Effects of different processed products of Codonopsis pilosula on immunosuppressive rats based on 1H NMR metabolomics / 中国药理学通报

ABSTRACT

Based on 1H NMR metabonomics combined with multivariate statistical analysis, to study the changes of serum endogenous metabolites from immunosuppressive rats induced by cyclophosphamide (CTX), and to screen the best processed products of Codonopsis pilosula, rice-fried Codonopsis pilosula and honey-fried Codonopsis pilosula in improve immunity, and to explore its mechanisms. Methods CTX was administered intraperitoneal (i. p.) to induce the immunosuppressive model. Serum was collected by aorta abdominalis on the last day for detecting immunocyte, immunokine and 1H NMR analysis. Results Codonopsis pilosula and its processed products could increase the numbers of white blood cells and B lymphocytes, as well as the ratio of CD4+ and CD8 + T cells. The regulation effects of honey-fried Codonopsis pilosula and Codonopsis pilosula on IL-2, IgG and sigA were better than those of rice-fried Codonopsis pilosula. Honeyfried Codonopsis pilosula could significantly improve the levels of leucine, isoleucine, alanine, glutamate, glutamine, glucose and valine etc. Conclusions Honeyfried Codonopsis pilosula could play the best role in immunosuppressive rats through regulating valine, leucine and isoleucine metabolism, glutamate and glutamine metabolism, alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism.