Abstract
BackgroundAcute diarrhea is still a common and serious disease. The causes of acute diarrhea are very complicated. Therefore, we need to find a medicine to control diarrhea symptoms, save time for diagnosis of pathogens, and prevent drug abuse. Ellagic acid (EA), a natural polyphenol drug, has anti-diarrhea effects. However, the action mechanisms of EA for non-specific diarrhea have not been characterized.Materials and MethodsTo study the mechanisms of EA, mice were divided into four groups. Group C were intraperitoneally injected with 0.1 ml physiological saline and orally given 0.2 ml physiological saline, and then after experiment began 0.5 h, orally administered 0.3 ml physiological saline. Group D were intraperitoneally injected with 0.1 ml physiological saline and orally given 0.2 ml castor oil, and then after experiment began 0.5 h, orally administered 0.3 ml physiological saline. Group E were intraperitoneally injected with 0.1 ml physiological saline and orally given 0.2 ml castor oil, and then after experiment began 0.5 h, orally administered 0.3 ml EA (10 mg/ml). Group V were intraperitoneally injected with 0.1ml GW9662 (1m g/ml) and orally given 0.2 ml castor oil, and then after experiment began 0.5 h, orally administered 0.3 ml EA (10 mg/ml). Transcriptome were performed on ileum tissues of mice in group D and E. Histological examination and qRT-PCR were performed on ileum tissues of mice in group C, D, E, and V.ResultsWe found that a total of 273 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained, including 160 up-regulated DEGs and 113 down-regulated DEGs. The DEGs were enriched in 458 Gene Ontology (GO) terms and 15 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways, respectively. The peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) signaling pathway was the most significantly enriched in KEGG pathways. We used the PPAR-specific antagonist GW9662 to validate the anti-diarrhea and anti-inflammatory effect of EA in group V compared with group E. Conclusively, EA protected ileums against castor oil-induced inflammation and diarrhea by activating the PPAR signaling pathway and a method was used to study the mechanism of EA.
Highlights
Diarrhea is the passage of liquid or loose stools more frequently than normal for an individual (Vrese and Offick, 2010)
Transcriptome analysis was used to study the mechanism of action of anti-diarrheal drugs (Men et al, 2018; Wu et al, 2018; Yao et al, 2018), while the mechanism of action of Ellagic acid (EA) in the treatment of diarrhea remains unclear
Deep transcriptome sequencing was used to analyze the transcriptomic profiles of ileum tissues in diarrhea model with or without EA treatment
Summary
Diarrhea is the passage of liquid or loose stools more frequently than normal for an individual (Vrese and Offick, 2010). Acute diarrhea is a common and serious disease worldwide. Acute infectious diarrhea is one of the most common diseases in pediatric age with relevant burden both in high- and in low-income countries (Lo Vecchio et al, 2019). Castor oil-induced intestinal hypersecretion had a physiological response similar to acute diarrhea in the intestine (Mazzolin et al, 2013; Jabri et al, 2016a; Jabri et al, 2016b). Symptoms of castor oilinduced diarrhea are non-specific and these models have been widely used in the screening of natural anti-diarrheal drugs. The causes of acute diarrhea are very complicated. The action mechanisms of EA for non-specific diarrhea have not been characterized
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