Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (1): 1-12.DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2025.01.001
CHENG Yuan1, ZHANG Xiaosi2, LI Junxiang2, ZHANG Liming2, DAI Yi2,3, XIE Chune2, SHI Lei2, LI Xiaohong2(
), KOU Fushun4(
)
Received:2023-06-11
Accepted:2023-10-22
Online:2025-02-15
Published:2025-01-10
Contact:
Prof. LI Xiaohong, Gastroenterology Department, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China, Supported by:CHENG Yuan, ZHANG Xiaosi, LI Junxiang, ZHANG Liming, DAI Yi, XIE Chune, SHI Lei, LI Xiaohong, KOU Fushun. Hewei Jiangni granule (和胃降逆颗粒) alleviates visceral hypersensitivity of non-erosive reflux disease via stromal interaction molecule 1/transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily member 1 pathway[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2025, 45(1): 1-12.
Figure 1 HWJNG ameliorated pathological damage and regulated related indicators in NERD mice A: HE staining of esophageal mucosa in lower third of esophagus of mice (× 200), respectively; B: toluidine blue staining of esophageal mucosa in lower third of esophagus of mice (× 200), respectively; C: total counts of MCs; D: blood glucose; E: weights; F: PH values; G: mechanical paw withdrawal threshold; H: thermal withdrawal latency. A1, B1: Control group; A2, B2: Model group; A3, B3: Omeprazole group; A4, B4: HWJNG-L group; A5, B5: HWJNG-H group. Control group: deionized water; Model group: fructose water and restraint stress; Omeprazole group: model group + Omeprazole at 0.06 mg·kg-1·d-1; HWJNG-L: low dose of HWJNG at 0.24 g/kg; HWJNG-H: high dose of HWJNG at 0.48 g/kg. HWJNG: Hewei Jiangni granule. Statistical analyses were measured using one-way analysis of variance for multimal comparisons. Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation (n = 5). Compared with the control group, aP < 0.001, dP < 0.01; compared with the model group, bP < 0.001, eP < 0.01; compared with the HWJNG-H group, cP = 0.08, fP < 0.05.
Figure 2 Observation of pathological damage in non-erosive reflux disease repaired by HWJNG under electron microscopy A: dilated epithelial cell space (× 1000); B: dilated intercellular space (× 2500); C: mitochondria morphological changes (× 8000); D: desmosome morphological changes (× 15 000); E: width of mucosal intercellular space (× 2500); F: quantity of desmosomes (× 15000). A1, B1, C1, D1: Control group; A2, B2, C2, D2: model group; A3, B3, C3, D3: omeprazole group; A4, B4, C4, D4: HWJNG-L group; A5, B5, C5, D5: HWJNG-H group. Control group: deionized water; Model group: fructose water and restraint stress; Omeprazole group: model group + Omeprazole at 0.06 mg·kg-1·d-1; HWJNG-L: low dose of HWJNG at 0.24 g/kg; HWJNG-H: high dose of HWJNG at 0.48 g/kg. HWJNG: Hewei Jiangni granule. Statistical analyses were measured using one-way analysis of variance for multimal comparisons. Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation (n = 5). Compared with the control group, aP < 0.001; compared with the model group, bP < 0.001; compared with the HWJNG-H group, cP < 0.05.
Figure 3 HWJNG treatment regulates protein and mRNA expressions of STIM1, TRPV1 and related neurotransmitters in esophageal mucosa and DRG of mice A: relative protein levels of SP, PAR2, and CGRP in esophageal mucosa (n = 5). A1: SP; A2: PAR2; A3: CGRP. B: relative m RNA levels of SP, PAR2 and CGRP assessed in esophageal mucosa (n = 3). B1: SP; B2: PAR2; B3: CGRP. C: relativemRNA levels of SP, CGRP, STIM1 and TRPV1 assessed in DRG (n = 3). C1: SP; C2: CGRP; C3: STIM1; C4: TRPV1. D: representative band of STIM1 and TRPV1 protein detected by WB in DRG (n = 3). E: relative protein levels of STIM1 results in DRG (n = 3). F: relative protein levels of TRPV1 results in DRG (n = 3). Control group: deionized water; Model group: fructose water and restraint stress; HWJNG: Low dose of HWJNG at 0.24 g/kg + high dose of HWJNG at 0.48 g/kg. STIM1: stromal interaction molecule 1; TRPV1: transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily member 1; DRG: dorsal root ganglion cells; SP: substance P; PAR2: protease activated receptors-2; CGRP: calcitonin gene-related peptide; HWJNG: Hewei Jiangni granule. Statistical analyses were measured using one-way analysis of variance for multimal comparisons. Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation (n = 5). Compared with the control group, aP < 0.001, cP < 0.01; compared with the model group, bP < 0.001, dP < 0.01. eP < 0.05.
Figure 4 STIM1 deficiency and overexpression affect the therapeutic of HWJNG on DRG cells with P815 cells co-culture A: P815 cells adhesion to DRGs cells via a fluorescence adhesion assay in different groups. The protein levels of PAR2. A1: Blank; A2: Model; A3: model + HWJNG; A4: model + oeCtrl; A5: model + oeSTIM1 + HWJNG; A6: model + siCtrl; A7: model + siSTIM1. B: relative protein levels of SP assessed by ELISA in DRG cells. C: relative protein levels of PAR2 assessed by ELISA in DRG cells. D: relative protein levels of CGRP assessed by ELISA in DRG cells. E: levels of Orai1 mRNA assessed by RT- qPCR in DRG cells. F: levels of TRPV1 mRNA assessed by RT- qPCR in DRG cells. G: levels of STIM1 mRNA assessed by RT- qPCR in DRG cells. Blank group: DRG cells with P815 Cells; Model group: blank group + SP; Model + HWJNG: Model group + HWJNG; Model + oeCtrl: Model group + oeCtrl; Model + oeSTIM1 + HWJNG; Model group + oeSTIM1 + HWJNG; Model + siCtrl: Model group + siCtrl; Model + siSTIM1: Model group + siSTIM1; oeCtrl; STIM1 overexpression control; oeSTIMI; overexpression STIM1; siCtrl; STIM1 siRNA control; siSTIM1; siRNA STIM1. SP: substance P; STIM1: stromal interaction molecule 1; TRPV1: potential vanilloid subfamily member 1; PAR-2: protease activated receptor-2; CGRP: alcitonin gene-related peptide; HWJNG: Hewei Jiangni granule. Statistical analyses were measured using one-way analysis of variance for multimal comparisons. Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation (n = 5). Compared with the control group, aP < 0.001; compared with the model group, bP < 0.001; compared with the model + HWJNG group, cP < 0.01, dP < 0.05.
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