhizin, an abundant bioactive component of the medicinal licorice root is rapidly metabolized by gut commensal bacteria into 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GRA). Either or both of these compounds have been shown to have antiviral, anti-hepatotoxic, anti-ulcerative, anti-tumor, anti-allergenic and anti-inflammatory activity in vitro or in vivo. In this study, the ability of GRA to modulate immune responses at the small intestinal mucosa when delivered orally was investigated. Analysis of cytokine transcription in duodenal and ileal tissue in response to GRA treatment revealed a pattern of chemokine and chemokine receptor gene expression predictive of B cell recruitment to the gut. Consistent with this finding, GRA induced increases in CD19(+) B cells in the lamina propria and B220(+) B cell aggregates framed by CD11c(+) dendritic cells in structures resembling isolated lymphoid follicles (ILF). Using a mouse model of rotavirus infection, GRA reduced the duration of viral antigen shedding, and endpoint serum antibody titers were higher in GRA-treated animals. Together the data suggest GRA delivered orally augments lymphocyte recruitment to the intestinal mucosa and induces maturation of B cell-rich ILF independently of ectopic antigenic stimulus. These results provide further support a role for dietary ligands in modulation of dynamic intestinal lymphoid tissue.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Antigens, CD19/metabolism
- Antigens, Viral/metabolism
- B-Lymphocytes/drug effects
- B-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD3 Complex
- Cell Aggregation/drug effects
- Cell Count
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Glycyrrhetinic Acid/administration & dosage
- Glycyrrhetinic Acid/analogs & derivatives
- Glycyrrhetinic Acid/pharmacology
- Intestinal Mucosa/drug effects
- Intestinal Mucosa/pathology
- Intestinal Mucosa/virology
- Intestine, Small/drug effects
- Intestine, Small/pathology
- Intestine, Small/virology
- Leukocyte Common Antigens/metabolism
- Ligands
- Lymphoid Tissue/drug effects
- Lymphoid Tissue/growth & development
- Lymphoid Tissue/pathology
- Lymphoid Tissue/virology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Peyer's Patches/drug effects
- Peyer's Patches/pathology
- Peyer's Patches/virology
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/metabolism
- Rotavirus/drug effects
- Rotavirus/immunology
- Rotavirus/physiology
- Rotavirus Infections/immunology
- Rotavirus Infections/pathology
- Syndecan-1/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes/drug effects
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Virus Shedding/drug effects
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- Jay M. Hendricks
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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Xi Y, Day SL, Jackson RJ, Ranasinghe C. Role of novel type I interferon epsilon in viral infection and mucosal immunity. Mucosal Immunol 2012; 5:610-22. [PMID: 22617838 PMCID: PMC3481022 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Intranasal infection with vaccinia virus co-expressing interferon epsilon (VV-HIV-IFN-ε) was used to evaluate the role of IFN-ε in mucosal immunity. VV-HIV- IFN-ε infection induced a rapid VV clearance in lung that correlated with (i) an elevated lung VV-specific CD8(+)CD107a(+)IFN-γ(+) population expressing activation markers CD69/CD103, (ii) enhanced lymphocyte recruitment to lung alveoli with reduced inflammation, and (iii) an heightened functional/cytotoxic CD8(+)CD4(+) T-cell subset (CD3(hi)CCR7(hi)CD62L(lo)) in lung lymph nodes. These responses were different to that observed with intranasal VV-HA-IFN-α(4) or VV-HA-IFN-β infections. When IFN-ε was used in an intranasal/intramuscular heterologous HIV prime-boost immunization, elevated HIV-specific effector, but not memory CD8(+)T cells responses, were observed in spleen, genito-rectal nodes, and Peyer's patch. Homing marker α4β7 and CCR9 analysis indicated that unlike other type I IFNs, IFN-ε could promote migration of antigen-specific CD8(+)T cells to the gut. Our results indicate that IFN-ε has a unique role in the mucosae and most likely can be used to control local lung and/or gut infections (i.e., microbicide) such as tuberculosis, HIV-1, or sexually transmitted diseases.
