Andrographolide sodium bisulfite ameliorates dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis and liver injury in mice via inhibiting macrophage proinflammatory polarization from the gut-liver axis.

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis (UC), an inflammatory disease, is widely thought to be associated with colonic barrier damage and inflammatory response. With the destruction of the colonic barrier, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) enters the liver through the portal vein and causes liver injury. Liver injury in turn exacerbates UC to form a vicious cycle, so the treatment of liver injury cannot be ignored. Andrographolide (Andro) has a protective effect against colitis and liver injury, but with low bioavailability. Andrographolide sodium bisulfite (ASB), a water-soluble sulfonate of Andro, has better bioavailability, whether it has a better curative effect against UC and liver injury is rarely reported. Hence, we investigated the protective effect and potential mechanism of ASB against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced UC and liver injury in mice. The results showed that treatment with ASB significantly relieved the clinical symptoms of UC and liver injury by reducing disease activity index, inhibiting gut-derived LPS leakage, and improving colonic and hepatic injury, and its curative effect was better than Andro. Moreover, ASB effectively decreased the YAP-mediated colonic inflammation and TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB-mediated pro-inflammatory factor release in the liver. Both colonic and hepatic inflammation were associated with macrophage proinflammatory polarization, but they were significantly inhibited by ASB. ASB showed good safety in the treatment of UC and liver injury and has no nephrotoxicity as previously described. In conclusion, ASB has an effective protective effect on DSS-induced UC and liver injury, mainly by suppressing macrophage proinflammatory polarization from the gut-liver axis.

• Authors: Fengkun Guan, Huijuan Luo, Jiazhen Wu, Mengyao Li, Liping Chen, Ning Huang, Guilan Wei, Juan Nie, Baoyi Chen, Ziren Su, Xie Zhang, Yuhong Liu
• Journal: International immunopharmacology (Int Immunopharmacol) Vol. 110 Pg. 109007 (Sep 2022) ISSN: 1878-1705 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 35779489 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Diterpenes
• Lipopolysaccharides
• NF-kappa B
• Sulfites
• andrographolide
• Dextran Sulfate
• sodium bisulfite

Topics

• Animals
• Colitis (chemically induced, drug therapy)
• Colitis, Ulcerative (chemically induced, drug therapy)
• Colon
• Dextran Sulfate (pharmacology)
• Disease Models, Animal
• Diterpenes
• Inflammation
• Lipopolysaccharides (pharmacology)
• Liver
• Macrophages
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred BALB C
• NF-kappa B
• Sulfites