Biomol Ther.  2016 Nov;24(6):638-649. 10.4062/biomolther.2016.018.

DW2007 Ameliorates Colitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice by Correcting Th17/Treg Imbalance and Inhibiting NF-κB Activation

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea. dhkim@khu.ac.kr
  • 2DongWha Pharm Research Institute, Yongin 04637, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

In the previous study, the rhizome mixture of Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Coptis chinensis (DW2007), improved TNBS-, oxazolone-, or DSS-induced colitis in mice by regulating macrophage activation. Therefore, to understand the effect of DW2007 on the T cell differentiation involved in the adaptive immunity, we measured its effect on both Th17 and Treg cell differentiation in splenocytes, in the lamina propria of mice with DSS-induced colitis (DIC), and in the spleens of mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). Results showed that DW2007 potently inhibited the differentiation of splenocytes into Th17 cells, but increased Treg cell differentiation in vitro. In the colon of wild type and TLR4−/− mice with DIC, DW2007 potently suppressed DSS-induced colon shortening and myeloperoxidase activity. DW2007 also suppressed collagen-induced paw thickening, clinical index, and myeloperoxidase activity in CIA mice. Overall, DW2007 potently suppressed Th17 cell differentiation in mice with CIA and DIC, but increased Treg cell differentiation. Moreover, DW2007 strongly inhibited the expression of TNF-α and IL-1β, as well as the activation of NF-κB. Based on these findings, DW2007 may ameliorate inflammatory diseases by regulating the innate immunity via the inhibition of macrophage activation and the adaptive immunity via the correction of disturbed Th17/Treg cells.

Keyword

DW2007; Colitis; Arthritis; Th17 Cell; Treg cell

MeSH Terms

Adaptive Immunity
Anemarrhena
Animals
Arthritis
Arthritis, Experimental
Arthritis, Rheumatoid*
Cell Differentiation
Colitis*
Colon
Coptis
Dacarbazine
Immunity, Innate
In Vitro Techniques
Macrophage Activation
Mice*
Mucous Membrane
Peroxidase
Rhizome
Spleen
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
Th17 Cells
Dacarbazine
Peroxidase
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