Extractive from Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill. var. hainanensis Tsiang ameliorate ulcerative colitis in Dextran Sodium Sulfate-induced Mice via regulating the MAPK pathway

摘要

Objective: To investigate the effect and mechanism of Rauwolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill. var. hainanensis Tsiang extract on mice with colitis induced by Dextran sulphate sodium (DSS). Methods: 80 BALB/C mice were randomly divided into (1) normal control group, (2) DSS group, (3) DSS + SASP treatment group, (4) DSS + PP treatment group. After the experiment, the mice in each group were observed daily general conditions, Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of ERK, p38 MAPK and JNK protein in colonic mucosa of mice in each group. The expression of TNF-_and IL-6 cytokines in colonic tissue of mice was detected by ELASA. Results: The general situation of SASP group and PP group was better than DSS group; Compared with DSS group, the expression of ERK, p38 MAPK and JNK protein was significantly decreased. The levels of TNF-a and IL-6 in colon tissue of SASP group and PP group were significantly decreased. Conclusion: The results suggest that pectin polysaccharide from Rauvolfia hainanensis extract has a significant therapeutic effect on colitis in DSS mice, which may via regulating the MAPK signal pathway pathways.