Study on the inhibitory effects of polysaccharidefrom Plantago depressa on colitis-associated colorectal cancer in mice by regulating TNF-α/NF-κB signaling pathway and intestinal flora
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Study on the inhibitory effects of polysaccharidefrom Plantago depressa on colitis-associated colorectal cancer in mice by regulating TNF-α/NF-κB signaling pathway and intestinal flora
TANG Ran,LI Ming.Study on the inhibitory effects of polysaccharide from Plantago depressa on colitis-associated colorectal cancer in mice by regulating TNF-α/NF-κB signaling pathway and intestinal flora[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2025,36(21):2662-2667.
TANG Ran,LI Ming.Study on the inhibitory effects of polysaccharide from Plantago depressa on colitis-associated colorectal cancer in mice by regulating TNF-α/NF-κB signaling pathway and intestinal flora[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2025,36(21):2662-2667. DOI: 10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2025.21.08.
Study on the inhibitory effects of polysaccharidefrom Plantago depressa on colitis-associated colorectal cancer in mice by regulating TNF-α/NF-κB signaling pathway and intestinal flora
To study the inhibitory effects of polysaccharide from
Plantago depressa
(PLP) on colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) in mice and its mechanism.
METHODS
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The mice were randomly divided into control group, model group, PLP low-, medium- and high-dose groups (100, 200, 400 mg/kg), positive control group (sulfasalazine, 455 mg/kg), with 8 mice in each group. Except for control group, the remaining groups utilized azomethane oxide + dextran sulfate sodium to induce CAC model. At the same time, mice in each group were administered the corresponding medicinal solution via gavage once daily for 12 consecutive weeks. After the last medication, disease activity index (DAI), colon length and tumor number were detected; the histopathological morphology of the colon tissue was observed. The levels of inflammatory cytokines [interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, interferon-γ (IFN-γ), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)] in the serum were measured. Additionally, the expression levels of proteins related to the TNF-α/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway [NF-κB p65, NF-κB inhibitor protein α (IκBα), NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK), tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1), and tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2)] in the colon tissue were detected. In addition, the feces of mice were collected to analyze the changes in intestinal flora composition by 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing.
RESULTS
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Compared with model group, DAI score, tumor number, serum levels of IL-1β, IL-6 (except for PLP low-dose group), IFN-γ and TNF-α, as well as phosphorylation levels of IκBα and NF-κB p65 and protein expressions of NIK, TNFR1 and TRAF2 (except for PLP low-dose group) in colon tissue, were all decreased significantly (
P
<0.05); the colon length was significantly increased (
P
<0.05). The colon tissue exhibited normal glandular structures, with a reduced degree of inflammatory cell infiltration, and no adenocarcinoma formation was observed. The results of gut microbiota analysis revealed that, compared with model group, the relative abundances of Firmicutes, Fusobacteria, and
Megamonas
in the PLP high-dose group were significantly decreased (
P
<0.05), while the relative abundances of
Bacteradetes
and
Akkermansia
, as well as the Shannon and Chao1 indices, were significantly increased (
P
<0.05). The relevant pathways through which PLP regulated intestinal flora function primarily included the TNF signaling pathway, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, and inflammatory bowel disease signaling pathway, among others.
CONCLUSIONS
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PLP can exert inhibitory effects on CAC by inhibiting TNF-α/NF-κB signaling pathway, and regulating intestinal flora.
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