Issue 6, 2021

Therapeutic role of d-pinitol on experimental colitis via activating Nrf2/ARE and PPAR-γ/NF-κB signaling pathways

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis is a recrudescent intestinal inflammation coupled with diarrhea, weight loss, pus, and blood stool, which seriously impacts the quality of patient life. D-Pinitol, which can be a food supplement isolated from the food plant-like soybeans, Ceratonia siliqua Linn and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, has been proved to show anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. However, the potential mechanism of D-pinitol still remains ill-defined contemporarily. In the current study, the therapeutic effect and potential mechanisms of D-pinitol against colitis were investigated. Oxidative stress and inflammation of experimental colitis were caused by 3% DSS treatment once daily for 7 days. During DSS treatment, the mice of the positive drug group and three other groups were orally administered SASP or D-pinitol once daily. Clinical symptoms were analyzed, and macroscopic scores were calculated. The levels of oxidative and inflammatory cytokines were measured using assay kits and RT-PCR. Additionally, the protein expression of the Nrf2/ARE pathway and PPAR-γ was measured by Western blot. Results showed that D-pinitol enormously alleviated DSS-induced bodyweight loss, colon shortening, and histological injuries, achieving a therapeutic efficacy superior to SASP. Moreover, the oxidative stress and colonic inflammatory response were mitigated. D-pinitol not only significantly activated the Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway via facilitating the translocation of Nrf2 from sitoplazma to cytoblast, upregulating the protein expression levels of GCLC, GCLM, HO-1, and NQO1, but also improved the PPAR-γ level by binding to the active site of PPAR-γ, when suppressing NF-κB p65 and IκBα phosphorylation. In conclusion, D-pinitol exhibited a dramatic anti-colitis efficacy by activating the Nrf2/ARE pathway and PPAR-γ. Hence, D-pinitol may be a promising therapeutic drug against UC in the future.

Graphical abstract: Therapeutic role of d-pinitol on experimental colitis via activating Nrf2/ARE and PPAR-γ/NF-κB signaling pathways

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Nov 2020
Accepted
23 Jan 2021
First published
28 Jan 2021

Food Funct., 2021,12, 2554-2568

Therapeutic role of D-pinitol on experimental colitis via activating Nrf2/ARE and PPAR-γ/NF-κB signaling pathways

Y. Lin, Y. Wu, J. Su, M. Wang, X. Wu, Z. Su, X. Yi, L. Wei, J. Cai and Z. Sun, Food Funct., 2021, 12, 2554 DOI: 10.1039/D0FO03139A

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