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- Yang Xi
- Molecular Mucosal Vaccine Immunology Group, Department of Immunology, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Molecular Mucosal Vaccine Immunology Group, Department of Immunology, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Molecular Mucosal Vaccine Immunology Group, Department of Immunology, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Roberts CL, Keita ÅV, Parsons BN, Prorok-Hamon M, Knight P, Winstanley C, O′Kennedy N, Söderholm JD, Rhodes JM, Campbell BJ. Soluble plantain fibre blocks adhesion and M-cell translocation of intestinal pathogens. J Nutr Biochem 2012; 24:97-103. [PMID: 22818716 PMCID: PMC3520008 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2012.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Revised: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 02/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Dietary fibres may have prebiotic effects mediated by promotion of beneficial bacteria. This study explores the possibility that soluble plant fibre may also improve health by inhibiting epithelial adhesion and translocation by pathogenic bacteria. We have focussed on soluble non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) from plantain bananas (Musa spp.) which previous studies showed to be particularly effective at blocking Escherichia coli epithelial adherence. In vitro and ex vivo studies assessed the ability of plantain NSP to inhibit epithelial cell adhesion and invasion of various bacterial pathogens, and to inhibit their translocation through microfold (M)-cells and human Peyer′s patches mounted in Ussing chambers. Plantain NSP showed dose-related inhibition of epithelial adhesion and M-cell translocation by a range of pathogens. At 5 mg/ml, a concentration readily achievable in the gut lumen, plantain NSP inhibited adhesion to Caco2 cells by Salmonella Typhimurium (85.0±8.2%, P<.01), Shigella sonnei (46.6±29.3%, P<.01), enterotoxigenic E.coli (56.1±23.7%, P<.05) and Clostridium difficile (67.6±12.3%, P<.001), but did not inhibit adhesion by enteropathogenic E.coli. Plantain NSP also inhibited invasion of Caco2 cells by S. Typhimurium (80.2 ± 9.7%) and Sh. sonnei (46.7±13.4%); P<.01. Plantain NSP, 5 mg/ml, also inhibited translocation of S. Typhimurium and Sh. sonnei across M-cells by 73.3±5.2% and 46.4±7.7% respectively (P<.05). Similarly, S. Typhimurium translocation across Peyer′s patches was reduced 65.9±8.1% by plantain NSP (P<.01). Soluble plantain fibre can block epithelial adhesion and M-cell translocation of intestinal pathogens. This represents an important novel mechanism by which soluble dietary fibres can promote intestinal health and prevent infective diarrhoea.
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- Carol L. Roberts
- Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, L69 3GE Liverpool, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, L69 3GE Liverpool, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, L69 3GE Liverpool, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, L69 3GE Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK
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- Provexis Plc, c/o Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, AB21 9S, Aberdeen, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, L69 3GE Liverpool, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, L69 3GE Liverpool, UK
- Corresponding author. Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, L69 3GE, Liverpool, UK. Tel.: + 44 0 151 794 6829; fax: + 44 0 151 794 6825.
