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目的 基于滤泡性辅助性 T 细胞(Tfh)稳态探讨补脾益肠丸(BPYCP)对溃疡性结肠炎脾虚湿蕴证(SDDSUC)的保护作用及机制。方法 将 C57BL/6 小鼠随机分为空白组,模型组,补脾益肠丸低、中、高剂量组及美 沙拉嗪组,采用番泻叶联合 2.0% 葡聚糖硫酸钠(DSS)诱导小鼠溃疡性结肠炎脾虚湿蕴证,每日 1 次性灌胃 1.5、3.0、6.0 g·kg-1补脾益肠丸或 0.3 g·kg-1美沙拉嗪(5-ASA),观察补脾益肠丸对小鼠溃疡性结肠炎脾虚湿蕴 证症状、中医证候积分、疾病活动指数(DAI)的影响。采用苏木素-伊红(HE)染色观察结肠组织病理损伤,流 式细胞术检测肠系膜淋巴结 Tfh 细胞及其亚群水平;酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)、实时荧光定量多聚核苷酸 链式反应(qRT-PCR)、免疫组化分别检测结肠细胞因子、Tfh 细胞生物标志物的 mRNA 及蛋白表达水平。 结果 与模型组比较,补脾益肠丸低、中、高剂量组可有效缓解小鼠溃疡性结肠炎脾虚湿蕴证症状,明显增加 小鼠体质量和结肠长度(P<0.05),降低中医证候积分、疾病活动指数、结肠质量和结肠质量指数(P<0.05), 并拮抗结肠组织炎性细胞浸润和溃疡形成。并且,中、高剂量补脾益肠丸可明显降低溃疡性结肠炎脾虚湿蕴证 小鼠肠系膜淋巴结 Tfh 细胞比例及其标志物白细胞介素 21(IL-21)、白细胞介素 17A(IL-17A)、趋化因子受体 5(CXCR5)、B 细胞淋巴瘤 6 蛋白(Bcl-6)、诱导型 T 细胞共刺激因子(ICOS)及程序性死亡配体 1(PD-L1)的 mRNA 和 CXCR5、ICOS 的蛋白表达水平(P<0.05),并抑制炎性因子 IL-21、IL-17A 释放(P<0.05)。此外, 补脾益肠丸可明显下调 Tfh1、Tfh17 和效应记忆性 Tfh 细胞(Tem-Tfh)比例,并上调 Tfh2、滤泡调节性 T 细胞 (Tfr)比例(P<0.05)。结论 补脾益肠丸通过抑制 Tfh 细胞反应,调节 Tfh 细胞亚群分化,重塑 Tfh 细胞稳态, 拮抗结肠炎症而有效缓解溃疡性结肠炎脾虚湿蕴证。
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Objective To investigate the protective effect and mechanism of Bupi Yichang Pills (BPYCP) against ulcerative colitis with spleen deficiency and dampness accumulation syndrome (SDDS-UC),based on follicular helper T (Tfh) cell homeostasis. Methods C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into control group, model group, low- , medium-,and high-dose BPYCP groups,and mesalazine group. The SDDS-UC mouse model was established using Sennae Folium combined with 2.0% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS). Mice were administered BPYCP (1.5, 3.0, or 6.0 g·kg-1 ) or mesalazine (5-ASA,0.3 g·kg-1 ) once daily by gavage. The effects of BPYCP on symptoms,traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome scores,and disease activity index (DAI) were observed. Pathological damage to colon tissue was assessed via hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. Flow cytometry was used to measure Tfh cells and their subsets in mesenteric lymph nodes. Levels of colonic cytokines and the mRNA and protein expression of Tfh cell biomarkers were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA),quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR),and immunohistochemistry,respectively. Results Compared with the model group,the low-, medium-,and high-dose BPYCP groups effectively alleviated SDDS-UC symptoms,significantly increased body mass and colon length (P<0.05), and reduced TCM syndrome scores, DAI, colon mass, and colon mass index (P< 0.05), while also counteracting inflammatory cell infiltration and ulcer formation in colon tissue. Furthermore, medium- and high-dose BPYCP significantly decreased the proportion of Tfh cells in mesenteric lymph nodes and downregulated the mRNA and/or protein expression levels of their key markers—interleukin 21(IL-21),interleukin 17A (IL-17A), chemokine receptor 5(CXCR5), B-cell lymphoma 6 protein (Bcl-6), inducible T-cell costimulator (ICOS),and programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)(P<0.05)—and suppressed the release of inflammatory cytokines IL-21 and IL-17A (P<0.05). Additionally,BPYCP significantly decreased the proportions of Tfh1,Tfh17, and effector memory Tfh (Tem-Tfh) cells,while increasing the proportions of Tfh2 and follicular regulatory T (Tfr) cells (P<0.05). Conclusion BPYCP alleviates SDDS-UC effectively by inhibiting Tfh cell responses,regulating Tfh cell subset differentiation,remodeling Tfh cell homeostasis,and counteracting colonic inflammation.
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R285.5
[基金项目]
江西省自然科学基金项目(20252BAC200585,20232BAB206172);国家自然科学基金项目(82260863);江西省教育厅科学技术研究 项目(GJJ2200962);江西中医药大学博士启动基金项目(2023WBZR005,2019WBZR011)。