The protective effect of sodium propionate on the colon tissues in sepsis rats by inhibiting NLRP3
XIE Xianzheng1, YANG Randong2, CHEN Xiaoming1
1.Department of Pediatric Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China; 2.Department of Pediatric Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
XIE Xianzheng,YANG Randong,CHEN Xiaoming. The protective effect of sodium propionate on the colon tissues in sepsis rats by inhibiting NLRP3[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2020, 50(9): 712-716,722.
Abstract:Objective: To explore the protective effect of sodium propionate (SP) on colon tissue of septic rats and study its relationship with NLRP3 inflammasomes. Methods: Animal models of sepsis were established by cecum ligation and puncture (CLP) and randomly divided as sham operation group, model group, model+SP group and sham operation+SP group. Rats of each group were sacrificed 24 hours after modeling, and colonic tissues were collected. HE staining was used to observe the changes of colonic structure in each group of rats and ELISA kit to detect IL-6, TGF-β and TNF-α levels in colon tissue. Western blot and immunohistochemical staining were used to detect the expression of claudin-1 and occludin and NLRP3 inflammasomes. The same method was used to establish a sepsis model, and the 72 h survival rate of each group of rats was recorded. Results: SP treatment could improve the survival rate and reduce pathological damage in the model group. The levels of IL-6, TGF-β and TNF-α in colon tissue of model+SP group were lower than those of the model group. Compared with the model group, the expression of claudin-1 and occludin in the colon tissue of the model+SP group increased. The expressions of NLRP3, caspase-1, IL-β and IL-18 in colon tissue of model+SP group were significantly lower than those of the model group. Conclusion: SP can improve the survival rate of sepsis rats. In addition, SP reduces colon injury by increasing the expression of tight junction proteins in the colon tissue of sepsis rats and inhibiting the activation of NLRP3 inflammatory inflammasomes.
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