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Coptisine inhibits Helicobacter pylori and reduces the expression of CagA to alleviate host inflammation in vitro and in vivo

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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 314, 期 -, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116618

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Coptisine; Helicobacter pylori; CagA; Transcriptomics; Inflammation

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The study aimed to find the most effective alkaloid against Helicobacter pylori in Rhizoma Coptidis and illustrate the probable mechanisms. The results showed that coptisine was the most effective alkaloid against H. pylori and could eradicate the bacteria through multiple mechanisms while reducing inflammation.
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a major pathogen colonized in the human stomach and is implicated in gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric carcinoma. Antibiotics are useful for eradicating H. pylori but failed for drug resistance, making it urgent to develop effective and safe drugs. Rhizoma Coptidis was reported as one of the most effective Chinese medicines to treat H. pylori-related gastrointestinal diseases, while the precise antimicrobial mechanism remains unclear. Thus, it is of great significance to study the antimicrobial ingredients and corresponding mechanisms of Rhizoma Coptidis.Aim of the study: To search for the most effective alkaloid against H. pylori in Rhizoma Coptidis and illustrate the probable mechanisms.Materials and methods: Five main alkaloids in Rhizoma Coptidis were isolated. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were tested to determine the most effective one. Bacterial growth experiments, Annexin V-FITC/PI staining, TUNEL staining, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were performed to further study the anti-H. pylori activity of coptisine (Cop). The in vivo effect of Cop on H. pylori eradication rate and H. pylori-induced inflammation was investigated in mice. Transcriptomics was used to understand the underlying mechanism of eradicating H. pylori and reducing host inflammation. Western blot, RTPCR, and ELISA experiments were utilized and confirmed that cagA was one of the targets of Cop.Results: According to the MIC and MBC, Cop was the most effective alkaloid against H. pylori, especially with no drug resistance developed. In vitro experiments showed that Cop inhibited H. pylori by inducing DNA fragmentation, phosphatidylserine exposure, and membrane damage. Cop (150 mg/kg/day) effectively eradicated H. pylori in mice and reduced the levels of IL-2 and IL-6 to relieve gastric inflammation. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that virulence factor cagA was one of the hub genes associated with the inflammation-improving effect of Cop. That is, Cop could decrease the expression of CagA and subsequently reduce the translocation of CagA to gastric epithelial cells, thereby improving the morphology of hummingbird-like phenotype induced by CagA and alleviating inflammation.Conclusions: Cop is the most effective alkaloid in Rhizoma Coptidis and might act through multiple mechanisms for H. pylori eradication along with reducing the expression of CagA to alleviate inflammation.

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