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GUT MICROBES
卷 15, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2276814
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Glycyrrhiza uralensis; gut microbiota; polysaccharides; immunosuppression; immune regulation
In this study, low molecular weight Glycyrrhiza polysaccharide (GP) was found to reverse immunosuppression and intestinal mucosal injury induced by cyclophosphamide (CTX). GP achieved this by maintaining the balance of helper T lymphocytes, down-regulating inflammatory pathways, increasing the secretion of cytokines and short-chain fatty acids, and promoting the proliferation of beneficial bacteria in the gut microbiota. These findings demonstrate the potential of GP as an immune enhancer and a natural medicine for treating intestinal inflammatory diseases.
Low molecular weight (6.5 kDa) Glycyrrhiza polysaccharide (GP) exhibits good immunomodulatory activity, however, the mechanism underlying GP-mediated regulation of immunity and gut microbiota remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to reveal the mechanisms underlying GP-mediated regulation of immunity and gut microbiota using cyclophosphamide (CTX)-induced immunosuppressed and intestinal mucosal injury models. GP reversed CTX-induced intestinal structural damage and increased the number of goblet cells, CD4+, CD8+ T lymphocytes, and mucin content, particularly by maintaining the balance of helper T lymphocyte 1/helper T lymphocyte 2 (Th1/Th2). Moreover, GP alleviated immunosuppression by down-regulating extracellular regulated protein kinases/p38/nuclear factor kappa-Bp50 pathways and increasing short-chain fatty acids level and secretion of cytokines, including interferon-gamma, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-2, IL-10, IL-22, and transforming growth factor-beta 3 and immunoglobulin (Ig) M, IgG and secretory immunoglobulin A. GP treatment increased the total species and diversity of the gut microbiota. Microbiota analysis showed that GP promoted the proliferation of beneficial bacteria, including Muribaculaceae_unclassified, Alistipes, Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group, Ligilactobacillus, and Clostridia_vadinBB60_group, and reduced the abundance of Proteobacteria and CTX-derived bacteria (Clostridiales_unclassified, Candidatus_Arthromitus, Firmicutes_unclassified, and Clostridium). The studies of fecal microbiota transplantation and the pseudo-aseptic model conformed that the gut microbiota is crucial in GP-mediated immunity regulation. GP shows great potential as an immune enhancer and a natural medicine for treating intestinal inflammatory diseases.
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