天然产物研究与开发 ›› 2026, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6): 1161-1170.doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2026.6.002 cstr: 32307.14.1001-6880.2026.6.002

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芍药汤调控巨噬细胞极化和嗜酸性粒细胞浸润缓解湿热型溃疡性结肠炎的机制研究

蒋天翔1,赵年寿1,张亚辉2,纪  鹏1,华永丽1,魏彦明1*   

  1. 1甘肃农业大学动物医学院,兰州730070;2宜宾学院农林与食品工程学部,宜宾644000
  • 出版日期:2026-06-26 发布日期:2026-06-24
  • 基金资助:
    国家现代农业产业技术体系资助(CARS-37);国家自然科学基金(32473080);甘肃省科技重大专项(24ZDNA001)

Mechanism of Shaoyao Decoction alleviating dampness-heat ulcerative colitis via regulating macrophage polarization and eosinophil infiltration

JIANG Tian-xiang1,ZHAO Nian-shou1,ZHANG Ya-hui2,JI Peng1,HUA Yong-li1,WEI Yan-ming1*   

  1. 1College of Veterinary Medicine,Gansu Agricultural University,Lanzhou 730070,China;2Faculty of Agriculture,Forestry and Food Engineering,Yibin University,Yibin 644000,China
  • Online:2026-06-26 Published:2026-06-24

摘要:

探究芍药汤(Shaoyao Decoction,SYD)对结肠组织中巨噬细胞极化与嗜酸性粒细胞浸润的调控作用及其机制。将60只雄性BALB/c小鼠随机分为6组:空白对照组、模型组、柳氮磺胺吡啶治疗组、SYD低、中、高剂量组。除空白对照组外,其余组全程饲喂高糖高脂饲料,在高温高湿环境同时灌胃葡聚糖硫酸钠建立湿热内蕴型溃疡性结肠炎(ulcerative colitis,UC)模型,造模结束后,药物干预7 d。通过评估体重、疾病活动指数(disease activity index,DAI)、结肠长度、组织病理学评价结肠损伤;采用ELISA检测血清或结肠组织炎症因子白细胞介素-5(interleukin-5,IL-5)、IL-8、IL-10、转化生长因子-β(transforming growth factor-β,TGF-β)、粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor,GM-CSF)水平;利用Western blot和RT-qPCR检测结肠组织中闭锁小带蛋白-1(zonula occludens-1,ZO-1)和闭合蛋白(Occludin)、诱导型一氧化氮合酶(inducible nitric oxide synthase,iNOS)和精氨酸酶-1(arginase-1,ARG-1)以及CC趋化因子受体3/嗜酸性粒细胞趋化因子(C-C motif chemokine receptor 3/Eotaxin,CCR3/CCL11),CCR3/CCL11)信号通路关键分子的表达。结果显示,与空白对照组相比,模型组小鼠体重显著下降、便血明显、DAI显著升高、结肠缩短及严重的结肠组织病理损伤(上皮破坏、杯状细胞减少、隐窝结构受损),提示UC小鼠模型建立成功。SYD治疗(尤其中、高剂量)显著改善上述病理指标。机制研究表明,SYD可有效降低IL-5、IL-8、TGF-β和GM-CSF细胞因子表达,提高抑炎因子IL-10,提高紧密连接蛋白ZO-1和Occludin表达(P<0.05);降低M1型巨噬细胞极化蛋白iNOS含量,提高M2型巨噬细胞极化蛋白ARG-1含量(P<0.05);抑制CCR3/CCL11信号通路的关键蛋白表达(P<0.05),从而减少嗜酸性粒细胞在炎症部位的募集。说明SYD可通过抑制促炎因子释放、促进抗炎因子产生、修复肠道屏障、调节巨噬细胞向M2型极化以及抑制CCR3/CCL11介导的嗜酸性粒细胞浸润等多重机制,减轻湿热型UC小鼠的肠道炎症和组织损伤,发挥治疗作用。

关键词: 湿热型溃疡性结肠炎, 芍药汤, 巨噬细胞极化, 嗜酸性粒细胞, CCR3/CCL11通路, 肠道屏障

Abstract:

This study aims to investigate the regulatory effects and underlying mechanisms of Shaoyao Decoction (SYD) on macrophage polarization and eosinophil infiltration in the colon tissues of mice with ulcerative colitis (UC). Sixty male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into six groups: normal control, model, sulfasalazine treatment, and SYD low-dose, medium-dose, and high-dose groups. Except for the normal control group, all mice were fed a high-sugar and high-fat diet and maintained in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, combined with intragastric administration of dextran sulfate sodium to establish a damp-heat accumulation type UC model. Following the modeling, drug intervention was administered for 7 days. Colonic injury was evaluated by assessing body weight, disease activity index (DAI), colon length, and histopathology. The levels of inflammatory factors, including interleukin-5 (IL-5), IL-8, IL-10, transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in serum or colon tissues were detected by ELISA. Western blot and RT-qPCR were utilized to detect the expression of zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), Occludin, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), arginase-1 (ARG-1), and key molecules of the C-C motif chemokine receptor 3/Eotaxin (CCR3/CCL11) signaling pathway in colon tissues. The results showed that compared with the normal control group, the model group exhibited significant body weight loss, obvious hematochezia, significantly increased DAI, shortened colon length, and severe histopathological damage (including epithelial destruction, goblet cell depletion, and crypt structure impairment), indicating the successful establishment of the UC mouse model. SYD treatment, particularly in the medium-dose and high-dose groups, significantly ameliorated the aforementioned pathological indices. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that SYD effectively reduced the expression of cytokines IL-5, IL-8, TGF-β, and GM-CSF, increased the anti-inflammatory factor IL-10, and upregulated the expression of tight junction proteins ZO-1 and Occludin (P<0.05). Furthermore, SYD decreased the content of the M1 macrophage polarization protein iNOS, increased the content of the M2 macrophage polarization protein ARG-1 (P <0.05), and inhibited the expression of key proteins in the CCR3/CCL11 signaling pathway (P<0.05), thereby reducing the recruitment of eosinophils to the inflammatory site. In conclusion, SYD alleviates intestinal inflammation and tissue injury in mice with damp-heat type UC through multiple mechanisms, including inhibiting the release of pro-inflammatory factors, promoting the production of anti-inflammatory factors, repairing the intestinal barrier, regulating macrophage polarization toward the M2 phenotype, and inhibiting CCR3/CCL11-mediated eosinophil infiltration.

Key words: dampness-heat syndrome ulcerative colitis; Shaoyao Decoction, macrophage polarization, eosinophils, CCR3/CCL11 pathway; intestinal barrier

中图分类号:  R285 S853.23