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Effect of Ethyl Acetate Extract of Acanthopanacis Senticosi Radix et Rhizoma seu Caulis on Intestinal Flora in ApoE-/- Mice with Atherosclerosis / 中国实验方剂学杂志
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae ; (24): 108-115, 2022.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-940491
ABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of ethyl acetate extract of Acanthopanacis Senticosi Radix et Rhizoma seu Caulis on high-fat diet-induced apolipoprotein E gene knockoutApoE-/-) mice, and explore its mechanism of treating atherosclerosis by regulating intestinal flora. MethodThirty-two 8-week-old male ApoE-/- mice were randomly divided into model group, rosuvastatin group (10 mg·kg-1), high-, low-dose groups of ethyl acetate extract of Acanthopanacis Senticosi Radix et Rhizoma seu Caulis (75, 25 mg·kg-1), with 8 mice in each group. Eight C57BL/6 mice were used as blank group. After 8 weeks of continuous administrationblood was taken to determine the blood lipid level. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayELISA) was used to detect the contents of related indexes in serum of mice. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the formation of aortic plaque in mice. Cecal contents were collected and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing was used to detect intestinal flora. ResultCompared with the blank group, the plaque area of the model group was significantly increased with inflammatory infiltration, the contents of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), inflammatory factors and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) were increased, while the content of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was decreased. Compared with the model group, rosuvastatin group and high- and low-dose groups of ethyl acetate extract of Acanthopanacis Senticosi Radix et Rhizoma seu Caulis could improve the deposition of aortic plaque, reduce the contents of TG, TC, LDL-C, inflammatory factors and iNOS, and increase the content of HDL-C. Compared with the blank group, the relative abundances of Firmicutes and Proteobacteria in the model group increased, while the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes decreased. Alpha and Beta diversity analysis showed that samples of each group could be significantly isolated, and the total number and abundance of intestinal flora species in the model group were low. Compared with the model group, ethyl acetate extract of Acanthopanacis Senticosi Radix et Rhizoma seu Caulis could increase the relative abundance of beneficial bacteria and decrease the relative abundance of pathogenic bacteria. ConclusionEthyl acetate extract of Acanthopanacis Senticosi Radix et Rhizoma seu Caulis was mainly composed of flavonoids, which can treat atherosclerosis by regulating the intestinal flora and improve the pathological changes in the aorta of ApoE-/- mice induced by high-fat diet. The mechanism may be related to its ability to reduce the level of inflammatory factors, improve antioxidant capacity and repair the disorder of intestinal flora structure.

Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Prognostic study Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae Year: 2022 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Prognostic study Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae Year: 2022 Type: Article