Extraction of koumine from Gelsemium Elegans Benth. and its therapeutic effect on collagen-induced arthritis in mice
Abstract This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of koumine on collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice. Koumine was extracted from Gelsemium Elegans Benth. The CIA model was established in Balb/c mice. Forty successfully modeled mice were randomly divided into model group and 2, 4 and 8 mg/kg koumine groups, 10 mice in each group. Another 10 normal mice were selected as control group. The 2, 4 and 8 mg/kg koumine groups were treated with 2, 4 and 8 mg/kg koumine, respectively, for three successive weeks. At the end of treatment, compared with model group, in 4 and 8 mg/kg koumine groups the arthritis index was significantly decreased (P < 0.05), the peripheral blood interleukin-17 level and T helper 17 (Th17) cell percentage were significantly decreased (P < 0.05), the peripheral blood interleukin-10 level and regulatory T (Treg) cell percentage were significantly increased (P < 0.05), the spleen tissue RORγt protein expression level was significantly decreased (P < 0.05), and the spleen tissue Foxp3 protein expression level was significantly increased (P < 0.05). In conclusion, koumine has therapeutic effect on CIA in mice. The mechanism may be related to its regulating the RORγt/Foxp3 expressions, thus correcting the Th17/Treg immune imbalance.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
2022
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612022000100529 |
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