Luteolin alleviates ulcerative colitis in rats via regulating immune response, oxidative stress, and metabolic profiling

Abstract: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease and associated with metabolic imbalance. Luteolin (LUT) reportedly exhibits anti-inflammatory activity. However, its regulatory effects on metabolites remain indistinct. Here, the effects of LUT on immune response and oxidative stress in UC were determined. Serum metabolomics profiles of UC rats treated with LUT were obtained utilizing liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The results revealed that LUT treatment alleviated colon tissue injury, colon shortening, weight loss, and inflammatory response in UC rats. Additionally, the levels of superoxide dismutase and total antioxidant capacity were elevated, but malondialdehyde content was reduced in serum of UC rats, while these changes were abrogated by LUT. Metabolomics analysis unveiled that l-malic acid, creatinine, l-glutamine, and l-lactic acid levels were remarkably decreased, while dimethyl sulfone, 5-methylcytosine, cysteine-S-sulfate, and jasmonic acid levels were notably increased after LUT treatment. Furthermore, differential metabolites primarily participated in d-glutamine and d-glutamate metabolism, glutathione metabolism, and citrate cycle pathways. In summary, these results demonstrated that LUT improved immune response, alleviated oxidative stress, and altered metabolites in UC rats. This study lays the root for further exploring the mechanism of LUT in the treatment of UC.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Luteolin alleviates ulcerative colitis in rats via regulating immune response, oxidative stress, and metabolic profiling ; volume:18 ; number:1 ; year:2023 ; extent:10
Open medicine ; 18, Heft 1 (2023) (gesamt 10)

Creator
Li, Bolin
Guo, Yuxi
Jia, Xuemei
Cai, Yanru
Zhang, Yunfeng
Yang, Qian

DOI
10.1515/med-2023-0785
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023083114183823784523
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Li, Bolin
  • Guo, Yuxi
  • Jia, Xuemei
  • Cai, Yanru
  • Zhang, Yunfeng
  • Yang, Qian

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