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ArticlePloS one2024

Propolis alleviates ulcerative colitis injury by inhibiting the protein kinase C - transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 - calcitonin gene-related peptide/substance P (PKC-TRPV1-CGRP/SP) signaling axis.

Zhen Qian, Mengjie Zhang, Taiyu Lu, Jiayi Yu, Siyuan Yin, Haihua Wang, Jing Wang

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Zhen QianSchool of Clinical Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui province, China.
Mengjie ZhangGraduate School, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui province, China.
Taiyu LuSchool of Clinical Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui province, China.
Jiayi YuSchool of Clinical Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui province, China.
Siyuan YinSchool of Medical Imageology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui province, China.
Haihua WangDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui province, China.
Jing WangDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui province, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8781-3589
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the protective effect of water-soluble propolis (WSP) on colonic tissues in ulcerative colitis (UC) and the role of the protein kinase C - transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 - calcitonin gene-related peptide/substance P (PKC-TRPV1-CGRP/SP) signaling pathway. Male SD rats were divided into a control group, a UC model group, various WSP groups (Low-WSP, Medium-WSP, and High-WSP) with UC, and a salazosulfapyridine (SASP) positive control group with UC. After UC was established, the WSP and SASP groups were treated with WSP or SASP, respectively, for 7 d. Each day, body weight measurements were obtained, and the disease activity index (DAI) was recorded by observing fecal characteristics and blood in the stool. After the experiment, hematoxylin and eosin (HE) colonic tissue staining was performed to observe pathological changes, western blotting and immunohistochemistry were performed to detect PKC, TRPV1, CGRP, and SP expression in colonic tissues, and laser confocal microscopy was performed to observe the fluorescence colocalization of PKC/TRPV1, TRPV1/CGRP, and TRPV1/SP. HE staining showed significant colonic tissue structure disruption and inflammatory infiltration in the UC group. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry showed that the expression of PKC, TRPV1, CGRP, and SP in the colonic tissues of the UC group increased significantly compared with that of the control group. Compared with the UC group, the expression of PKC, TRPV1, CGRP, and SP in colonic tissues was significantly reduced in the High-WSP, Medium-WSP, and SASP groups. Immunofluorescence showed the colocalized expression of PKC/TRPV1, TRPV1/CGRP, and TRPV1/SP proteins in the colon tissue of the UC group was significantly reduced after WSP and SASP interventions compared with that of the control group. The results suggest that the mechanism of UC alleviation by propolis may inhibit the PKC-TRPV1-CGRP/SP signaling pathway and the release of inflammatory mediators, thus alleviating inflammation.

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Colitis, UlcerativePropolisTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsAnimalsCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideMaleProtein Kinase CRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionSubstance PSulfasalazineTRPV Cation ChannelsCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptidePropolisProtein Kinase CSubstance PSulfasalazineTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsTRPV Cation Channels

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