内容提要: |
Magnolol (MG) and honokiol (Hon), the main polyphenol compounds in Magnolia, have been reported to treat digestive diseases. But, no studies have investigated their pharmacological activity on the intestinal toxicity induced by irinotecan hydrochloride (CPT-11). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the intestinal protective effect of MG in CPT-11 induced intestinal toxicity group and investigate its potential mechanisms. MG was found to exert stronger inhibition effect on E. coli β-glucuronidase than Hon in vivo fecal to reduce intestinal toxicity. The intestinal toxicity was induced by CPT-11 and treated by MG. Body weight loss and diarrhea score was measured. Intestinal damage was characterized by Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining. The mechanism of MG to prevent the toxicity induced by CPT-11 was involved with immune reaction, inflammatory response, intestinal barrier and E. coli β-glucuronidase activity changes. Molecular docking was applied to illustrate the interaction between MG and enzyme. MG attenuated body weight loss, diarrhea and intestinal damage characterized by the shortening of villi and destruction of intestinal crypts. Oxidative stress and inflammation were repressed by MG through increasing the activities of SOD, decreasing expression levels of TLR-4 and NF-κB, and then downregulating the following pro-inflammatory cytokines. The expression of tight junction proteins occludin and ZO-1 were significantly reduced after CPT-11, MG administration promoted these expressions. MG could prevent the intestinal toxicity induced by CPT-11 through inhibiting inflammatory pathway and E. coli β-glucuronidase activity. |