约氏乳杆菌GLJO02通过改善肠道通透性缓解DSS诱导的小鼠结肠炎

探究约氏乳杆菌GLJO02对DSS诱导的小鼠结肠炎的影响。

从灌胃普洱茶的小鼠粪便中筛选得到益生菌约氏乳杆菌GLJO02。将18只SPF级C57小鼠随机分成3组：Control+PBS组（6只）、DSS+PBS组（6只）及DSS+GLJO02组（6只）,均自由饮用含3% DSS水7 d以建立结肠炎模型,其中DSS+GLJO02组提前1周灌胃GLJO02菌液;造模期间观察小鼠体质量变化情况及粪便性状改变情况;于造模第8天处死小鼠并留取小鼠血清及肠道样品,检测小鼠血清中LPS水平以评估肠道通透性,通过H&E染色评估小鼠结肠病理情况,通过实时荧光定量技术检测小鼠结肠中炎症因子及紧密连接蛋白的表达情况,通过免疫荧光法检测紧密连接蛋白ZO-1及Occludin的表达情况,并通过高效液相色谱法检测小鼠盲肠内容物中短链脂肪酸的含量。

与Control+PBS组相比,DSS+PBS组小鼠体质量显著降低、DAI评分提高同时结肠长度缩短。与DSS+PBS组相比,DSS+GLJO02组小鼠症状缓解,体质量下降显著改善（t = 6.948,P＜0.000 1）,结肠长度提高（t = 3.790,P = 0.003 4）,DAI评分显著降低（t = 11.880,P＜0.000 1）;组织病理学评分显著下降（t = 10.410,P = 0.000 1）;促炎症因子表达水平降低;免疫荧光检测结果显示ZO-1、Occludin蛋白表达增多;应用高效液相色谱法发现GLJO02处理后能够显著提升盲肠中短链脂肪酸的含量（乙酸：t = 4.042,P = 0.005 4;丙酸：t = 12.380,P＜0.000 1;丁酸：t = 7.819,P＜0.000 1）。

约氏乳杆菌GLJO02能够通过改善肠道通透性,起到缓解DSS诱导的结肠炎的作用。

     

红茶对新生幼鼠肠道菌群形成的影响

探讨红茶对新生幼鼠肠道菌群形成的影响,为从微生态角度研究红茶在人体肠道菌群形成过程中的作用机制奠定基础。

利用宏基因组测序技术检测4周龄新生幼鼠（4weeks组,n = 30）、12周龄正常对照组小鼠（control组,n = 15）和12周龄喂饲红茶水实验组小鼠（teadrink组,n = 15）的肠道菌群分布,分析3组样本的菌群差异情况,探求红茶对新生幼鼠肠道菌群形成的影响。

与control组相比,teadrink组小鼠肠道拟杆菌门（t = −7.711,P＜0.001）、拟杆菌科（t = −3.411,P = 0.009）、长尾嗤菌体科（t = −2.515,P = 0.036）、拟杆菌属（t = −2.693,P = 0.027）、邓肯菌属（t = −2.434,P = 0.041）、居海事城球杆菌属（t = −3.327,P = 0.029）、迪博邓肯菌（t = −2.679,P = 0.028）、普通居海事城球杆菌（t = −3.401,P = 0.027）和Duncaniella_sp._C9（t = −3.104,P = 0.035）相对丰度显著增加,厚壁菌门（t = 8.952,P＜0.001）、乳杆菌科（t = 13.102,P＜0.001）、消化链球菌科（t = 3.665,P = 0.021）、爱格菌科（t = 4.481,P = 0.002）、理研菌科（t = 3.626,P = 0.022）、乳杆菌属（t = 5.542,P = 0.004）、黏液乳杆菌属（t = 6.334,P = 0.002）、龙包茨菌属（t = 3.785,P = 0.005）、阿德勒菌属（t = 4.504,P = 0.002）、约氏乳杆菌（t = 4.282,P = 0.011）和罗伊氏粘液乳杆菌（t = 6.156,P = 0.003）相对丰度显著减少。与4weeks组相比,teadrink组小鼠肠道菌群分布差异大于control组。

