Intestinal anti-inflammatory activity of hydroalcoholic extracts of Phlomis purpurea L. and Phlomis lychnitis L. in the trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid model of rat colitis

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作者
Algieri, Francesca [1 ]
Zorrilla, Pedro [1 ]
Rodriguez-Nogales, Alba [1 ]
Garrido-Mesa, Natividad [1 ]
Banuelos, Oscar [2 ]
Reyes Gonzalez-Tejero, M. [3 ]
Casares-Porcel, Manuel [3 ]
Molero-Mesa, Joaquin [3 ]
Zarzuelo, Antonio [1 ]
Pilar Utrilla, M. [1 ]
Elena Rodriguez-Cabezas, M. [1 ]
Galvez, Julio [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Granada, CIBER EHD, Dept Pharmacol, Ctr Biomed Res, Granada, Spain
[2] Biosearch SA, Res Dept, Granada, Spain
[3] Univ Granada, Dept Bot, Granada, Spain
关键词
Antioxidant activity; Polyphenols; TNBS rat colitis; Phlomis purpurea; Phlomis lychnitis; INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE; ULCERATIVE-COLITIS; PHENOLIC-COMPOUNDS; CROHNS-DISEASE; CYTOKINES; DYSFUNCTION; QUERCITRIN; IL-17;
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10.1016/j.jep.2013.01.041
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Q94 [植物学];
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071001 ;
摘要
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Different species from genus Phlomis, frequently native from the the eastern Mediterranean zone, have been used in traditional medicine as an anti-inflammatory remedy. Among other constituents, they contain polyphenols that show antioxidant properties, which are interesting for the treatment of inflammatory pathologies associated with oxidative stress in humans, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the intestinal anti-inflammatory effect of hydroalcoholic extracts of Phlomis lychnitis and P. purpurea in the trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid (TNBS) model of rat colitis, a well characterized experimental model with some resemblance to human IBD. Materials and methods: Hydroalcoholic extracts of both plants were characterized by determining their polyphenolic content and then assayed in the TNBS model of rat colitis. For this purpose, female Wistar rats were assigned to seven groups (n=10): healthy control, untreated TNBS-colitis and five TNBS-colitis groups treated with Phlomis lychnitis (10 and 20 mg/kg), P. purpurea (10 and 25 mg/kg) and sulphasalazine (200 mg/kg), as a positive control. Treatments started the same day of TNBS colitis induction, and rats were sacrificed one week later. Colonic inflammation was evaluated both histologically and biochemically. Results: The histological (macroscopic and microscopic) analysis of colonic samples revealed that both extracts showed an anti-inflammatory effect, which was confirmed biochemically by a decreased colonic MPO activity, a maker of neutrophil infiltration, an increased colonic glutathione content, which counteracts the oxidative status associated with the inflammatory process, and a down-regulated iNOS expression. However, only the extract of P. purpurea reduced the expression of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1 beta and IL-17, the chemokines CINC-1 and MCP-1, as well as the adhesion molecule ICAM-1, ameliorating the altered immune response associated with the colonic inflammation. Furthermore, both P. lychnitis and P. purpurea extracts were able to significantly increase the expression of markers of epithelial integrity such as MUC-2, MUC-3 and villin, thus revealing an improvement in the altered colonic permeability that characterizes colonic inflammation. Conclusions: Both extracts showed intestinal anti-inflammatory activity in the TNBS model of rat colitis, thus confirming their traditional use in digestive inflammatory complaints. In addition to their antioxidant properties, other mechanisms can contribute to this beneficial effect, like an improvement in the intestine epithelial barrier and a downregulation of the immune response. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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