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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2024

Total Flavonoids of Aurantii Fructus Immaturus Regulate miR-5100 to Improve Constipation by Targeting Fzd2 to Alleviate Calcium Balance and Autophagy in Interstitial Cells of Cajal.

Yong Wen, Yu Zhan, Taiyu Chen, Jun Li, Qing Long, Fan Zheng, Shiyu Tang, Xuegui Tang

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Yong Wen *Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Yu Zhan *Anorectal Department, Affiliated Hospital of Integrative Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine of Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, 610042, China.
Taiyu ChenDepartment of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Anorectal, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1 Maoyuan South Road, Nanchong, Sichuan, China.
Jun LiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Qing LongDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Fan ZhengPeople's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, China.
Shiyu TangNorth Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, China.
Xuegui TangDepartment of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Anorectal, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1 Maoyuan South Road, Nanchong, Sichuan, China. txg668nc@sohu.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2338-3107
Southwest Medical University · CNNorth Sichuan Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College · CNUniversiti Sains Malaysia · MY

Funding

Science and technology Research Special project of Sichuan provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2020JC0063Science Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82074429Youth Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82004173
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aurantii Fructus Immaturus total flavonoids (AFIF) is the main effective fraction extracted from AFI, which has a good effect on promoting gastrointestinal motility. This study aimed to investigate AFIF which regulates miR-5100 to improve constipation symptoms in mice by targeting Frizzled-2 (Fzd2) to alleviate interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) calcium ion balance and autophagy apoptosis. The constipated mouse model was induced by an antibiotic suspension, and then treated with AFIF. RNA-seq sequencing, luciferase assay, immunofluorescence staining, transmission electron microscopy, ELISA, flow cytometry, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and Western blot were applied in this study. The results showed that AFIF improved constipation symptoms in antibiotic-induced constipated mice, and decreased the autophagy-related protein Beclin1 levels and the LC3-II/I ratio in ICCs. miR-5100 and its target gene Fzd2 were screened as key miRNAs and regulator associated with autophagy. Downregulation of miR-5100 caused increased expression of Fzd2, decreased proliferation activity of ICCs, increased apoptotic cells, and enhanced calcium ion release and autophagy signals. After AFIF treatment, miR-5100 expression was upregulated and Fzd2 was downregulated, while autophagy-related protein levels and calcium ion concentration decreased. Furthermore, AFIF increased the levels of SP, 5-HT, and VIP, and increased the expression of PGP9.5, Sy, and Cx43, which alleviated constipation by improving the integrity of the enteric nervous system network. In conclusion, AFIF could attenuate constipation symptoms by upregulating the expression of miR-5100 and targeting inhibition of Fzd2, alleviating calcium overload and autophagic death of ICCs, regulating the content of neurotransmitters, and enhancing the integrity of the enteric nervous system network.

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AutophagyCalciumConstipationFlavonoidsFrizzled ReceptorsInterstitial Cells of CajalMicroRNAsAnimalsApoptosisFemaleMiceCalciumFlavonoidsFrizzled ReceptorsMicroRNAsAurantii Fructus Immaturus flavonoidsConstipationFzd2ICCsmiR-5100

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