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ArticlePhytotherapy research : PTR2025

Integrated Microbiome and Metabolomic to Explore the Mechanism of Coptisine in Alleviating Ulcerative Colitis.

Wenbin Wu, Yanling Sun, Shengqi Niu, Xing Li, Lisheng Chen, Shuying Xie, Lei Chang, Shizhang Wei, Manyi Jing, Haotian Li and 1 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Wenbin WuGraduate School of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5101-2286
Yanling SunThe Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Shengqi NiuThe Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2393-3797
Xing LiThe Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8443-5199
Lisheng ChenCollege of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3308-0898
Shuying XieThe Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Lei ChangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shizhang WeiNational Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Manyi JingThe Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2178-7805
Haotian LiThe Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yanling ZhaoThe Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.

Funding

Capital's Funds for Health Improvement and Research 2020-4-5033Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82192915
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coptisine (COP), a naturally occurring alkaloid, is known for its diverse pharmacological effects and its supportive role in intestinal health. Despite this, the detailed mechanisms behind its therapeutic benefits are not yet fully understood. The objective of this study is to investigate the therapeutic potential of COP for the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and to delineate the critical pathways by which it exerts its therapeutic effects. To assess COP's therapeutic effectiveness, mice were administered COP and monitored for clinical symptoms, activity, and disease activity index (DAI) changes. Intestinal histopathology, mucosal barrier function, and gut microbiota structure were evaluated, along with metabolic profiling, focusing on Prenol lipids in the colon to identify COP-induced metabolic shifts. Mice treated with COP exhibited significant relief from diarrhea and bleeding, along with increased activity and a marked reduction in DAI scores. Histopathological evaluation revealed a reduction in intestinal inflammation, and the intestinal mucosal barrier function was notably enhanced. The gut microbiota composition in COP-treated mice showed improvements. Additionally, the levels of Prenol lipids in the colon were elevated by COP treatment, which is crucial for the recovery of intestinal function. Our study demonstrates that COP effectively ameliorates colitis symptoms by modulating colon Prenol lipids metabolism, particularly under the influence of key bacterial species. The findings of this study provide novel insights into the therapeutic mechanisms of COP in the treatment of UC.

Indexed as

BerberineColitis, UlcerativeGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsColonDisease Models, AnimalIntestinal MucosaLipid MetabolismMaleMetabolomicsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLBerberinecoptisinecoptisineLactobacillus murinusmetabolomicmicrobiomeMuribaculaceaeulcerative colitis

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PMID39648789
PMCPMC11832363

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