Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (4): 676-685.DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2023.04.001
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ZHOU Jun1, WANG Junhua2, LI Xiaobing2, WAN Chenyi2, LI Fangjun2, Lü Yanni3, CHEN Hao2(), SUN Meiying2()
Received:
2022-10-22
Accepted:
2023-03-04
Online:
2023-08-15
Published:
2023-07-03
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CHEN Hao, Department of Neurology, Gaoxin branch of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330000, China. 15179132576@163.com. Telephone: +86-15113826448Supported by:
ZHOU Jun, WANG Junhua, LI Xiaobing, WAN Chenyi, LI Fangjun, Lü Yanni, CHEN Hao, SUN Meiying. Efficacy of Heshouwu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori) on gut mircobiota in mice with autoimmune encephalomyelitis[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023, 43(4): 676-685.
Figure 1 Heshouwu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori) ameliorated the severity of EAE mice A: schematic timeline for the experimental procedures, at baseline (T1) mice in P. multiflorum group were administered orally with Heshouwu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori, 100 mg·kg-1·d-1) and Ad libitum group were treated with vehicle buffer for 2 weeks. (T2) Thereafter, all mice were injected intraperitoneally with PTX (300 mg, resuspended in 100 μL phosphate-buffered saline) and MOG35-55 peptide in CFA for immunization 7 d additionally, (T3) clinical EAE. B: EAE clinical score was assessed in mice treated with either vehicle buffer (ad libitum) or different concentration of P. multiforum (50, 100 and 200 mg·kg-1·d-1) daily and shown (n = 7). Three independent experiments were performed. Data represent mean ± standard error of mean. a: ns: no significance, compared with the ad libitum group. bP < 0.01, compared with the ad libitum group. cP < 0.01, compared with the ad libitum group. C1: quantification of inflammation in the lumbosacral spinal cords in the groups of mice treated with either vehicle buffer (ad libitum) or P. multiforum (100 mg·kg-1·d-1) (n = 6) on day 21 post-immunization. C2: quantification of demyelination in the lumbosacral spinal cords in the groups of mice treated with either vehicle buffer (ad libitum) or P. multiforum (100 mg·kg-1·d-1) (n = 6) on day 21 post-immunization. Data represent mean ± standard deviation. eP < 0.05, compared with the ad libitum group. dP < 0.01, compared with the Ad libitum group. D1-E1: hematoxylin-eosin staining of lumbar spinal cord sections in groups of mice treated with either vehicle buffer (ad libitum) or 100 mg·kg-1·d-1 P. multiforum (scale bar 200 μm, magnification: ×100). D2-E2: scale bar 100 μm, magnification: ×200. F1-G1: luxol fast blue staining of lumbar spinal cord sections in groups of mice treated with either vehicle buffer (ad libitum) or 100 mg·kg-1·d-1 P. multiforum (scale bar 200 μm, magnification: ×100). F2-G2: scale bar 100 μm, magnification: ×200. EAE: experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; PTX: pertussis toxin; CFA: complete Freund’s adjuvant; P. multiforum: Heshouwu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori).