红茶对新生幼鼠肠道菌群的形成能够产生影响,不同丰度的菌群可能通过调节碳水化合物代谢等途径来达到改善肠道菌群结构、增强肠道稳态的目的,具体代谢机制有待深入研究。

     

氨基酸型肠内营养制剂支持后克罗恩病患者肠道微生物和非靶向代谢组学指标的分析

探讨氨基酸型肠内营养制剂支持后克罗恩病患者的肠道微生物和非靶向代谢组学指标的变化,为该类患者的治疗提供参考。

选择我院收治的20例克罗恩病活动期患者作为研究对象,所有患者均采用氨基酸型肠内营养制剂进行支持治疗。比较患者治疗前后肠道菌群结构、菌群多样性以及非靶向代谢组学检测结果的差异。

治疗后,患者肠道乳杆菌属（t=5.200,P＜0.001）、大肠埃希菌（t=11.974,P＜0.001）、克雷伯菌属（t=15.033,P＜0.001）、糖单胞菌（t=12.166,P＜0.001）、恶臭假单胞菌（t=31.063,P＜0.001）、肠球菌属（t=28.867,P＜0.001）数量均显著升高;同时患者肠道菌群OUTs（t=40.435,P＜0.001）、Observed species（t=5.475,P＜0.001）、Chao1指数（t=12.348,P＜0.001）、Simpson指数（t=2.961,P=0.005）、Shannon指数（t=3.330,P=0.002）均显著升高。相比治疗前,治疗后患者血清以及粪便中的氨基酸、多肽、脂肪酸、胆固醇及碳水化合物水平均显著改善。

氨基酸型肠内营养制剂支持后,克罗恩病患者肠道菌群丰度提高,同时患者脂质代谢的改善可能与氧化应激反应通路相关联。

     

杀菌型副干酪乳酪杆菌N1115发酵乳饮品对小鼠免疫功能的影响

研究杀菌型副干酪乳酪杆菌N1115（Lacticaseibacillus paracasei N1115）发酵乳饮品对小鼠免疫脏器指数、免疫球蛋白、巨噬细胞、NK细胞、B淋巴细胞及T淋巴细胞的影响。

将SPF级6～8周龄雄性Balb/c小鼠随机分为对照组以及杀菌型副干酪乳酪杆菌N1115发酵乳饮品低、中、高剂量组,每组15只,连续灌胃30 d,进行免疫脏器指数测定、免疫球蛋白测定、碳廓清能力测定、腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬鸡红细胞实验、NK细胞活性测定、脾淋巴细胞转化实验、迟发型变态反应、血清溶血素测定和抗体细胞生成实验。

杀菌型副干酪乳酪杆菌N1115发酵乳饮品低、中、高剂量组的小鼠碳廓清指数显著高于对照组（t = 3.926 2,P = 0.000 7;t = 6.000 1,P＜0.000 1;t = 5.314 4,P＜0.000 1）,腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬鸡红细胞的吞噬率显著高于对照组（t = 3.812 1,P = 0.001 5;t = 4.257 2,P = 0.000 4;t = 4.976 3,P = 0.000 5）。

杀菌型副干酪乳酪杆菌N1115发酵乳饮品具有增强小鼠非特异性免疫力的功能,可为副干酪乳酪杆菌N1115的开发利用提供科学依据。

     

