ASPS Exhibits Anti‐Rheumatic Effects by Reprogramming Gut Microbiota and Increasing Serum γ ‐Glutamylcysteine Level

Abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an essential cause of labor loss and disability for people worldwide. Acanthopanax senticosus polysaccharide (ASPS) is one of the most important active components from A. senticosus, which exhibits various pharmacological activities such as antioxidation and immunomodulation. However, no studies have reported the application of ASPS in treating RA. This study aims to investigate the therapeutic effect of ASPS on RA and reveal its underlying mechanism. The potential therapeutic effect of ASPS against RA is initially verified in this study using the collagen‐induced arthritis model. Moreover, the protective benefits of ASPS are transmitted through the fecal microbiota and blocked by simultaneous antibiotic cocktail treatment, indicating that gut microbiota may be correlated with ASPS. The 16S rRNA sequencing using feces samples and untargeted UPLC‐MS metabolomics using serum samples further reveal that ASPS reprograms the arthritic progression triggered dysbiosis, enhances the expression of γ‐glutamylcysteine (GGC) synthetase, and enriches the serum concentration of GGC. Furthermore, metabolites GGC is found to be able to effectively interrupt NLRP3 inflammasome activation via inhibiting ASC nucleation and therefore attenuate inflammatory arthritis. Taken together, this work highlights ASPS's therapeutic potential against RA, which mainly exhibits its effects via modulating gut microbiota and regulating GGC production.

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Englisch

Bibliographic citation
ASPS Exhibits Anti‐Rheumatic Effects by Reprogramming Gut Microbiota and Increasing Serum γ ‐Glutamylcysteine Level ; day:23 ; month:11 ; year:2022 ; extent:12
Advanced science ; (23.11.2022) (gesamt 12)

Creator
Liu, Ang
Zhang, Min
Wu, Yanglin
Zhang, Chenhui
Zhang, Qin
Su, Xinlin
Zhu, Xu
Shi, Weidong
Liu, Jiangyun
Zhang, Yang
Huang, Cheng
Yan, Zhaowei
Lin, Jun

DOI
10.1002/advs.202205645
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022112414265461115471
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  • Liu, Ang
  • Zhang, Min
  • Wu, Yanglin
  • Zhang, Chenhui
  • Zhang, Qin
  • Su, Xinlin
  • Zhu, Xu
  • Shi, Weidong
  • Liu, Jiangyun
  • Zhang, Yang
  • Huang, Cheng
  • Yan, Zhaowei
  • Lin, Jun

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