Abstract
Purpose
Dietary fiber (DF) has a good application prospect in effectively restoring the integrity of the intestinal mucosal barrier. Ginseng-DF has good physicochemical properties and physiological activity and shows positive effects in enhancing immunity. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of Ginseng-DF on intestinal mucosal barrier injury induced by cyclophosphamide (CTX) in immunosuppressed mice and its possible mechanism.
Methods
The effects of Gginseng-DF on immune function in mice were studied by delayed-type hypersensitivy, lymphocyte proliferation assay and NK cytotoxicity assay, the T lymphocyte differentiation and intestinal barrier integrity were analyzed by flow cytometry and western blot.
Results
Ginseng-DF (2.5% and 5%) could attenuate the inhibition of DTH response by CTX, promote the transformation and proliferation of lymphocytes, and stimulate NK effector cell activity. At the same time, Ginseng-DF could restore the proportion of CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes induced by CTX to different extents, improved spleen tissue damage, promoted the secretion of immunoglobulin IgG, and enhanced body immunity. More importantly, Ginseng-DF could up-regulate the contents of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-6 and IL-1β in serum and intestine of immunosuppressed mice to maintain the balance between Th1/Th2 cytokines, and improve the permeability of intestinal mucosal barrier. Meanwhile, Ginseng-DF could reduce intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis and improve intestinal adaptive immunity in CTX-induced immunosuppressed mice by regulating MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway.
Conclusion
Ginseng-DF can be used as a safe dietary supplement to enhance body immunity and reduce intestinal mucosal injury caused by CTX.
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The data that support the findings of this study are available upon request from the corresponding author.
Abbreviations
- DF:
-
Dietary fiber
- Th1/Th2:
-
T helper 1 and T helper 2
- IL-6:
-
Interleukin 6
- IFN-γ:
-
Interferon γ
- MAPK:
-
Mitogen-activated protein kinase
- Con-A:
-
Concanavalin A
- CytC:
-
Cytochrome C
- CTX:
-
Cyclophosphamide
- IgG:
-
Immunoglobulin G
- IL-1β:
-
Interleukin 1β
- TNF-α:
-
Tumor necrosis factor α
- NF-κB:
-
Nuclear factor-κB
- FBS:
-
Fetal bovine serum
- DTH:
-
Delayed-type hypersensitivity
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Ji-yue Sha: methodology, writing—original draft, project administration. Ke-Cheng Chen: conceptualization, writing—original draft. Zheng-bo Liu: investigation, data curation. Wei Li: conceptualization, supervision. Yu-shun Lu: data curation, methodology. Shuang Liu: software, validation, supervision. Jian-kai Ma: software, resources. Di Qu: software, resources. Yin-shi Sun: funding acquisition; writing review & editing.
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Sha, Jy., Chen, KC., Liu, Zb. et al. Ginseng-DF ameliorates intestinal mucosal barrier injury and enhances immunity in immunosuppressed mice by regulating MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathways. Eur J Nutr (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03378-y
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