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Objective:This study was designed to compare inflammatory response, water carriage and gut brain axis in rats with ulcerative colitis (UC) after treatment of three regiments, Huangqintang (HQT), Sishenwan (SSW), and Tongxie Yaofang(TXYF). Method:After approved by Institute of Chinese Materia Medica Ethics Committees in China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, UC in rats was induced by using a compound method (trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid plus ethanol). Rats were randomly divided into control, disease, positive control salazosulfapyridine (SASP, 0.5 g·kg-1), HQT (20 g·kg-1), SSW(26 g·kg-1), and TXYF group(22 g·kg-1). After 5 days of treatment, colonic tissues and the blood were taken for various assays. Damage of colonic tissues was detected by hematoxylin-eosin staining (HE). The distribution of Vasoactine intrestinal (VIP), 5-hydroxytrytamine (5-HT), P-substance (SP) in the blood and serum were detected by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunohistochemistry (IHC), the levels of aquaporin3 (AQP3) and Aquaporin4 (AQP4) in the serum were detected by Western blot, the mRNA expression of Extracellular regulated protein kinases 1 (Erk1) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) in the serum were detected by Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR). Result:The brain-gut peptide results showed that compared with the normal group, the content of 5-HT and VIP in model group were significantly decreased (P<0.01), the content of SP were decreased, but there was no significant statistical difference, compared with the disease group, the content of 5-HT in SASP and TXYF group were clearly increased (P<0.05), the increment of VIP and SP in SASP, HQT, TXYF group were significant (P<0.05). Compared with the normal group, the content of AQP3 in model group were significantly increased(P<0.01), the content of AQP4 were clearly decreased(P<0.01), compared with the disease group, the content of AQP4 in SASP and HQT group were clearly increased (P<0.05), whereas the levels of AQP3 in HQT group were most significant reduced (P<0.01). Compared with the disease group, the expression of Erk1 and p38 were clearly reduced (P<0.01), with the most significant reduce being the expression in HQT group. Conclusion:Three regiments all have therapeutic effects on UC, manifested by improvements of the signs and mental status of UC rats. However, in terms of gut-brain axis disturbance improvement, the therapeutic effect of TXYF was superior than HQT and SSW, whereas in terms of inflammatory response suppression and water carriage accomodation, the therapeutic effect of HQT was superior than SSW and TXYF.
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Objective To explore the effect and mechanism of aerobic exercise on islet β-cells in type 2 diabetic rats.Methods Thirty healthy SPF 8-week old Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group (C, n=10), diabetic control groups (DMC) and diabetic exercise (DME) groups, 10 rats in each group, among which 7 successful rat models were used in the experiment.The diabetic rat model was established by high fat and sugar diet and i.p.injection of streptozotocin in a dose of 50 mg/kg.The rats of group DME were forced to perform 20 m/min running for 30 min, once a day, 6 days in a week, for 8 weeks.Other rats were allowed free movement.At the end of experiment, serum glucose and insulin were measured and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) was calculated, and pancreatic tissue samples were collected for histopathological examination.The morphology and structure of pancreatic islets were observed under a digital microscope, the perimeter and area of islets were analyzed by image analysis, and shape factor of islets was calculated.The insulin content, glucokinase and ultramicro-ATPase activity in the pancreatic homogenate were determined.Results In the DME group, the perimeter and area of islets were significantly higher than the DMC group (P< 0.05), but still lower than the control group.The shape factor was significantly increased, the cell hypertrophy, vacuolization and nuclear pyknosis were markedly alleviated than those in the DMC group, the insulin content, glucokinase and the trace total ATP activity in the DME group were significantly higher than those in the DMC group (P<0.05), and the SF and HOMA were significantly changed.Conclusions Aerobic exercise can reduce the blood glucose level, improve the morphology of islets and β-cells in the type 2 diabetic rats.It may be due to increase of the activity of glucose kinase and ATP-synthase, and increased insulin sensitivity in the pancreas.