靛蓝对葡聚糖硫酸钠诱导的溃疡性结肠炎小鼠肠道菌群作用研究

研究靛蓝对葡聚糖硫酸钠（DSS）诱导的溃疡性结肠炎（UC）模型小鼠的干预作用,并分析对小鼠肠道菌群的影响。

实验小鼠分为对照组、模型组、柳氮磺胺吡啶组（125 mg/kg）和靛蓝组（50 mg/kg),每组小鼠各9只。观察给药后小鼠体征并进行疾病活动指数（DAI）评分,通过苏木素―伊红（HE）染色观察小鼠结肠组织切片形态变化,ELISA法检测小鼠血清中IL-6、TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-8和IL-10水平;针对16S rRNA基因V4‒V5区进行高通量测序,分析小鼠肠道内容物的菌群变化。

与模型组相比,靛蓝组小鼠DAI评分降低,病理切片结果显示靛蓝可改善UC小鼠结肠黏膜损伤,减少炎性细胞浸润,血清中促炎因子IL-6、IL-8、IL-1β和TNF-α水平显著降低（t = 4.377 0、5.374 0、12.140 0、5.508 0,P = 0.011 9、0.005 8、0.000 3、0.005 3）,抑炎因子IL-10水平显著升高（t = 3.716 0,P = 0.020 5）。16S rRNA基因测序结果显示,模型组小鼠肠道菌群多样性降低,靛蓝组小鼠肠道菌群多样性升高。

给予靛蓝干预后可有效缓解UC小鼠结肠炎症状,通过降低炎症因子水平和调节UC小鼠肠道菌群平衡达到治疗UC的效果。

     

鸟苷酸环化酶C激动剂对便秘小鼠肠道菌群的影响

通过动物模型和16S rDNA高通量测序,探究鸟苷酸环化酶C（guanylate cyclase C,GC-C）激动剂（利那洛肽）对便秘的治疗作用和肠道菌群的影响,以期为便秘的治疗提供理论依据。

随机将30只雄性C57BL/6小鼠平均分为对照组、便秘模型组及治疗组,每组10只。其中对照组小鼠给予生理盐水灌胃,便秘模型组和治疗组小鼠给予洛哌丁胺灌胃构建便秘模型,造模成功后治疗组小鼠给予GC-C激动剂灌胃。干预结束后检测各组小鼠粪便含水率、首粒黑便排出时间、小肠推进率以及血清中P物质（Substance P,SP）、血管活性肠肽（vasoactive intestinal peptide,VIP）水平;使用16S rDNA高通量测序分析3组小鼠肠道菌群特点和差异。

与便秘模型组相比,治疗组小鼠粪便含水量、小肠推进率显著提升（t = 3.418,P = 0.003 1;t = 3.141,P = 0.005 6）,首粒黑便排出时间缩短（t = 4.756,P = 0.000 2）;血清VIP水平降低（t = 4.894,P = 0.000 5）,SP水平有升高趋势。与对照组相比,便秘模型组小鼠肠道菌群多样性显著降低,门水平上,Firmicutes丰度升高和Bacteroidetes丰度降低;属水平上,便秘模型组小鼠Muribaculaceae、Lachnospiraceae、Akkermansia丰度降低（均P＜0.050 0）,Allobaculum、Turicibacter、Clostriclium丰度升高（均P＜0.001 0）,通过GC-C激动剂干预可以改善便秘引起的菌群改变,并显著提高了Lactobacillus丰度（P = 0.030 5）。

GC-C激动剂可能通过影响血清中SP、VIP水平,并调节便秘小鼠的肠道菌群趋于正常,增加Lactobacillus、Muribaculaceae等产短链脂肪酸菌群丰度,提高肠道动力,从而起到改善便秘的作用。

     

营养干预对肝硬化代偿期合并糖尿病患者肠道菌群的影响

探讨营养干预对肝硬化代偿期合并糖尿病患者肠道微生物的影响。

收集2022年9月—2023年9月本院收治的80名肝硬化代偿期合并糖尿病患者,随机分为对照组和观察组,每组40例。对照组使用常规降糖药物治疗,观察组在对照组基础上,进行营养干预,根据1.5 g/kg的体重剂量摄入乳清蛋白质粉,接受常规饮食咨询和营养建议。每4周收集空腹血清样本,在干预前和营养干预后12周收集粪便样本,使用全自动生化分析仪、ELISA法检测血清葡萄糖、总胆固醇、高密度脂蛋白（HDL-c）胆固醇和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-c）胆固醇水平等临床参数。使用Illumina Nova Seq平台对粪便基因组DNA测序。

