Er Miao San, a traditional Chinese herbal formula, attenuates complete Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats by regulating Th17/Treg cells

被引：43

作者：

Dai, Xing ^{[1
,2
]}

Yang, Dongping ^{[1
]}

Bao, Jinping ^{[1
]}

Zhang, Qiying ^{[1
]}

Ding, Jiemin ^{[1
]}

Liu, Min ^{[1
]}

Ding, Meihuizi ^{[1
]}

Liu, Mengli ^{[1
]}

Liang, Juan ^{[1
]}

Jia, Xiaoyi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Anhui Univ Chinese Med, Sch Pharm, Hefei 230012, Peoples R China

[2] Anhui Med Univ, Clin Med Coll 1, Hefei, Peoples R China

来源：

PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY | 2020年 / 58卷 / 01期

基金：

安徽省自然科学基金; 中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Rheumatoid arthritis; inflammatory cytokine; traditional Chinese medicine; TREG CELLS; INTERLEUKIN-6; TH17; PATHOGENESIS; MACROPHAGES; INHIBITION; PATHWAY; BALANCE; MODEL;

D O I：

10.1080/13880209.2020.1720745

中图分类号：

Q94 [植物学];

学科分类号：

071001 [植物学];

摘要：

Context: Er Miao San (EMS) is a traditional Chinese medicine composed of Atractylodis Rhizoma and Phellodendri Cortex in a 1:1 weight ratio. EMS has been used to treat rheumatism in China for many years. Objective: To evaluate the anti-arthritic activity of EMS extract on adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA) in Sprague-Dawley rats and to clarify its mechanisms of action. Materials and methods: EMS (0.75, 1.5 and 3 g/kg, once daily) was orally administered from day 18 after immunization to day 31. The effects of EMS on AA rats were evaluated by histopathological examination, paw swelling and polyarthritis index. The proliferation of fibroblast-like synoviocyte (FLS) and T cells was detected by CCK-8. The percentages of Th17 cells and Treg cells in splenocytes were determined by flow cytometry. Levels of cytokines in serum were detected by ELISA. Results: EMS treatment significantly decreased the paw volume (from 1.20 to 0.81), polyarthritis index (from 9.56 to 4.46) and alleviated ankle joint histopathology in AA rats. EMS inhibited the proliferation of FLS and T cells. Furthermore, EMS treatment decreased Th17 cells (from 4.62 to 2.08%) and increased Treg cells (from 2.77 to 4.75%) in splenocytes. The levels of IL-17A, TNF-alpha and IL-6 were remarkably decreased in the serum of EMS-treated rats, whereas the levels of IL-10 and TGF-beta 1 were significantly increased. Conclusions: EMS exhibits anti-arthritic activity in the AA model by regulating the balance of cytokines and the ratio of Th17 and Treg cells. These insights may provide an experimental basis for the clinical treatment of RA.

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