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ArticleNutrition & metabolism2021

Anti-inflammatory and -apoptotic effects of a long-term herbal extract treatment on DSS-induced colitis in mice fed with high AGEs-fat diet.

Fatemeh Azizian-Farsani, Marcin Osuchowski, Navid Abedpoor, Farzad Seyed Forootan, Maryam Derakhshan, Mohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani, Mohammad Hasan Sheikhha, Kamran Ghaedi

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Article in Nutrition & metabolism, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Fatemeh Azizian-FarsaniDepartment of Medical Genetics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Marcin OsuchowskiLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Clinical and Experimental Traumatology in AUVA Research Center, Vienna, Austria. marcin.osuchowski@trauma.lbg.ac.at.
Navid AbedpoorDepartment of Cellular Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Royan, Salman Streets, 816513-1378, Isfahan, Iran.
Farzad Seyed ForootanDepartment of Cellular Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Royan, Salman Streets, 816513-1378, Isfahan, Iran.
Maryam DerakhshanDepartment of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad Hossein Nasr-EsfahaniDepartment of Cellular Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Royan, Salman Streets, 816513-1378, Isfahan, Iran. mh.nasr-esfahani@royaninstitute.org.
Mohammad Hasan SheikhhaDepartment of Medical Genetics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. sheikhha@yahoo.com.
Kamran GhaediDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Hezar Jerib Ave., Azadi Sq., 81746-73441, Isfahan, Iran. kamranghaedi@sci.ui.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9790-5644
Royan Institute · IRShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services · IRIsfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRIsfahan University of Technology · IRLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVA · AT

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Abstract

backgroundObesity is associated with many comorbidities including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We investigated prophylactic effects of an herbal extract (HE) on the DSS-induced colitis mice challenged with high AGEs-fat diet 60% (HFD).

methodsSix-week-old C57BL/6 male mice were fed with either HFD (8 groups, 6 mice in each group), or normal diet (ND) (8 groups, 6 mice in each group). After 6 weeks, animals received HE (combination of turmeric, ginger, boswellia and cat's claw extract) for 7 weeks in three doses (high dose (0.6 mg/g); low dose (0.15 mg/g) and mid dose (0.3 mg/g)). Next, mice were subjected to 2.5% DSS in drinking water. Control mice received ND and instead of HE and DSS they received distilled water. Obesity index markers were determined, H&E staining and TUNEL assay evaluated apoptosis. Colonic expressions of IL-6, RAGE, AGER1, Sirt1, Bax, Bcl2, ZO-1 and P53 were determined.

resultsHE ameliorated colitis in HFD mice by reducing colonic myeloperoxidase activity (by 2.3-fold), macrophage accumulation (by 2.6-fold) and mRNA expression of IL-6 (by 2.3-fold) in HFD mice. Moreover, HE restored ZO-1 (by 2.7-fold), prevented apoptosis and maintained immune homeostasis. HE reduced activation of NF-κB protein (by 1.3-fold) through decreasing RAGE (by 1.93-fold) and up-regulation of Sirt1 (by 7.71-fold) and prevented down-regulation of DDOST (by 6.6-fold) in HFD mice.

conclusionsHE ameliorated colitis in prophylactic in HFD mice and it was, at least partly, due to the restoration of the gut integrity, suppression of inflammation and apoptosis via modulation of colonic Sirt1, RAGE and DDOST signaling.

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ColitisHerbal extractHigh AGEs-fat diet

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