对照组患者12周后临床各项指标与基线比较,差异均无统计学意义（P＞0.05）。观察组患者营养干预后空腹血糖（t=2.862,P=0.005）、空腹胰岛素（t=5.926,P＜0.001）、HOMA-IR（t=2.680,P=0.009）、hs-CRP（t=3.386,P=0.001）、蛋白质氧化率（t=7.762,P=0.001）均显著降低,呼吸商显著增加（t=2.958,P=0.004）。营养干预后6个菌种的相对丰度发生了显著变化,分别属于厚壁菌门、拟杆菌门和变形菌门。属于拟杆菌属和梭菌目的菌种在营养干预后产生了显著的菌株基因组变化。基于HOMA-IR的相对改善,将观察组患者分为响应者（R）亚组和非响应者（NR）亚组。两个亚组之间肠道微生物群的动态变化差异有统计学意义（P=0.008）。

肠道微生物群在营养干预对肝硬化代偿期合并糖尿病患者胰岛素敏感性影响中发挥重要作用,可能有助于临床实施个体化生活方式干预。

     

高校女性日常能耗与肠道菌群的相关性研究

探讨高校女性日常能耗及肠道菌群结构特征,分析不同能耗指标与特征肠道菌群之间的相关性。

基于智能可穿戴设备人体运动能耗检测仪对广州两所大学的青年女性（Y组,n=30）、中年女性（M组,n=30）进行48 h能耗监测,统计分析日常能耗的组间差异。采集调查对象清晨粪便进行16S rRNA基因测序,运用多元统计学分析中青年女性肠道菌群结构特征。将目、属水平的特征菌群与能耗指标进行相关性检验及回归分析。

Y组人群的日均步数（t=4.250,P＜0.001）、每日能耗值（t=3.590,P＜0.001）、日均中高强度活动时长（t=4.357,P＜0.001）均显著高于M组;两组人群肠道菌群的目、属水平的丰度差异菌群主要为乳杆菌目（Lactobacillales）（t=2.537,P=0.014）、小杆菌属（Dialister）（t=2.904,P=0.005）、布劳特菌属（Blautia）（t=3.246,P=0.002）,其中Lactobacillales和Dialister与多项能耗指标呈正相关,Blautia与多项能耗指标呈负相关。

日均步数、每日能耗值、日均中高强度活动时长的能耗指标可用于预测更好的身体机能;一定条件下,增加低、中、高强度活动时长可能提高Lactobacillales和Dialister的丰度,进而延缓身体机能下降。

     

喂养方式对西安地区0～2个月婴儿肠道菌群的影响

探讨母乳和混合喂养方式对西安地区婴儿肠道菌群的影响。

收集24例0～2月龄西安地区健康婴儿粪便样本,根据婴儿的喂养方式,将样本分为母乳喂养组（17例）和以奶粉为主的混合喂养组（7例）。利用16S rRNA基因测序技术对不同喂养方式的婴儿肠道菌群进行测序,比较不同喂养方式对婴儿肠道菌群多样性和菌群差异的影响。

母乳喂养组婴儿粪便样本Ace指数和Chao1指数显著高于混合喂养组（t = 4.886,P＜0.05;t = 6.855,P＜0.05）,Shannon指数显著低于混合喂养组（t = 2.126,P＜0.05）。门水平上,2组样本均以放线菌门、厚壁菌门、变形菌门和拟杆菌门为主,但比例存在差异。相比混合喂养组,母乳喂养组婴儿粪便样本放线菌门和拟杆菌门丰度显著升高（U = 6,P＜0.05;U = 0,P＜0.05）,厚壁菌门和变形菌门丰度显著降低（U = 24,P＜0.05;U = 16,P＜0.05）。属水平上,母乳喂养组婴儿粪便样本双歧杆菌相对丰度（72.04%）显著升高,同时发现罗氏菌属和葡萄球菌属相对丰度也高于混合喂养组（U = 17,P＜0.05;U = 28,P＜0.05）;而混合喂养组婴儿粪便样本中,克雷伯菌属、肠球菌属及韦荣球菌属相对丰度显著升高（U = 19,P＜0.05;U = 12,P＜0.05;U = 28,P＜0.05）。

