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Tryptanthrin Protects Mice against Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis through Inhibition of TNF-α/NF-κB and IL-6/STAT3 Pathways

Authors :
Chen Sun
Zheng Wang
Li Wang
Cuiling Wang
Dong-Xin Tang
Jianli Liu
Xue Wu
Dong-Bo Zhang
Zhi-Shu Tang
Yan-Ni Liang
Source :
Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry, Molecules, Vol 23, Iss 5, p 1062 (2018), Molecules; Volume 23; Issue 5; Pages: 1062
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
MDPI, 2018.

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a notable health problem and may considerably affect the quality of human life. Previously, the protective roles of tryptanthrin (TRYP) against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) induced colitis has been proved, but the concrete mechanism remained elusive. It has been suggested that TRYP could diminish the weight loss and improve the health conditions of mice with DSS induced colitis. Hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed that TRYP could improve the histopathological structure of the colon tissue. Two signaling pathways (TNF-α/NF-κBp65 and IL-6/STAT3) were investigated using immunochemistry and western blot. The detected concentrations of the two cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 showed that their levels decreased after TRYP treatment of the colitis. The protein expression level of NF-κBp65 in cytoplasm increased after TRYP treatment of the induced colitis. However, the protein level of NF-κBp65 in the nucleus decreased after administration of TRYP. The expression level of IκBα, the inhibitory protein of NF-κBp65, was tested and the results suggested that TRYP could inhibit the degradation of IκBα. The phosphorylation level of STAT3 was inhibited by TRYP and the expression level of STAT3 and p-STAT3 decreased after administration of TRYP. We conclude that TRYP improves the health condition of mice with DSS induced colitis by regulating the TNF-α/NF-κBp65 and IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathways via inhibiting the degradation of IκBα and the phosphorylation of STAT3.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14203049
Volume :
23
Issue :
5
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....42aafb0870bebaf9ede1a4d0b1014ed8