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Henderson AJ, Kumar A, Barnett B, Dow SW, Ryan EP. Consumption of rice bran increases mucosal immunoglobulin A concentrations and numbers of intestinal Lactobacillus spp. J Med Food 2012; 15:469-75. [PMID: 22248178 PMCID: PMC3338111 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2011.0213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2011] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Gut-associated lymphoid tissue maintains mucosal homeostasis by combating pathogens and inducing a state of hyporesponsiveness to food antigens and commensal bacteria. Dietary modulation of the intestinal immune environment represents a novel approach for enhancing protective responses against pathogens and inflammatory diseases. Dietary rice bran consists of bioactive components with disease-fighting properties. Therefore, we conducted a study to determine the effects of whole dietary rice bran intake on mucosal immune responses and beneficial gut microbes. Mice were fed a 10% rice bran diet for 28 days. Serum and fecal samples were collected throughout the study to assess total immunoglobulin A (IgA) concentrations. Tissue samples were collected for cellular immune phenotype analysis, and concentrations of native gut Lactobacillus spp. were enumerated in the fecal samples. We found that dietary rice bran induced an increase in total IgA locally and systemically. In addition, B lymphocytes in the Peyer's patches of mice fed rice bran displayed increased surface IgA expression compared with lymphocytes from control mice. Antigen-presenting cells were also influenced by rice bran, with a significant increase in myeloid dendritic cells residing in the lamina propria and mesenteric lymph nodes. Increased colonization of native Lactobacillus was observed in rice bran-fed mice compared with control mice. These findings suggest that rice bran-induced microbial changes may contribute to enhanced mucosal IgA responses, and we conclude that increased rice bran consumption represents a promising dietary intervention to modulate mucosal immunity for protection against enteric infections and induction of beneficial gut bacteria.
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- Angela J. Henderson
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Center for Rhizosphere Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Gostishchev VK, Kosinets VA, Matusevich EA, Adamenko GP. [Metabolic immunocorrection treatment of experimental widespread purulent peritonitis]. Eksp Klin Farmakol 2012; 75:42-46. [PMID: 22550860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The effect of citoflavin and neoton preparations on the migration activity of neutrophil granulocytes under action of mitogen-induced immunocompetent blood cells, Peyer's patches, spleen and inguinal lymph was studied on a group of 55 male chinchilla rabbits with experimental model of widespread purulent peritonitis. It is established that the regulating action of immunocompetent cells on the migration of neutrophil leukocytes under the conditions of widespread purulent peritonitis is stable and widespread process, which is observed within 5 days of the postoperative period. The use of citoflavin and neoton during the postoperative period produces correction of the activity of immunocompetent cells, changing their properties in regulation of the migratory activity of neutrophil granulocytes. The effect is characteristic of both preparations and it is observed in all investigated organs, being manifested to a greater degree in immunocompetent cells of peripheral blood and Peyer's patches. Metabolic preparation citoflavin exhibits a more pronounced immunotropic action in comparison to neoton, which contains creatine phosphate.
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Grønhaug TE, Kiyohara H, Sveaass A, Diallo D, Yamada H, Paulsen BS. Beta-D-(1→4)-galactan-containing side chains in RG-I regions of pectic polysaccharides from Biophytum petersianum Klotzsch. contribute to expression of immunomodulating activity against intestinal Peyer's patch cells and macrophages. Phytochemistry 2011; 72:2139-2147. [PMID: 21880338 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2011] [Revised: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The aerial parts of the medicinal plant Biophytum petersianum have a long tradition for being used in Mali and other West-African countries against various ailments such as wound healing and malaria. Previous studies on polysaccharides from water extracts of the aerial parts showed the presence of pectic like polymers with an effect on the human complement system as well as the ability to activate macrophages and dendritic cells. The present study shows that pectic polysaccharide fragments (BPII.1 and BPII.2) as well as the original pectic polysaccharide (BPII) expressed immunomodulating activity against Peyer's patch immunocompetent cells. Exo-β-D-(1→3)-galactanase digestion succeeded to decrease IL-6 production enhancing activity against Peyer's patch cells of BPII.2, but the activity of BPII.1 did not decrease. Endo-β-D-(1→4)-galactanase digestion reduced the activities of both BPII.1 and BPII.2. BPII.1 and BPII.2 also stimulated IL-6 production enhancing activity against macrophages, and the activities of both pectic fragments were significantly decreased by either enzymic digestion with exo-β-D-(1→3)-galactanase or endo-β-D-(1→4)-galactanase. Trimming of terminal GlcA by exo-β-D-glucuronidase digestion did not affect IL-6 production enhancing activity against macrophages of both pectic fragments. Methylation analyses of endo-β-D-(1→4)-galactanase digestion products showed the characteristic decrement of 4-linked Gal residues in the pectic fragments. These results suggest that β-D-(1→4)-galactan-containing side chains in BPII.1 and BPII.2 play an important role for expression of immunomodulating activity against both Peyer's patch immunocompetent cells and macrophages in addition to β-D-(1→3,6)-galactan chains.
