食品科学 ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 220-225.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201805033

• 营养卫生 • 上一篇    下一篇

莲心总碱对脂多糖/D-氨基半乳糖诱导急性肝衰竭小鼠肝脏炎症反应的缓解作用

张 浪,郝 吉,黄 旭,吴超群,冯天辉,舒广文*   

  1. 中南民族大学药学院 民族药学国家级实验教学示范中心,湖北 武汉 430074
  • 出版日期:2018-03-15 发布日期:2018-03-14
  • 基金资助:
    湖北省高等学校省级教学研究项目(2015195)

Total Alkaloids from the Seed Embryo of Nelumbo nucifera Ameliorate Inflammation in the Livers of Mice with Lipopolysaccharide/D-Galactosamine-Induced Acute Liver Failure

ZHANG Lang, HAO Ji, HUANG Xu, WU Chaoqun, FENG Tianhui, SHU Guangwen*   

  1. National Demonstration Center for Experimental Ethnopharmacology Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
  • Online:2018-03-15 Published:2018-03-14

摘要: 目的:观察莲心总碱(total alkaloids from the seed embryo of Nelumbo nucifera,TAENN)对脂多糖 (lipopolysaccharide,LPS)/D-氨基半乳糖(D-galactosamine,GalN)诱导急性肝衰竭小鼠肝脏炎症反应的影响。 方法:将昆明小鼠40 只随机分为4 组(正常对照组、模型组和TAENN高、低剂量组),每组10 只。TAENN高、 低剂量组的给药剂量分别为100、30 mg/kg,给药途径为灌胃,每日给药1 次。正常对照组和模型组灌胃等体积生 理盐水。给药结束后,模型组和TAENN高、低剂量组小鼠腹腔注射LPS/GalN建立小鼠急性肝衰竭模型。用酶联免 疫吸附测定法检测肿瘤坏死因子-α(tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)、白细胞介素-1β(interleukin-1β,IL-1β)、 IL-6和前列腺素E2(prostaglandine E2,PGE2)水平。用Griess法检测肝组织中一氧化氮(nitric oxide,NO)的含 量。用实时聚合酶链式反应(polymerase chain reaction,PCR)法检测小鼠肝组织中TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-6、诱导型 一氧化氮合酶(inducible nitric oxide synthase,iNOS)、环氧合酶-2(cyclooxygenase-2,COX-2)的mRNA的表达 水平。用免疫印迹法检测小鼠肝组织中iNOS、COX-2蛋白表达和核转录因子-κB(nuclear transcription factor-κB, NF-κB)p65亚基磷酸化水平。结果:与模型组相比,TAENN组小鼠血清与肝脏中炎症因子TNF-α、IL-1β和IL-6水 平明显降低(P<0.01)。肝脏中炎症介质NO和PGE2水平亦有极显著下降(P<0.01)。经TAENN处理后,模型小 鼠肝脏中TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-6、iNOS、COX-2等的mRNA表达水平明显下降(P<0.01)。此外,iNOS和COX-2的 蛋白表达水平明显降低(P<0.01),p65蛋白本身的表达水平不变,但其536位丝氨酸的磷酸化水平亦极显著下降 (P<0.01)。结论:TAENN对LPS/GalN诱导小鼠急性肝衰竭相关的炎症反应具有明显的保护作用,其机制可能与 抑制NF-κB信号通路并减少炎症因子和炎症介质相关基因的表达有关。

关键词: 莲心总碱, 脂多糖/D-氨基半乳糖, 急性肝衰竭, 炎症

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effect of total alkaloids from the seed embryo of Nelumbo nucifera (TAENN) on inflammation in the livers of mice with acute liver failure (ALF) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/D-galactosamine (GalN). Methods: Kunming mice were randomly divided into four groups including normal control, ALF model, TAENN low-dosage (30 mg/kg) and TAENN high-dosage groups (100 mg/kg). The drug was administered by gavage once a day. After 2 weeks, the model group and two TAENN groups were intraperitoneally injected with LPS and GalN. The contents of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, and prostaglandine E2 (PGE2) were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). NO contents in livers were examined by Griess’ method. The transcription of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in livers were analyzed by real-time PCR. The protein expression levels of iNOS and COX-2, and the phosphorylation levels of nuclear transcription factor -κB (NF-κB) p65 subunit at Ser536 in mouse livers were detected by immunoblotting. Results: TAENN declined the levels of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 (P < 0.01) in the sera and livers of ALF model mice. In the livers of ALF model mice, the contents of inflammatory mediators such as NO and PGE2 were significantly decreased (P < 0.01) in response to TAENN. Moreover, TAENN does-dependently declined the transcription of the encoding genes such as TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, iNOS and COX-2 (P < 0.01) in livers. Consistently, the protein expression levels of iNOS and COX-2 were greatly reduced by TAENN (P < 0.01). Although the protein expression levels of p65 remained unchanged, the phosphorylation of p65 at Ser536 was remarkably inhibited after TAENN treatment (P < 0.01). Conclusion: TAENN inhibited inflammatory responses in the livers of mice with LPS/GalN-induced ALF. This anti-inflammation effect was associated with restrained NF-κB signaling and reduced expression of inflammatory cytokines and mediators.

Key words: total alkaloids from the seed embryo of Nelumbo nucifera, lipopolysaccharide/D-galactosamine, acute liver failure, inflammation

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