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ArticleMediators of inflammation2026

Geniposide Alleviates Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Regulating Intestinal Flora and Arginine Metabolism and Inhibiting the NF-κB Pathway Through Targeting Anxa5.

Xiu Wang, Francis Atim Akanyibah, Pengfei Zhang, Xiaodong Zhou, Ming Zhang, Fei Mao

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Xiu WangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China, ujs.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7444-1041
Francis Atim AkanyibahDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China, ujs.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4433-7719
Pengfei ZhangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China, ujs.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5412-8126
Xiaodong ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212002, Jiangsu, China, ujs.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9788-1670
Ming ZhangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Changzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhou 213300, Jiangsu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0468-6818
Fei MaoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China, ujs.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5840-4436

Funding

Henan Province 2024 science and technology development plan 242102310081Jiangsu Provincial Medical Key Discipline Cultivation Unit JSDW202241Key Project of Health Commission of Jiangsu Province K2024015Key Research and Development (Social Development) Projects of the Innovation Special Fund of Danyang SSF202410Open topic at the university level of Shangqiu Medical College in 2023 KFKT23005Suqian Natural Science Fund Project K202423Zhenjiang Key Research and Development Plan (Social Development) SH2024047
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Abstract

backgroundInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a chronic gut inflammation thought to be caused by gut microbial causes and immune system dysfunction. Geniposide (GEN) is a natural compound shown to prevent IBD; however, its mechanism of modifying the gut microbiome, regulating arginine metabolism, and inhibiting the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway by targeting Annexin A5 (Anxa5) remains unexplored.

methodsThis study examined the regulation of intestinal immunity, gut microbiota, metabolites, and associated activities and pathways, as well as the NF-κB pathway by GEN in a BALB/c mouse model of IBD. The mouse macrophage cell line (RAW264.7) was further utilized to investigate the role of GEN on the macrophage-arginine metabolism and the Anxa5 axis. qRT-PCR, Western blotting, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF), fecal 16S rDNA sequencing, and UHPLC/Q-TOF-MS were used to evaluate the treatment effect of GEN. Drug target sequencing and small interfering RNA (siRNA) were used to establish the target molecule of GEN.

resultsGEN therapy improved colon and spleen tissues, decreased the disease activity index, helped mice maintain their weight, elevated anti-inflammatory cytokines and tight junction proteins, and decreased proinflammatory cytokines. GEN modulated the quantity of dysfunctional metabolites and enhanced the structure and diversity of the gut microbial community. GEN restored the underpopulated genera Enterorhabdus, Rikenella, Anaerotruncus, and Alistipes, regulating arginine metabolism mediated by G-guanidinobutyrate in RAW264.7 cells and the gut mucosa to protect the colon. GEN targeted Anxa5, enhancing its expression in both animal models and RAW264.7 cells. Following Anxa5 knockdown, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression increased, along with the activation of NF-κB pathway-related proteins in RAW264.7 cells. GEN reduced the levels of NF-κB pathway-related proteins in both RAW264.7 cells and animal models.

conclusionGEN mitigated colitis by regulating the intestinal microbiota and arginine metabolism and inhibiting the NF-κB pathway via targeting Anxa5.

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Annexin A5ArginineGastrointestinal MicrobiomeInflammatory Bowel DiseasesIridoidsNF-kappa BAnimalsMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRAW 264.7 CellsSignal TransductionAnnexin A5ArgininegeniposideIridoidsNF-kappa BAnxa5arginine metabolismgeniposidegut microbiotainflammatory bowel diseaseNF-κB

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