母乳喂养可能通过提高婴儿肠道菌群丰富度和部分益生菌相对丰度,同时降低条件致病菌比例等方式影响婴儿肠道菌群。

     

红茶对2型糖尿病小鼠肠道菌群分布的影响

探讨红茶对2型糖尿病（T2DM）小鼠肠道菌群分布的影响,为研究红茶在代谢性疾病的辅助治疗机制提供参考。

构建 T2DM小鼠模型,将其随机分为模型组（T2DM组）和茶水饲喂组（T2DM_T组）,取健康小鼠作为对照组（Control组）,每组各15只。实验终点收集3组小鼠粪便进行宏基因组测序,分析组间菌群差异;同时进行肝脏组织形态学检查,观察组织病理学改变。

与Control组和T2DM组相比,T2DM_T组拟杆菌门（F = 21.056,P＜0.001）、邓肯氏菌属（F = 13.330,P = 0.001）、乳杆菌属（F = 36.546,P＜0.001）和粘液乳杆菌属（F = 43.813,P＜0.001）的相对丰度增加,担子菌门（F = 8.676,P = 0.005）、Muribaculum（F = 8.151,P = 0.006）和肠球菌属（F = 4.271,P = 0.040）的相对丰度降低。与T2DM组小鼠相比,T2DM_T组小鼠肝细胞排列较为紧密,细胞空泡变性程度有所减弱。

红茶在一定范围内能调节T2DM模型小鼠肠道菌群结构和相对丰度,红茶水喂饲可减缓造模所致的T2DM小鼠肝脏细胞的损伤,其具体作用机制值得深入研究和探讨。

     

Overexpression of GATA-3 in T Cells Accelerates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease, and its pathogenesis includes genetic, environmental, and immunological factors, such as T helper cells and their secreted cytokines. T helper cells are classified as Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells. However, it is unclear which T helper cells are important in UC. Dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis is a commonly used model of UC. In this study, we induced DSS colitis in Th1 dominant (T-bet transgenic (Tg)) mice, Th2 dominant (GATA-3 Tg) mice, and Th17 dominant (RORγt Tg) mice to elucidate the roles of T helper cell in DSS colitis. The results showed that GATA-3 Tg mice developed the most severe DSS colitis compared with the other groups. GATA-3 Tg mice showed a significant decreased in weight from day 1 to day 7, and an increased high score for the disease activity index compared with the other groups. Furthermore, GATA-3 Tg mice developed many ulcers in the colon, and many neutrophils and macrophages were detected on day 4 after DSS treatment. Measurement of GATA-3-induced cytokines demonstrated that IL-13 was highly expressed in the colon from DSS-induced GATA-3 Tg mice. In conclusion, GATA-3 overexpression in T-cells and IL-13 might play important roles in the development of DSS colitis.     