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Zhang H, Liu L, Wen K, Huang J, Geng S, Shen J, Pan Z, Jiao X. Chimeric flagellin expressed by Salmonella typhimurium induces an ESAT-6-specific Th1-type immune response and CTL effects following intranasal immunization. Cell Mol Immunol 2011; 8:496-501. [PMID: 21841816 PMCID: PMC4012927 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2011.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Revised: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The flagellin component FliC of Salmonella typhimurium is capable of activating the innate immune system via specific interactions with TLR5 and can also act as a carrier of foreign antigen to elicit antigen-specific immune responses. Thus, we constructed an attenuated Salmonella strain SL5928(fliC/esat) expressing chimeric flagellin that contained the ESAT-6 antigen coding sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis inserted into the highly variable region of the Salmonella flagellin coding gene fliC(i). The chimeric flagellin functioned normally, as demonstrated using a flagella swarming assay and electron microscopy. To analyze the effects of chimeric flagellin, the cell-mediated immune response and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) effects specific for ESAT-6 antigen were tested after intranasal immunization of mice with flagellated Salmonella SL5928(fliC/esat). The results showed that SL5928(fliC/esat) intranasal immunization can strongly elicit an ESAT-6-specific T helper (Th) 1-type immune response in mucosal lymphoid tissues, such as nasopharynx-associated lymph nodes, lung and Peyer's patches, and a Th1/Th2 response was elicited in spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes. Furthermore, intranasal immunization of SL5928(fliC/esat) produced efficient CTL effects, as demonstrated using a 5- and 6-carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE) assay. Thus, our study revealed that Salmonella flagellin acts as a carrier for foreign antigen and triggers strong Th1 and CTL responses during intranasal immunization. Chimeric flagellin is potentially an effective strategy for the development of novel vaccines against tuberculosis in humans and animals.
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- Hui Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Ko SK, Jin M, Pyo MY. Inonotus obliquus extracts suppress antigen-specific IgE production through the modulation of Th1/Th2 cytokines in ovalbumin-sensitized mice. J Ethnopharmacol 2011; 137:1077-1082. [PMID: 21820502 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Revised: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus, IO) has been used as a folk remedy for cancer, digestive system diseases, and other illnesses in Russia and Eastern Europe. AIM OF THE STUDY In the present study, we investigated the immunomodulating effects of IO through in vivo and ex vivo studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS Serum immunoglobulins (IgE, IgG(1), and IgG(2a)) and cytokines (interleukin (IL)-4, interferon (IFN)-γ, and IL-2) were measured in concanavalin A (ConA)-stimulated splenocytes and CD4(+) T cells. The nitric oxide (NO) secretion of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated peritoneal macrophages was also measured after oral administration of 50, 100, or 200 mg kg(-1) d(-1) IO hot water extract (IOE) to ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized BALB/c mice. RESULTS We found that the OVA-induced increase in serum IgE and IgG(2a) was significantly suppressed when IOE was orally administered after the second immunization with OVA. ConA stimulation in spleen cells isolated from OVA-sensitized mice treated with 100 mg kg(-1) IOE resulted in a 25.2% decrease in IL-4 production and a 102.4% increase in IFN-γ, compared to the controls. Moreover, IL-4, IFN-γ, and IL-2 were significantly reduced after ConA stimulation in isolated CD4(+)T cells. We also determined that IOE inhibits the secretion of NO from LPS-stimulated peritoneal macrophages ex vivo. CONCLUSIONS We suggest that IO modulates immune responses through secretion of Th1/Th2 cytokines in immune cells and regulates antigen-specific antibody production.
