Protective Effects of Atractylodes macrocephala Polysaccharide on iIELs and the IL-6, TNF-α mRNA Level in E. coli induced Diarrheal Mice
Zhongqing Wang1, Qiuyue Wu1, Ruiling Ye1, Fazul Nabi1,4, Yangfei Shang1, Sarfaraz Ali4 and Juan Liu1,2,3*
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Rongchang, Chongqing 402460, P.R China
2Chinese of Veterinary Drug Innovation R and D Lab of Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Science, Rongchang, Chongqing 402460, P.R. China.
3Immunology Research Center, Southwest University Medical Research Institute, Rongchang, Chongqing. 402460, P R China.
4Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, LUAWMS, Uthal, Pakistan.
Fig. 1.
Identification of AMP.
A, the plant and administration parts of Atractylodes macrocephala. B, the entity of AMP. C, the chemical identification of AMP (1 Molish test (+), 2 biuret reaction (-), 3 Fehling’s reagent reaction (-), 4 iodine-potassium iodide reaction (-). Note: “+” positive, “-” negative). D, the standard curve of glucose.
Fig. 2.
Infrared analysis atlas of AMP.
Fig. 3.
Histological sections of duodenum of mice in each group (H and E analysis). Histological sections of intestinal epithelial cells revealed A, B, C, D, E, and F for CG, IG, PG, LG, MG, and HG groups respectively. 3A showed the normal structure; 3B showed the hyperplasia, flattened crypts, pyknosis and necrosis in the intestinal epithelial cells; 3C/D/E/F showed the recovered morphology of intestinal epithelial cells (scale bar 100 μm).
Fig. 4.
Quantity of iIELs in the small intestine of mice at 6 h and 4 d.
The quantity of iIELs in the small intestine at 6h and 4d respectively. The results are expressed in arbitrary unit and quantity is compared from the control group. Symbols # and * indicates the P<0.01 and P<0.05 respectively in the small intestine.
Fig. 5.
The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA in duodenum of mice at 6 h and 4 d.
Effect of AMP on IL-6, TNF-α mRNA Level in E. coli induced diarrheal mice was analyzed by reverse transcription qPCR. Results are expressed in arbitrary units; are shown relative to mRNA expression levels from the control group in duodenum of mice at 6 h and 4 d.