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Objective: To observe the effect of Schisandra Chinensis polysaccharide (SCP) on the serum inflammatory factors in the rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) induced by high-fat diet and low dose of streptozotocin (STZ), and to explore its underlying mechanism in the treatment of T2DM. Methods: The male Wistar rats were given high-fat diet and introperieoneally injected with low dose of STZ (30 mg · kg-1) in one time to establish the rat T2DM models. The successful model rats were randomly divided into model group, low dose (25 mg · kg-1)of SCP group, middle dose (50 mg · kg-1) of SCP group and high dose (100 mg · kg-1) of SCP group; there were 10 rats in each group. Another 10 healthy rats were used as normal control group. Eight weeks after the intragastric administration of SCP, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed in the rats of various groups. The fasting blood glucose (FBG) and insulin (INS) levels were detected by glucose oxidase method and radioimmunoassay method, respectively, and the insulin sensitivity index (ISI) was calculated. The levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-lβ (IL-lβ), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) in serum of the rats were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. HE staining was used to observe the pathomorphology of pancreas tissue of the rats. Results: Compared with normal control group, the serum FBG level of the rats in model group was significantly increased (P<0.01), and the area under the curve (AUC) of blood glucose of the rats was significantly increased, the serum INS level and the ISI were significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01); the levels of IL-6, CRP, IL-1β, TNF-α, and NF-κB in serum were all significantly increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with model group, the serum FBG levels of the rats in different doses of SCP groups were markedly decreased (P<0.05), the AUC of blood glucose of the rats were significantly decreased, the INS and the ISI levels were significantly elevated (P<0.05); the levels of IL-6, CRP, IL-1β, TNF-α and NF-κB in serum were significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with low dose of SCP group, the FBG levels of the rats in middle and high doses of SCP groups were significantly decreased (P<0.05), the serum INS level of the rats in high dose of SCP group was significantly increased (P<0.05). The HE staining results showed that compared with normal control group, the islets were atrophied, the number of cells in islets was decreased and the boundary was irregular in model group; compared with model group, the islet boundary in different doses of SCP groups became clear, the areas were increased, and the number cells was increased significantly. Conclusion: SCP can decrease the FBG level, increase the INS level and improve insulin resistance (IR) in the T2DM rats induced by high-fat diet combined with low dose of STZ, and its mechanism might be related to its inhibiting inflammation response.
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Objective:To investigate the effect of Manchu medicine north-Schisandra chinensis polysaccharide (NSCP) on the human neutrophils treated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) cultivated in vitro,and to elucidate its anti inflammatory mechanism.Methods:The neutrophilic inflammatory cell model was established with LPS.The experiment included control group,LPS group (1.0 mg · L-1) and NSCP group (1.25,2.50 and 5.00 g · L-1),the cells in NSCP group were first treated with LPS for 60 min,and then treated with different concentrations of NSCP.The levels of TNF-α in neutrophils were measured with ELISA and the apoptotic rates were detected by flow cytometry.Results:The level of TNF-a in LPS group was increased compared with control group (P＜0.05).The level of TNF-α in NSCP group was decreased compared with LPS group (P＜0.05).The apoptotic rate in LPS group was decreased compared with control group (P＜0.05);the apoptotic rates in NSCP group were increased with the increasing of time and dose,and the best effect was found 16 h after treatment with 5 g · L-1NSCP:the apoptotic rate in NSCP group was significantly increased compared with LPS group (P＜0.05).Conclusion:NSCP can perform the anti-inflammation effect through the suppression of LPS-induced TNF-α secretion in neutrophils and the promotion of neutrophils apoptosis.
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Objective:To investigate the effect of Manchu medicine north-Schisandra chinensis polysaccharide (NSCP) on the human neutrophils treated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) cultivated in vitro,and to elucidate its anti inflammatory mechanism.Methods:The neutrophilic inflammatory cell model was established with LPS.The experiment included control group,LPS group (1.0 mg · L-1) and NSCP group (1.25,2.50 and 5.00 g · L-1),the cells in NSCP group were first treated with LPS for 60 min,and then treated with different concentrations of NSCP.The levels of TNF-α in neutrophils were measured with ELISA and the apoptotic rates were detected by flow cytometry.Results:The level of TNF-a in LPS group was increased compared with control group (P＜0.05).The level of TNF-α in NSCP group was decreased compared with LPS group (P＜0.05).The apoptotic rate in LPS group was decreased compared with control group (P＜0.05);the apoptotic rates in NSCP group were increased with the increasing of time and dose,and the best effect was found 16 h after treatment with 5 g · L-1NSCP:the apoptotic rate in NSCP group was significantly increased compared with LPS group (P＜0.05).Conclusion:NSCP can perform the anti-inflammation effect through the suppression of LPS-induced TNF-α secretion in neutrophils and the promotion of neutrophils apoptosis.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic effects metabolic mechanism of Schisandra chinensis polysaccharide (SCP) on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). METHODS: CFS rat model was established in a variety of ways such as the bondage, excessive exercise, crowded and noise environment. The Morris water maze test, the open-field test and the tail-suspension test were performed to evaluate the CFS model. The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method was conducted to screen the different metabolites in rat urine and analyze the metabolic pathway. RESULTS: The body weight of rats were increased and their space exploration and memory ability were strengthened after SCP supplement. The eleven diversity urine metabolites were detected and the involved metabolic pathways were the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the alanine, aspartic and glutamic acid metabolic pathways. CONCLUSION: SCP could relieve the chronic fatigue syndrome. The metabolic mechanism is relative to the improvement of SCP on the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the alanine, aspartic and glutamic acid metabolic pathways.
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OBJECTIVE:To optimize enzymatic extraction technology of polysaccharide from Schisandra chinensis. METH-ODS:Using pH value of enzymatic extraction solution,the amount of enzyme,extraction temperature as response factor,S. chi-nensis polysaccharide as response value,on the basis of single-factor experiments,3-factor,5-level central composite experimental design was adopted for the experiment. Validation test was also conducted. RESULTS:The optimal extraction technology was as pH value of 5.7,enzyme dosage of 1.3%,extraction temperature of 53 ℃. In validation test,the extraction rate of S. chinensis polysaccharide was 14.30%(RSD=1.84%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The optimized extraction technology is simple,reasonable and stable,and can be used for the extraction of polysaccharide from S. chinensis.