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- Suk-kyung Ko
- Lab of Hygienic Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, 52 Hyochangwon-gil, Youngsan-ku, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea
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Kato H, Samizo M, Kawabata R, Takano F, Ohta T. Stilbenoids from the melinjo (Gnetum gnemon L.) fruit modulate cytokine production in murine Peyer's patch cells ex vivo. Planta Med 2011; 77:1027-1034. [PMID: 21267811 DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Melinjo fruit ( Gnetum gnemon L.) has been used as a food in Southeast Asia. To investigate if this fruit has regulatory actions on ileal immune responses, we measured T-helper (Th) cytokine production, i.e., interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, IL-5, and interferon-gamma (IFN- γ), in cultured Peyer's patch (PP) cells from mice orally treated with a methanol extract of melinjo fruit. Oral administration of the 50 % ethanol extract at 100 mg/kg/day significantly enhanced the production of the Th1 cytokines IL-2 and IFN- γ irrespective of concanavalin-A stimulation, whereas the production of the Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-5 was not affected. We also isolated seven active constituents accompanied with two new stilbenoids from the ethylacetate fraction of the extracts. The structure of the new stilbene glucosides gnemonoside L (5) and gnemonoside M (7) was determined by 1D and 2D NMR and MS analyses. Five known stilbenoids were identified as resveratrol (1), isorhapontigenin (2), gnemonoside D (4), gnetins C (3) and E (6). Among these tested compounds, only new stilbenoid 7 strongly enhanced Th1 cytokine production in cultured PP cells at 10 mg/kg/day. These results indicated that this melinjo extract and its active constituent 7 potentiated T-cell-dependent immune responses in the ileal mucosa.
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- Hikaru Kato
- Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Medrano M, Racedo SM, Rolny IS, Abraham AG, Pérez PF. Oral administration of kefiran induces changes in the balance of immune cells in a murine model. J Agric Food Chem 2011; 59:5299-5304. [PMID: 21504180 DOI: 10.1021/jf1049968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the oral administration of kefiran on the balance of immune cells in a murine model. Six week old BALB/c mice were treated with kefiran (300 mg/L) for 0, 2 and 7 days. Kefiran treatment increased the number of IgA+ cells in lamina propria after 2 and 7 days. Percentage of B220+/MHCII(high) cells in mesenteric lymph nodes (2 days) and Peyer's patches (7 days) was higher compared to untreated control mice. An increase of macrophages (F4/80+ cells) was observed in lamina propria and peritoneal cavity (2 and 7 days). In contrast, at day 7, macrophage population decreased in Peyer's patches. These results show the ability of kefiran to modify the balance of immune cells in intestinal mucosa. This property could be highly relevant for the comprehension of the probiotic effect attributed to kefir.
