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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015

Cordyceps sinensis preserves intestinal mucosal barrier and may be an adjunct therapy in endotoxin-induced sepsis rat model: a pilot study.

Guo-Sheng Gu, Jian-An Ren, Guan-Wei Li, Yu-Jie Yuan, Ning Li, Jie-Shou Li

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Guo-Sheng GuDepartment of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing, P.R. China.
Jian-An RenDepartment of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing, P.R. China.
Guan-Wei LiDepartment of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing, P.R. China.
Yu-Jie YuanDepartment of Gastrointestinal-Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou, P.R. China.
Ning LiDepartment of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing, P.R. China.
Jie-Shou LiDepartment of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing, P.R. China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCordyceps sinensis (C. sinensis), a traditional Chinese medicine, exhibits various pharmacological activities such as reparative, antioxidant, and apoptosis inhibitory effects. Intestinal barrier dysfunction plays a vital role in the progression of sepsis. We aimed to explore the effect of C. sinensis on the gut barrier and evaluate its efficacy in sepsis.

methodsA murine model of gut barrier dysfunction was created by intraperitoneal injection of endotoxin. C. sinensis or saline was administered orally after the induction of sepsis. Alterations of intestinal barrier were evaluated and compared in terms of epithelial cell apoptosis, proliferation index (PI), intercellular tight junction (TJ) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA).

resultsC. sinensis significantly decreased the percentage of apoptotic cells and promoted mucosal cells proliferation indicated by enhanced PI and PCNA expression in the intestinal mucosa compared to control group. The TJs between epithelial cells which were disrupted in septic rats were also restored by treatment of C. sinensis. In survival studies, C. sinensis was demonstrated to confer a protection against the lethal effect of sepsis.

conclusionThese results suggest that C. sinensis has gut barrier-protection effect in endotoxin-induced sepsis by promoting the proliferation and inhibiting the apoptosis of intestinal mucosal cells, as well as restoring the TJs of intestinal mucosa. C. sinensis may have the potential to be a useful adjunct therapy for sepsis.

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Cordyceps sinensisgut barrierintestinal barriersepsis

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PMID26221273
PMCPMC4509218
OpenAlexW935923433

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