Item | T1 | T3 | |||
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ad libitum (n = 7) | P. multiforum (n = 7) | ad libitum (n = 7) | P. multiforum (n = 7) | ||
GM-CSF | 1.70±0.17 | 1.72±0.23 | 3.31±0.23 | 2.20±0.27a | |
IL-10 | 3.39±0.23 | 3.65±0.21 | 2.14±0.14 | 2.85±0.25b | |
IL-21 | 7.11±0.32 | 7.24±0.29 | 4.51±0.36 | 6.28±0.29a | |
IL-17A | 4.39±0.20 | 4.79±0.46 | 12.71±0.78 | 8.85±0.74a | |
IL-17F | 3.41±0.21 | 3.29±0.23 | 7.88±0.36 | 5.77±0.32a | |
IL-22 | 48.40±2.19 | 50.95±1.64 | 125.37±3.90 | 102.00±4.83a |
Table 1 Changes in serum levels of cytokines at T1 and T3
Item | T1 | T3 | |||
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ad libitum (n = 7) | P. multiforum (n = 7) | ad libitum (n = 7) | P. multiforum (n = 7) | ||
GM-CSF | 1.70±0.17 | 1.72±0.23 | 3.31±0.23 | 2.20±0.27a | |
IL-10 | 3.39±0.23 | 3.65±0.21 | 2.14±0.14 | 2.85±0.25b | |
IL-21 | 7.11±0.32 | 7.24±0.29 | 4.51±0.36 | 6.28±0.29a | |
IL-17A | 4.39±0.20 | 4.79±0.46 | 12.71±0.78 | 8.85±0.74a | |
IL-17F | 3.41±0.21 | 3.29±0.23 | 7.88±0.36 | 5.77±0.32a | |
IL-22 | 48.40±2.19 | 50.95±1.64 | 125.37±3.90 | 102.00±4.83a |
Figure 2 Heshouwu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori) alleviated Th17/Treg imbalance in inguinal LN of EAE mice A: representative flow cytometric analysis (A1) and the percentage (right) of CD4+ T cells producing IL-17A (A2), GM-CSF (A3), IFN-γ (A4) in the CNS 21 d after immunization was shown (n = 6). aP < 0.01, frequency of IL-17A+ CD4+ T cells were compared with the ad libitum group. bP < 0.05, frequency of GM-CSF+ CD4+ T cells were compared with the ad libitum group. c: ns, frequency of IFN-γ+ CD4+ T cells were compared with the ad libitum group. B: representative flow cytometric analysis (B1) and the percentage (right) of CD4+ T cells producing IL-17A (B2), GM-CSF (B3), IFN-γ (B4) in the inguinal LN 21 d after immunization was shown (n = 6). dP < 0.01, frequency of IL-17A+ CD4+ T cells were compared with the ad libitum group. e: ns, frequency of GM-CSF+ CD4+ T cells were compared with the ad libitum group. f: ns, frequency of IFN-γ+ CD4+ T cells were compared with the ad libitum group. C: representative flow cytometric analysis (C1) and the percentage (C2) of CD4+ T cells producing Foxp3 in the CNS 21 d after immunization was shown (n = 6). g: ns, frequency of Foxp3+ CD4+ T cells were compared with the ad libitum group. D: representative flow cytometric analysis (D1) and the percentage (D2) of CD4+ T cells producing Foxp3 in the inguinal LN 21 d after immunization was shown (n = 6). hP < 0.01, frequency of Foxp3+ CD4+ T cells were compared with the ad libitum group. CNS: central nervous system; ns: no significance; LN: lymph node. IL-17: interleukin 17; IFN-γ: interferon-γ; GM-CSF: granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor.
Figure 3 Heshouwu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori) reconstituted the composition and diversity of gut microbiota in mice The clearance of intestinal flora by cocktail antibiotics was verified by 16s rRNA sequencing analysis. A: genus species phylogeny tree. B: PCoA plot shows the gut microbiota composition in group of mice treated with vehicle buffer (ad libitum) or 100 mg·kg-1·d-1 P. multiforum. C: relative abundances of the gastric microbiota at phylum (C1) and genus (C2) level in group of mice treated with vehicle buffer (ad libitum) or 100 mg·kg-1·d-1 P. multiforum. D: relative abundances of Bacteroidetes phylum (D1) and Firmicutes phylum (D2) in group of mice treated with vehicle buffer (ad libitum) or 100 mg·kg-1·d-1 P. multiforum. aP < 0.01, relative abundances of Bacteroidetes phylum were compared with the ad libitum group. bP < 0.01, relative abundances of Firmicutes phylum were compared with the ad libitum group. E: cladogram representation of the genus species in gastric microbiota in group of mice treated with vehicle buffer (ad libitum) or 100 mg·kg-1·d-1 P. multiforum. F: identify the specific microbiota taxa that significantly associated with 100 mg·kg-1·d-1 P. multiforum treatment by LEfSe. EAE: experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; P. multiforum: Heshouwu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori); PCoA: principal coordinate analysis; FMT: fecal microbiota transplantation; LDA: linear discriminant analysis; LEfSe: LDA effect size.
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