Vitexin prevents colitis-associated carcinogenesis in mice through regulating macrophage polarization

BackgroundPatients with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risks of developing ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC). Vitexin can suppress the proliferation of colorectal carcinoma cells in vitro orin vivo. However, different from colorectal carcinoma, CAC is more consistent with the transformation from inflammation to cancer in clinical chronic IBD patients. Therefore, we aim to investigated that vitexin whether possess benefic effects on CAC mice.PurposeWe aimed to determine the beneficial effects of vitexin on CAC mice and reveal its underlying mechanism.MethodsThe mouse CAC model was induced by Azoxymethane and dextran sodium sulfate (AOM/DSS) and CAC mice were treated with vitexin. At the end of this study, inflammatory cytokines of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-10 as well as nitric oxide (NO) were detected by kits after long-term treatment of vitexin. Pathological changes and macrophage polarization were determined by H&E and immunofluorescence in adjacent noncancerous tissue and carcinomatous tissue respectively of CAC mice.ResultsOur results showed that oral administration of vitexin could significantly improve the clinical signs and symptoms of chronic colitis, relieve colon damage, regulate colonic inflammatory cytokines, as well as suppress tumor incidence and tumor burden. Interesting, vitexin caused a significant increase in serum level of NO and a higher content of NO in tumor tissue. In addition, vitexin significantly decreased M1 phenotype macrophages in the adjacent noncancerous tissue, while markedly up-regulated M1 macrophage polarization in the tumor tissue in the colon of CAC mice.ConclusionVitexin can attenuate chronic colitis-associated carcinogenesis induced by AOM/DSS in mice and its protective effects are partly associated with its alternations in macrophage polarization in the inflammatory and tumor microenvironment .     

GPR65 (TDAG8) inhibits intestinal inflammation and colitis-associated colorectal cancer development in experimental mouse models

GPR65 (TDAG8) is a proton-sensing G protein-coupled receptor predominantly expressed in immune cells. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified GPR65 gene polymorphisms as an emerging risk factor for the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Patients with IBD have an elevated risk of developing colorectal cancer when compared to the general population. To study the role of GPR65 in intestinal inflammation and colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC), colitis and CAC were induced in GPR65 knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice using dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) and azoxymethane (AOM)/DSS, respectively. Disease severity parameters such as fecal score, colon shortening, histopathology, and mesenteric lymph node enlargement were aggravated in GPR65 KO mice compared to WT mice treated with DSS. Elevated leukocyte infiltration and fibrosis were observed in the inflamed colon of GPR65 KO when compared to WT mice which may represent a cellular mechanism for the observed exacerbation of intestinal inflammation. In line with high expression of GPR65 in infiltrated leukocytes, GPR65 gene expression was increased in inflamed intestinal tissue samples of IBD patients compared to normal intestinal tissues. Moreover, colitis-associated colorectal cancer development was higher in GPR65 KO mice than WT mice when treated with AOM/DSS. Altogether, our data demonstrate that GPR65 suppresses intestinal inflammation and colitis-associated tumor development in murine colitis and CAC models, suggesting potentiation of GPR65 with agonists may have an anti-inflammatory therapeutic effect in IBD and reduce the risk of developing colitis-associated colorectal cancer.     

Mast cell modulates tumorigenesis caused by repeated bowel inflammation condition in azoxymethane/dextran sodium sulfate-induced colon cancer mouse model

Mast cells infiltrate the inflammatory microenvironment and regulate the production of many pro-inflammatory cytokines and mediators of inflammatory cell production to promote tumor development and growth in intestinal lesions. Currently, there are insufficient studies of the mediators and signaling pathways regulated by mast cells that influence the pathogenesis of colon cancer in inflamed colon tissue. This study aimed to confirm the role of mast cells in the incidence and growth of colitis-associated colon cancer (CAC) and to identify inflammation-mediated factors and signaling pathways related to tumor development. CAC was induced by the administration of azoxymethane (AOM) and dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) in mast cell-deficient (WBB6F1/J-W/W^V) and mast cell–sufficient control (WBB6F1_+/+) mice. The results confirmed that mast cell-deficient mice exhibited less tumor formation than normal mice under the same conditions, and down-regulated expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and mediators. Mast cells play an important role in tumor formation by regulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory mediators in CAC, indicating that they can act as new targets for the prevention and treatment of CAC.     