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- Micaela Medrano
- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos, CCT La Plata, CONICET, UNLP, La Plata, Argentina
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Yamaguchi M, Hasegawa I, Yahagi N, Ishigaki Y, Takano F, Ohta T. Carotenoids modulate cytokine production in Peyer's patch cells ex vivo. J Agric Food Chem 2010; 58:8566-8572. [PMID: 20681644 DOI: 10.1021/jf101295y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of carotenoid and capsaicin constituents of Capsicum on intestinal immune responses in mice. Peyer's patch (PP) cells were isolated from mice orally administered with capsaicin, or one of three carotenoids (beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, or lycopene), at 5 mg/kg/day for 7 consecutive days. Collagenase-separated PP cells were then cultured in the presence or absence of concanavalin A (Con A). PP cells from mice treated with capsaicin, beta-carotene, or beta-cryptoxanthin all showed significantly enhanced interleukin (IL)-2 and interferon (IFN)-gamma production when costimulated with 5 microg/mL Con A, with capsaicin having the greatest effect (approximately two times greater than in normal mice). No increase in the production of IL-2 or IL-4 was observed when PP cells from mice were cultured without Con A. We further tested the combined efficacy of carotenoids and capsaicin on intestinal T-cell cytokine production. Oral administration of capsaicin with beta-carotene, both at 5 mg/kg/day for 7 days, increased IFN-gamma and IL-2 production in cultured PP cells costimulated with Con A. In contrast, oral administration of beta-cryptoxanthin counteracted the stimulatory effect of capsaicin treatment on T-helper cytokine production. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that the population of IFN-gamma(+) and IL-4(+) cells in PPs from mice administered capsaicin and/or carotenoids did not change, which suggested that the effects of carotenoids and capsaicin on cytokine production were not due to changes in the lymphoid population in PPs. These results indicate that carotenoids and capsaicin, which are common components of foods such as Capsicum, mutually modulate T-cell immune responses to exogenous or endogenous inducers such as antigens in PPs, without changing the lymphoid population. Carotenoids modulate the potentiality of cytokine production in T cells or indirectly activate T cells but have no triggering effect such as Con A.
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- Masaya Yamaguchi
- Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Kiyohara H, Uchida T, Takakiwa M, Matsuzaki T, Hada N, Takeda T, Shibata T, Yamada H. Different contributions of side-chains in beta-D-(1-->3,6)-galactans on intestinal Peyer's patch-immunomodulation by polysaccharides from Astragalus mongholics Bunge. Phytochemistry 2010; 71:280-293. [PMID: 19913859 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2008] [Revised: 09/26/2009] [Accepted: 10/01/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Thirteen polysaccharides isolated from an extract of the aerial portions of Astragalus mongholics Bunge demonstrated immunomodulating activity against Peyer's patch immunocompetent cells. Nine of the active polysaccharide fractions were composed of either arabinogalactans, pectic arabinogalactans or pectins. The activities of the arabinogalactans and pectic arabinogalactans were associated with beta-D-(1-->3)-galactan moieties branched with beta-D-(1-->6)-galactooligosaccharide side-chains having degrees of polymerization of 8 or less. Degradation of the beta-D-(1-->3)-galactan or beta-D-(1-->6)-galactosyl side-chains in the arabinogalactans significantly decreased immunomodulating activity. Rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I) with beta-D-(1-->3,6)-galactosyl side-chains having terminal beta-D-GlcA showed activity in the pectin-enriched fractions. Interestingly, the terminal GlcA was not required for activity of the arabinogalactan-enriched fractions, suggesting at least two different immunomodulating structures.
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- Hiroaki Kiyohara
- Department of Drug Discovery Science, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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Liu YW, Liu JC, Huang CY, Wang CK, Shang HF, Hou WC. Effects of oral administration of yam tuber storage protein, dioscorin, to BALB/c mice for 21-days on immune responses. J Agric Food Chem 2009; 57:9274-9. [PMID: 19743857 DOI: 10.1021/jf902245k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Dioscorin, the tuber storage protein of yam, was reported to have immunomodulatory activity in RAW264.7 murine macrophage cell lines ( Food and Chemical Toxicology , 2007 , 45 , 2312 -2318 ). However, the immunomodulatory function of dioscorin after being ingested was not elucidated in vivo. Hence, BALB/c mice were given oral dioscorin (2.5 and 20 mg/kg/day) once a day for 21-days. Lymphocyte subpopulation changes in the peripheral blood and splenocytes, stimulation in phagocytosis of the polymorphonuclear cell (PMN) and monocytes, the natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity, the splenocyte proliferation, and cytokine secretions in the presence of PHA were determined. The number changes of Peyer's patches and secreted IgA (sIgA) in the feces were determined. Oral dioscorin for 21-days increased the subpopulation in natural killer cells (CD49(+)) and/or B cells (CD19(+)), elevated the phagocytosis of PMN (p < 0.01) and MON (p < 0.01), and the NK cell cytotoxic activity (p < 0.05), and stimulated splenocyte proliferations in the presence of LPS or PHA (p < 0.05) in comparison with those of the control. Cytokines of INF-gamma, IL-4, and IL-10 secretions, the numbers of Peyer's patches, and sIgA in the feces showed higher levels in oral dioscorin and significant difference to those of the control (p < 0.001). These results suggested that dioscorin exhibited systemic and mucosal immunomodulatory activities after being ingested in vivo.
