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ArticleInflammation2021

Imperatorin Relieved Ulcerative Colitis by Regulating the Nrf-2/ARE/HO-1 Pathway in Rats.

Min Luo, Yin Luo

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Article in Inflammation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Min LuoDepartment of Gastroenterology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. luomin0504@csu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1506-0474
Yin LuoDepartment of Paediatrics, Suining People's Hospital, Suining City, Hunan Province, China.
Central South University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis is a common intestinal inflammatory disease. Imperatorin (IMP) has been reported to alleviate mast cell-mediated allergic responses by suppressing the expression of Nrf-2, ARE, and HO-1. However, whether IMP can relieve ulcerative colitis by regulating Nrf-2/ARE/HO-1 pathway is unclear. Thus, this study aims to investigate the effect of IMP on ulcerative colitis in rats and elucidate the potential mechanism. In our study, rats were treated with 2,4,6-trinitro-benzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) to induce the animal model of ulcerative colitis. Next, these rats were treated with diverse doses of IMP (15 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg, and 60 mg/kg) and sacrificed at different time points (3 days, 7 days, and 14 days). The levels of inflammatory factors (TNF-α and IL-6) in colon tissues were detected with ELISA kits. H&E staining was performed to observe the pathologic changes of the colon tissues. The expression of Nrf-2, ARE, and HO-1 in colon tissues was determined with the immunofluorescence and Western blotting. The results showed that application of IMP alleviated the symptoms of ulcerative colitis and inhibited the secretion of TNF-α and IL-6. Besides, treatment of IMP promoted the expression of Nrf-2, ARE, and HO-1 in the early stage of this disease (the third day), but suppressed the expression of Nrf-2, ARE, and HO-1 in the advanced stage of the ulcerative colitis (the fourteenth day). Collectively, IMP relieved the symptoms of ulcerative colitis by regulating the Nrf-2/ARE/HO-1 pathway, which might provide a new therapeutic drug to support the clinical treatment of ulcerative colitis.

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AnimalsBiomarkersBlotting, WesternCarboxylic Ester HydrolasesColitis, UlcerativeColonDose-Response Relationship, DrugFluorescent Antibody TechniqueFurocoumarinsGastrointestinal AgentsHeme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)MaleNF-E2-Related Factor 2RatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionarylesteraseBiomarkersCarboxylic Ester HydrolasesFurocoumarinsGastrointestinal AgentsHeme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)Hmox1 protein, ratimperatorinNfe2l2 protein, ratNF-E2-Related Factor 2imperatorininflammationNrf-2/ARE/HO-1 pathwayulcerative colitis

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