Crucial Involvement of Tumor-Associated Neutrophils in the Regulation of Chronic Colitis-Associated Carcinogenesis in Mice

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a major form of chronic inflammation that can frequently progress to colon cancer. Several studies have demonstrated massive infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages into the lamina propria and submucosa in the progression of UC-associated colon carcinogenesis. Macrophages contribute to the development of colitis-associated colon cancer (CAC). However, the role of neutrophils is not well understood. To better understand the involvement of tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) in the regulation of CAC, we used a mouse CAC model produced by administering azoxymethane (AOM), followed by repeated dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) ingestion. This causes severe colonic inflammation and subsequent development of multiple tumors in mice colon. We observed that colorectal mucosal inflammation became increasingly severe with AOM and DSS treatment. Macrophages infiltrated the lamina propria and submucosa, together with a marked increase in neutrophil infiltration. The chemokine CXCL2 increased in the lamina propria and submucosal regions of the colons of the treated mice, together with the infiltration of neutrophils expressing CXCR2, a specific receptor for CXCL2. This process was followed by neoplastic transformation. After AOM and DSS treatment, the mice showed enhanced production of metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 and neutrophil elastase (NE), accompanied by excessive vessel generation and cell proliferation. Moreover, CXCL2 promoted neutrophil recruitment and induced neutrophils to express MMP-9 and NE in vitro. Furthermore, administration of neutrophil-neutralizing antibodies after the last DSS cycle markedly reduced the number and size of tumors and decreased the expression of CXCR2, CXCL2, MMP-9, and NE. These observations indicate a crucial role for TANs in the initiation and progression of CAC and suggest that the CXCL2–CXCR2 axis might be useful in reducing the risk of UC-associated colon cancer.     

白藜芦醇抑制肠癌细胞焦亡的作用*

目的: 研究白藜芦醇(Res)对肠癌细胞焦亡的影响。方法: ①葡聚糖硫酸钠(DSS)诱发小鼠结肠癌(CRC)实验:30只C57BL/6小鼠随机分为正常对照组(Contro组),氧化偶氮甲烷(AOM)组,AOM/DSS组,AOM/DSS+Res组和Res组,每组6只,造模周期共70 d。第1周第1日对AOM组、AOM/DSS组和AOM/DSS+Res组小鼠AOM(10 mg/kg)腹腔注射一次,无菌水饮水,1% DSS水供AOM/DSS组和AOM/DSS+Res组饮用,对AOM/DSS+Res组和Res组小鼠灌胃给予Res(50 mg/kg),造模结束后,取小鼠结肠组织固定、包埋、切片; IHC和Western blot检测小鼠结肠组织NLRP3、Caspase-1、IL-18蛋白表达情况。②离体实验:HCT 116细胞给予Res(2.4 μg/L)以及转染miR-31,加Res实验分为4组,分别标记0 h、12 h、24 h、48 h组;细胞转染分组为5组,即control组、miR-31 mimic组、miR-31 mimic+Res组、miR-31inhibitor组、miR-31inhibitor+Res组,48 h后收集细胞,每组设置三个复孔,并通过Western blot检测细胞NLRP3、Caspase-1、GSDMD-N、IL-18和IL-1β蛋白表达情况。结果: 动物实验:与control组相比较,AOM/DSS组NLRP3、Caspase-1、IL-18蛋白表达显著升高(P<0.01),AOM/DSS+Res组NLRP3、Caspase-1、IL-18蛋白表达水平相较于AOM/DSS组有显著下降(P<0.01);细胞实验:与control组相比,miR-31 mimic组NLRP3(P<0.01)、GSDMD-N(P<0.05)、IL-18(P<0.01)蛋白表达显著升高, miR-31 inhibitor组NLRP3、GSDMD-N、IL-18蛋白表达显著降低(P<0.05)。结论: Res可通过细胞焦亡抑制结肠癌。     

Therapeutic effects of lentinan on inflammatory bowel disease and colitis‐associated cancer

