Chinese Herbal Formula Huayu-Qiangshen-Tongbi Decoction Attenuates Rheumatoid Arthritis through Upregulating miR-125b to Suppress NF-κB-Induced Inflammation by Targeting CK2
机构:[1]Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, State Key Lab Dampness Syndrome Chinese Med, Affiliated Hosp 2, Guangzhou, Peoples R China广东省中医院[2]Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Dept Rheumatol, Affiliated Hosp 2, Guangzhou, Peoples R China广东省中医院[3]Guangdong Prov Key Lab Chinese Med Prevent & Treat, Guangzhou, Peoples R China[4]Guangdong Hong Kong Macau Joint Lab Chinese Med &, Hong Kong, Guangdong, Peoples R China[5]Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Clin Med Coll 2, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China广东省中医院
The Huayu-Qiangshen-Tongbi (HQT) decoction, a Chinese medical formula, has been identified to show a potent therapeutic effect on rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the specific molecular mechanism of HQT in RA has not been well studied. In the present study, LPS-treated human rheumatoid fibroblast-like synoviocyte (FLS) MH7A cells and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice were utilized as in vitro and in vivo models. Our results demonstrated that HQT could efficiently inhibit RA-induced inflammation by reducing the production of cytokines including tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), and interleukin-6 (IL-6). Moreover, HQT significantly upregulated the expression of miR-125b. Besides, analysis of bioinformatics suggested casein kinase 2 (CK2) was a potential target of miR-125b. Luciferase reporter assay was performed and revealed that miR-125b suppressed CK2 expression in MH7A cells. Furthermore, miR-125b inhibited LPS-induced NF-kappa-B (NF-kappa B) activation, which is a downstream target of CK2. In addition, the NF-kappa B inhibitor ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (PDTC) and NF-kappa-B inhibitor alpha (IkB-alpha) enhanced the inhibitory effect of miR-125b on the expression of TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-6. Taken together, our study revealed that HQT could attenuate RA through upregulating miR-125b to suppress NF-kappa B-induced inflammation by targeting CK2. The findings of this study should facilitate investigating the mechanism of HQT on RA and discovering novel therapeutic targets for RA.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [81804041]; National Key Research and Development Project [2018YFC1705200, 2018YFC1705203]; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Refractory Chronic Diseases [2018B030322012]; Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [2021A1515011477, 2021A1515011593]; Guangzhou Basic Research Program [202102010256]; 2020 Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Strategy Special Fund (Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab) [2020B1212030006]; Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine [MB2019ZZ07]; Research Project of Guangdong Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Bureau of Guangdong [20192034]
第一作者机构:[1]Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, State Key Lab Dampness Syndrome Chinese Med, Affiliated Hosp 2, Guangzhou, Peoples R China[2]Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Dept Rheumatol, Affiliated Hosp 2, Guangzhou, Peoples R China[3]Guangdong Prov Key Lab Chinese Med Prevent & Treat, Guangzhou, Peoples R China[4]Guangdong Hong Kong Macau Joint Lab Chinese Med &, Hong Kong, Guangdong, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, State Key Lab Dampness Syndrome Chinese Med, Affiliated Hosp 2, Guangzhou, Peoples R China[2]Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Dept Rheumatol, Affiliated Hosp 2, Guangzhou, Peoples R China[4]Guangdong Hong Kong Macau Joint Lab Chinese Med &, Hong Kong, Guangdong, Peoples R China
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Chen Xiu-min,Gao Kai-xin,Wu Xiao-Dong,et al.Chinese Herbal Formula Huayu-Qiangshen-Tongbi Decoction Attenuates Rheumatoid Arthritis through Upregulating miR-125b to Suppress NF-κB-Induced Inflammation by Targeting CK2[J].JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH.2022,2022:doi:10.1155/2022/2836128.
APA:
Chen, Xiu-min,Gao, Kai-xin,Wu, Xiao-Dong,Liang, Huang-sheng,Liu, Ze-hao...&Huang, Run-yue.(2022).Chinese Herbal Formula Huayu-Qiangshen-Tongbi Decoction Attenuates Rheumatoid Arthritis through Upregulating miR-125b to Suppress NF-κB-Induced Inflammation by Targeting CK2.JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH,2022,
MLA:
Chen, Xiu-min,et al."Chinese Herbal Formula Huayu-Qiangshen-Tongbi Decoction Attenuates Rheumatoid Arthritis through Upregulating miR-125b to Suppress NF-κB-Induced Inflammation by Targeting CK2".JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2022.(2022)