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ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2022

5-Aminosalicylic acid ameliorates dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice by modulating gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism.

Ling Huang, Junping Zheng, Guangjun Sun, Huabing Yang, Xiongjie Sun, Xiaowei Yao, Aizhen Lin, Hongtao Liu

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Article in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ling Huang *College of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, People's Republic of China.
Junping Zheng *College of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, People's Republic of China.
Guangjun SunCollege of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, People's Republic of China.
Huabing YangChina Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, People's Republic of China.
Xiongjie SunChina Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, People's Republic of China.
Xiaowei YaoChina Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, People's Republic of China.
Aizhen LinChina Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430061, People's Republic of China. linaizhen2003@163.com.
Hongtao LiuCollege of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, People's Republic of China. hongtaoliu@hbtcm.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0149-6389
Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNHubei University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Department of Science and Technology of Hubei Province 2020CFB526Department of Science and Technology of Hubei Province 2021CFA014Hubei Province Health Committee ZY2021M015Hubei Province Health Committee ZY2021Q034Hubei Province Health Committee ZY2021Z005National Natural Science Foundation of China 81873098Project of Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2021YJKT-16
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colitis develops via the convergence of environmental, microbial, immunological, and genetic factors. The medicine 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) is widely used in clinical practice for colitis (especially ulcerative colitis) treatment. However, the significance of gut microbiota in the protective effect of 5-ASA on colitis has not been explored. Using a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis mouse model, we found that 5-ASA ameliorated colitis symptoms in DSS-treated mice, accompanied by increased body weight gain and colon length, and a decrease in disease activity index (DAI) score and spleen index. Also, 5-ASA alleviated DSS-induced damage to colonic tissues, as indicated by suppressed inflammation and decreased tight junction, mucin, and water-sodium transport protein levels. Moreover, the 16S rDNA gene sequencing results illustrated that 5-ASA reshaped the disordered gut microbiota community structure in DSS-treated mice by promoting the abundance of Bifidobacterium, Lachnoclostridium, and Anaerotruncus, and reducing the content of Alloprevotella and Desulfovibrio. Furthermore, 5-ASA improved the abnormal metabolism of bile acids (BAs) by regulating the Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and Takeda G-protein-coupled receptor 5 (TGR5) signaling pathways in DSS-treated mice. In contrast, 5-ASA did not prevent the occurrence of colitis in mice with gut microbiota depletion, confirming the essential role of gut microbiota in colitis treatment by 5-ASA. In conclusion, 5-ASA can ameliorate DSS-induced colitis in mice by modulating gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism. These findings documented the new therapeutic mechanisms of 5-ASA in clinical colitis treatment.

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ColitisGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsBile Acids and SaltsColonDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalMesalamineMiceMice, Inbred C57BLBile Acids and SaltsDextran SulfateMesalamine5-Aminosalicylic acidBile acidEnterohepatic circulationGut microbiotaUlcerative colitis

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PMID35913641
PMCPMC11071811
OpenAlexW4289225101

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