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- Yen-Wenn Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Budec M, Marković D, Djikić D, Mitrović O, Drndarević N, Koko V, Todorović V. Blockade of nitric oxide synthesis modulates rat immunoglobulin A. Neuroimmunomodulation 2009; 16:155-61. [PMID: 19246937 DOI: 10.1159/000204228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2008] [Accepted: 08/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Nitric oxide (NO) is known as a regulator of inflammation and immunity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of this signal molecule on the rat immunoglobulin A (IgA) system using Nomega-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME), which inhibits the activity of all isoforms of NO synthase. METHODS The experiments were performed on adult female Wistar rats showing diestrus day 1 that were treated with L-NAME (30 or 50 mg/kg, s.c.). Untreated and saline-injected animals were used as controls. The rats were sacrificed 3 h following L-NAME or saline administration. The concentration of IgA in serum and intestinal extracts was determined by a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The number of IgA-expressing cells per area unit of Peyer's patches and the intestinal lamina propria was evaluated using stereological analysis. RESULTS The results showed that L-NAME decreased the level of IgA in serum and elevated its concentration in intestinal extracts. Additionally, the increased number of IgA+ cells was found in the intestinal lamina propria in both experimental groups. CONCLUSION Obtained findings imply that endogenous NO may modulate the IgA system in the rat.
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- Mirela Budec
- Department of Pathology and Cytology, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Nofrarías M, Manzanilla EG, Pujols J, Gibert X, Majó N, Segalés J, Gasa J. Effects of spray-dried porcine plasma and plant extracts on intestinal morphology and on leukocyte cell subsets of weaned pigs. J Anim Sci 2008; 84:2735-42. [PMID: 16971575 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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We evaluated the effects of a 6% spray-dried porcine plasma (SDPP) and a plant extracts mixture (XT; 5% carvacrol, 3% cinnamaldehyde, and 2% capsicum oleoresin) on the productive performance, intestinal morphology, and leukocyte cell subsets of early-weaned pigs compared with a control group. Morphometry of the jejunum, ileum, and colon, and immune cell analysis of blood, ileocolic lymph node (LN), and ileal Peyer's patches were done in 24 weaned pigs (20 +/- 2 d) at 19 or 21 d postweaning. Although SDPP and XT treatments did not increase ADG or ADFI, SDPP improved the G:F ratio (P = 0.024) compared with the control group. Dietary SDPP reduced the percentages of blood monocytes (P = 0.006) and macrophages in ileal Peyer's patches and LN (P = 0.04), of B lymphocytes (P = 0.04) and gammadelta+ T cells in LN (P = 0.009), and of intraepithelial lymphocytes (P = 0.026) as well as the density of lamina propria cells in the colon (P < 0.01). Dietary XT reduced intraepithelial lymphocyte numbers in jejunum (P = 0.034) and the percentages of blood cytotoxic cells (P = 0.07) and B lymphocytes in LN (P = 0.03); however, XT increased blood monocytes (P = 0.038) and the density of lamina propria lymphocytes in the colon (P = 0.003). These results indicate that dietary SDPP and plant extracts can affect intestinal morphology and immune cell subsets of gut tissues and blood in weaned pigs. Furthermore, the effects of SDPP suggest lower activation of the immune system of the piglets.
