吡喃结构域
炎症体
肿瘤坏死因子α
溃疡性结肠炎
药理学
体内
植物化学
化学
抗氧化剂
氧化应激
消炎药
受体
生物化学
医学
免疫学
生物
内科学
疾病
生物技术
作者
Rania M. Salama,Samar F. Darwish,Ismail El Shaffei,Noura F. Elmongy,Nouran M. Fahmy,M. Afifi,Ghada A. Abdel‐Latif
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.fct.2022.113146
摘要
Nod-like receptor pyrin domain-1 containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome/tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα)/nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) inflammatory pathway is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). Inversely, miRNA-223 can exert counter-regulatory effect on NLRP3 expression. The mulberry tree (Morus macroura) fruit is attaining increased importance for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity in addition to its high safety profile. Accordingly, we attempted to explore the possible protective effect of mulberry fruit extract (MFE) in acetic acid (AA)-induced UC rat model. Phytochemical constituents of MFE were characterized using high performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). In the in vivo study, three doses of MFE were orally given for seven days before intra-rectal induction of UC by AA on day eight. Screening study revealed that MFE (300 mg/kg) significantly reduced macroscopic and microscopic UC scores. Biochemically, MFE ameliorated oxidative stress, levels of TNFR1, NLRP3, p-NFκB p65, TNFα, IL-1β, and IL-18, caspase-1 activity, but enhanced miRNA-223 expression. In conclusion, our study provided a novel protective impact for MFE against UC, in which miRNA-223 and TNFα/NFκB/NLRP3 pathway are involved. These results provide a promising step that might encourage further investigations of MFE as a protective agent in UC patients.
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