In this study, we investigated the therapeutic potential of lentinan in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colitis‐associated cancer (CAC). Lentinan decreased the disease activity index and macroscopic and microscopic colon tissue damage in dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)‐induced or TNBS‐induced models of colitis. High‐dose lentinan was more effective than salicylazosulfapyridine in the mouse models of colitis. Lentinan decreased the number of tumours, inflammatory cell infiltration, atypical hyperplasia and nuclear atypia in azoxymethane/DSS‐induced CAC model. It also decreased the expression of pro‐inflammatory cytokines, such as IL‐13 and CD30L, in IBD and CAC model mice possibly by inhibiting Toll‐like receptor 4 (TLR4)/NF‐κB signalling and the expression of colon cancer markers, such as carcinoembryonic antigen, cytokeratin 8, CK18 and p53, in CAC model mice. In addition, lentinan restored the intestinal bacterial microbiotal community structure in IBD model mice. Thus, it shows therapeutic potential in IBD and CAC model mice possibly by inhibiting TLR4/NF‐κB signalling‐mediated inflammatory responses and disruption of the intestinal microbiotal structure.     

Bovine milk-derived α-lactalbumin inhibits colon inflammation and carcinogenesis in azoxymethane and dextran sodium sulfate-treated mice

Cyclooxygenase-2 is expressed early in colon carcinogenesis and plays crucial role in the progress of the disease. Recently, we found that α-lactalbumin had anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2. In experiment 1, we investigated the effects of α-lactalbumin on the colon carcinogenesis initiated with azoxymethane (AOM) followed by promotion with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) in mice. Dietary treatment with α-lactalbumin decreased fecal occult blood score at 3?days after DSS intake. α-Lactalbumin also decreased the colon tumor at week 9. In experiment 2, AOM-treated mice were sacrificed at 7?days after DSS intake. The plasma and colon prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) levels in AOM/DSS-treated mice were higher than those in the DSS-treated mice without initiation by AOM. α-Lactalbumin decreased PGE2 in both plasma and colon. These results suggest that α-lactalbumin effectively inhibited colon carcinogenesis, and the inhibition may be due to the decreased PGE2 by inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2 at cancer promotion stages.     

Dose-dependent promoting effect of dextran sodium sulfate on mouse colon carcinogenesis initiated with azoxymethane

We previously reported a powerful tumor-promoting ability of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) in a novel mouse model for colitis-related colon carcinogenesis initiated with azoxymethane (AOM). To determine the dose-dependent influence of DSS in our animal model, male ICR mice were given a single intraperitoneal injection of AOM (10 mg/kg body weight), followed by DSS at dose levels of 2, 1, 0.5, 0.25, and 0.1% (w/v) in drinking water for 1 week. All animals were sacrificed at week 14 and histological alterations in their colon and nitrotyrosine immunohistochemistry were examined to evaluate the nitrosative stress. In the mice which received AOM and 2% DSS, the incidences (multiplicity) of colonic tubular adenoma and adenocarcinoma were 75% (1.25+/-1.26/mouse) and 100% (2.75+/-2.22/mouse), respectively. Mice given AOM and 1% DSS had 80% incidence of adenoma (1.00+/-0.71/mouse) and 60% incidence of adenocarcinoma (1.40+/-2.07/mouse) in the colon. In a mouse treated with AOM and 0.5% DSS, only one colonic adenoma (20% incidence with 0.20+/-0.45 multiplicity) developed. Higher frequency of high-grade colonic dysplasia was noted in mice given AOM and 2% or 1% DSS when compared with mice treated with AOM and lower doses of DSS. Also, scoring of inflammation and nitrotyrosine immunoreactivity suggested that severe inflammation and nitrosation stress caused by high-doses (2% and 1%) of DSS contribute its tumor-promoting effects in mouse colon carcinogenesis initiated with a low dose of AOM. Thus, our findings indicate that a tumor-promoting effect of DSS was dose-dependent (1% or more) and the effect might occur under the condition of inflammation and nitrosation stress.