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- M Nofrarías
- Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal-Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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Maeshima Y, Fukatsu K, Moriya T, Ikezawa F, Ueno C, Saitoh D, Mochizuki H. Influence of adding fish oil to parenteral nutrition on gut-associated lymphoid tissue. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2007; 31:416-22. [PMID: 17712151 DOI: 10.1177/0148607107031005416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lack of enteral nutrition reduces gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) mass and function, a mechanism underlying the increased morbidity of infectious complications in severely injured or critically ill patients. Strategies to restore parenteral nutrition (PN)-induced changes of GALT mass and function have been pursued. However, the influences of adding fish oil to PN on gut immunity remain to be clarified. METHODS Male Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mice (n = 50) were randomized to 4 groups: ad libitum chow (chow), fat free PN (fat (-)-PN), PN + fish oil (FO-PN), and PN + safflower oil (SO-PN). The PN groups were given isocaloric and isonitrogenous PN solutions. The FO- and SO-PN groups received 20% of total calories from fat emulsions. After 5 days of feeding, lymphocytes from Peyer's patches (PPs), the intraepithelial space (IE), and the lamina propria (LP) of the entire small intestine were isolated. GALT lymphocyte numbers and phenotypes (CD4+, CD8+, alphabetaTCR+, gammadeltaTCR+, B220+ cells) were determined. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels of small intestinal washings were also measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Another set of mice (n = 24) was used to determine plasma fatty acid compositions after feeding. RESULTS Lymphocyte numbers from PPs and the LP and intestinal IgA levels were significantly lower in the PN groups than in the chow group, with no significant differences between any 2 PN groups. The FO- and SO-PN groups showed moderate recovery of IE cell numbers compared with the fat (-)-PN group. Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid levels were increased with fish and safflower oil additions, respectively, compared with the fat (-)-PN group. CONCLUSIONS Adding fish oil to PN does not exacerbate PN-induced GALT changes but rather partially reverses these changes, with increased plasma omega-3 fatty acid levels.
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He YH, Luo XJ, Qian XW, Wu ZP, Lv AP. [Effects of Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid on enteric mucosal immune responses in mice with Bacillus dysenteriae and Salmonella typhimurium induced diarrhea]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2007. [PMID: 18257268 DOI: 10.3321/j.issn:1001-5302.2007.22.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the effects of Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid (HXZQ) on enteric mucosal immune responses in mice with Bacillus dysenteriae and Salmonella typhimurium induced diarrhea (BSD). METHOD Mice were randomly divided into four groups with 10 mice in each group: control group (control), BSD group, Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid treated BSD groups at high dosage and low dosage (HXZQ high, HXZQ low). HXZQ was administrated from the day of diarrhea induction at dosage of 5.21 g kg(-1) and 0.52 g kg (-1) respectively. Peyer's patch and periphery lymphocytes were prepared for flow cytometry, and level of TNF-alpha in periphery and enteric tissue homogenate were determined with ELISA. Student's t-test was used for statistics. RESULT Mice in BSD group started showing continuous diarrhea at the day of induction till the fourth day when the mice were sacrificed. Diarrhea in the mice of HXZQ high and low groups lasted for 36 and 54 h respectively. There were more CD4+ and CD8+ cells in periphery, less CD4+ cells in peyer's patch in BSD mice comparing to normal mice. In peyer's patch, there were more CD8+ cells in mice in HXZQ high and low groups and more CD4+ in mice in HXZQ high group. Higher level TNF-alpha in periphery and intestinal tissue homogenate in BSD group were observed. Mice in HXZQ high group showed the decreased level TNF-alpha in periphery and enteric tissue homogenate. CONCLUSION The immune regulation on peyer's patch CD4+ and CD8+ cells and suppression on TNF-alpha level in enteric homogenate might partially explain the effect of HXZQ on improvement of BSD.
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- Ying-hui He
- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center (NPEC) for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China
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