Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 1187-1193.DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2024.06.007

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Untargeted serum metabonomic reveals alleviated ovalbumin-induced asthma by Baijin Pingchuan (白金平喘) through primary bile acid biosynthesis

DING Lizhong, ZHANG Qiang, SUN Yingying, KONG Yibu, SONG Yongfu, WANG Yongji()   

  1. Department of Pediatrics, the Affiliated hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130017, China
  • Received:2023-07-22 Accepted:2023-11-27 Online:2024-12-15 Published:2024-11-12
  • Contact: WANG Yongji, Department of Pediatrics, the Affiliated hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130017, China. wangyjcczyy@163.com Telephone: +86-431-81953806
  • Supported by:
    Science and Technology Development Plan Project of Jilin Provincial: Research on the Development of Baijin Pingchuan Granules as an In-hospital Preparation for the Treatment of Pediatric Asthma (Heat-type Asthma)(20200404043YY);Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Project of Jilin Provincial: Exploring the Mechanism of Baijin Pingchuan Granules in Alleviating Airway Inflammation in Asthma based on the “Three-Stage Differentiation and Treatment” Theory of National Medical Masters(2020090)

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of baijinpingchuan (白金平喘, BJPC) on the asthma rat model and identify differential metabolites and disturbed metabolic pathways.

METHODS: The rats were categorized into six groups: control, dexamethasone (DEX), ovalbumin (OVA), and low-, median-, and high-dose BJPC. The rats, except for the control group, were initially treated with OVA to develop the asthma model, which was then activated using DEX, OVA, and low-, median-, and high-dose BJPC. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit was used to detect the expression of interleukin (IL)-33, IL-25, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1). Hematoxylin and eosin staining were performed to observe the pathological condition of the lung. Untargeted serum metabonomic analysis was conducted to identify differential metabolites and disturbed metabolic pathways.

RESULTS: High-dose BJPC significantly inhibited the expression of IL-33, IL-25, TSLP, and TGF-β1 (P < 0.0001). Further, high-dose BJPC improved inflammatory cell infiltration, which plays a similar role in asthma as DEX. OVA-induced and BJPC-treated rats were identified through 17 differential metabolites, especially cholic acid. Furthermore, primary bile acid biosynthesis was a significantly differential pathway in the mechanism of BJPC for treating asthma.

CONCLUSIONS: BJPC plays an anti-inflammation role in asthma, which might be a promising therapy through mediating primary bile acid biosynthesis.

Key words: asthma, ovalbumin, untargeted serum metabonomic, Baijin Pingchuan

Cite this article

DING Lizhong, ZHANG Qiang, SUN Yingying, KONG Yibu, SONG Yongfu, WANG Yongji. Untargeted serum metabonomic reveals alleviated ovalbumin-induced asthma by Baijin Pingchuan (白金平喘) through primary bile acid biosynthesis[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2024, 44(6): 1187-1193.