Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea.
Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jul 28;22(15):8075. doi: 10.3390/ijms22158075.
Obesity is characterized as a chronic, low-grade inflammation state accompanied by the infiltration of immune cells into adipose tissue and higher levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. This study aimed to investigate the mechanisms and effects of Coptidis Rhizoma (CR) on obesity and its associated inflammation. First, we applied a network pharmacology strategy to search the target genes and pathways regulated by CR in obesity. Next, we performed in vivo experiments to confirm the antiobesity and anti-inflammatory effects of CR. Mice were assigned to five groups: normal chow (NC), control (high-fat diet (HFD)), HFD + CR 200 mg/kg, HFD + CR 400 mg/kg, and HFD + metformin 200 mg/kg. After 16 weeks of the experimental period, CR administration significantly reduced the weight of the body, epididymal fat, and liver; it also decreased insulin resistance, as well as the area under the curve of glucose in the oral glucose tolerance test and triglyceride in the oral fat tolerance test. We observed a decrease in adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) and inflammatory M1 ATMs, as well as an increase in anti-inflammatory M2 ATMs. Gene expression levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, including tumor necrosis factor-α, F4/80, and C-C motif chemokine (CCL)-2, CCL4, and CCL5, were suppressed in adipose tissue in the CR groups than levels in the control group. Additionally, histological analyses suggested decreased fat accumulation in the epididymal fat pad and liver in the CR groups than that in the control group. Taken together, these results suggest that CR has a therapeutic effect on obesity-induced inflammation, and it functions through the inhibition of macrophage-mediated inflammation in adipose tissue.
肥胖症的特征是一种慢性、低度炎症状态,伴随着免疫细胞浸润脂肪组织以及炎症细胞因子和趋化因子水平升高。本研究旨在探讨黄连(CR)对肥胖及其相关炎症的作用机制和效果。首先,我们应用网络药理学策略来搜索 CR 调节肥胖的靶基因和通路。接下来,我们进行了体内实验来验证 CR 的抗肥胖和抗炎作用。将小鼠分为五组:正常饲料(NC)、对照(高脂肪饮食(HFD))、HFD+CR200mg/kg、HFD+CR400mg/kg 和 HFD+二甲双胍 200mg/kg。经过 16 周的实验期,CR 给药显著降低了体重、附睾脂肪和肝脏重量;还降低了胰岛素抵抗,以及口服葡萄糖耐量试验中的血糖曲线下面积和口服脂肪耐量试验中的甘油三酯。我们观察到脂肪组织巨噬细胞(ATMs)和炎症性 M1 ATMs 减少,以及抗炎性 M2 ATMs 增加。CR 组脂肪组织中炎症细胞因子和趋化因子(如肿瘤坏死因子-α、F4/80 和 C-C 基序趋化因子(CCL)-2、CCL4 和 CCL5)的基因表达水平低于对照组。此外,组织学分析表明 CR 组的附睾脂肪垫和肝脏中的脂肪积累比对照组减少。综上所述,这些结果表明 CR 对肥胖引起的炎症具有治疗作用,其通过抑制脂肪组织中巨噬细胞介导的炎症起作用。
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