Effects of Ilex Pubescens Triterpenoid Saponins on Fecal and Urine Metabolomics in Atherosclerotic Rats
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摘要:
目的 探讨毛冬青三萜皂苷(IPTS)对动脉粥样硬化(AS)模型大鼠粪便和尿液代谢组学的影响。 方法 采用高脂饮食联合腹腔注射维生素D3诱导大鼠AS模型, 实验分为对照组、模型组、IPTS组。检测大鼠血清中血脂四项水平, 应用核磁共振(NMR)技术对粪样和尿样进行代谢组学分析。 结果 IPTS干预后, 大鼠血清TG含量显著下降(P < 0.05), HDL-C含量显著升高(P < 0.05)。代谢组学分析结果表明, 模型组大鼠中上调的差异代谢产物主要包括氨基酸类(亮氨酸、酮亮氨酸、胍基乙酸酯)和肠道菌群相关代谢物(胆碱、甜菜碱、氧化三甲胺等), 下调的代谢产物包括三羧酸循环产物(琥珀酸盐、富马酸盐和戊二酸)、核苷酸类(腺嘌呤、黄嘌呤等)以及氨基酸类(色氨酸、犬尿氨酸等), 经IPTS干预后, 部分三羧酸循环产物、氨基酸和核苷酸代谢产物以及肠道菌群代谢物得到了回调。 结论 IPTS对部分粪便和尿液差异代谢物有调节改善作用, 对AS大鼠的代谢紊乱一定的预防和改善作用。 Abstract:OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of Ilex pubescens triterpene saponins (IPTS) on fecal and urine metabolomics in atherosclerotic (AS) rats. METHODS AS model rats were induced by high-fat diet combined with intraperitoneal injection of vitamin D3. The rats were divided into control group, model group and IPTS group. The contents of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in the serum were tested. The fecal and urine samples of the rats were taken for metabolomic analysis using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology. RESULTS After administration of IPTS, the content of TG significantly decreased (P < 0.05), and the content of HDL-C significantly increased (P < 0.05) in rat serum. The result of metabonomics analysis showed that the differential metabolites up-regulated in the model group mainly included amino acids (leucine, ketooleucine, guanidoacetate) and intestinal flora-related metabolites (choline, betaine, trimethylamine oxide, etc.). The down-regulated metabolites included the tricarboxylic acid cycle products (succinate, fumarate and glutarate), nucleotides (adenine, scutellaria, etc.) and amino acids (tryptophan, kynurenine, etc.), which showed that the energy metabolism, amino acid metabolism, nucleotide metabolism and intestinal flora-host co-metabolism of the model group rats were disturbed. After administration of IPTS, some products of TCA cycle, nucleotide metabolites, amino acid metabolites, and metabolites of gut microbiota were corrected, which indicated IPTS could ameliorate the metabolic disorders caused by atherosclerosis. CONCLUSION IPTS can partly regulate the differential metabolites of fecal and urine samples in AS rats and have a good therapeutic effect on AS rats. -
Key words:
- Ilex pubescens /
- triterpene saponins /
- atherosclerosis /
- metabolomics /
- feces /
- urine
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表 1 IPTS浓度测定标准曲线
Table 1. Standard curve line of concentration determination of IPTS
浓度/(mg·mL-1) 吸光度 浓度/(mg·mL-1) 吸光度 0.000 68 0.193 0.003 40 1.203 0.001 36 0.452 0.005 10 1.837 0.002 72 0.960 0.006 80 2.459 表 2 大鼠粪样和尿样中差异代谢物汇总
Table 2. The summary of the differential metabolites between the feces and urine samples in rats
代谢通路 差异代谢物 模型组vs.对照组 IPTS组vs.模型组 粪便 尿液 粪便 尿液 核苷酸代谢(Nucleotide metabolism) 腺嘌呤(Adenine) ↓* 次黄嘌呤(Hypoxanthine) ↓*** ↓** 黄嘌呤(Xanthine) ↓*** ↑* 黄嘌呤核苷(Xanthosine) ↓*** 鸟嘌呤(Guanine) ↓* 胞嘧啶(Cytosine) ↑* 肠道菌群宿主共代谢(Gut microbiota and host co-metabolism) 丁酸盐(Butyrate) ↓** ↑* 胆碱(Choline) ↑** 丙酸盐(Propionate) ↓** 三甲胺(TMA) ↓* 氧化三甲胺(TMAO) ↑*** ↓* 戊酸盐(Valerate) ↓** ↑* 甲酸盐(Formate) ↑* ↓* 乙酸盐(Acetate) ↓** ↓** 丙酮(Acetone) ↑** 甜菜碱(Betaine) ↑*** 肉碱(Carnitine) ↓*** ↓* 肌酸(Creatine) ↓** 马尿酸盐(Hippurate) ↓*** ↑* 乙酸苯酯(Phenylacetate) ↑*** ↓* 氨基酸代谢(Amino acids metabolism) 丙氨酸(Alanine) ↑** 瓜氨酸(Citrulline) ↓* 亮氨酸(Leucine) ↑*** 胍基乙酸酯(Guanidoacetate) ↑** 4-氨基丁酸酯(4-Aminobutyrate) ↓** ↑** 吲哚-3-乙酸(Indole-3-acetate) ↓** ↑* 酮亮氨酸(Ketoleucine) ↑*** 犬尿氨酸(Kynurenine) ↓*** ↑* 色氨酸(Tryptophan) ↓*** 缬氨酸(Valine) ↓** β-丙氨酸(β-Alanine) ↑*** 二甲基甘氨酸(Dimethylglycine) ↑** 甘氨酸(Glycine) ↑*** 能量代谢(Energy metabolism) 富马酸盐(Fumarate) ↓*** ↑*** 戊二酸(Glutarate) ↓** 琥珀酸盐(Succinate) ↓** ↓** 牛磺胆酸(Taurocholic acid) ↑* 2-氧戊二酸(2-Oxoglutarate) ↓** ↑*** 柠檬酸盐(Citrate) ↑** 乳酸(Lactate) ↑* 注: 2组间比较,*P < 0.05, * *P < 0.01, * * *P < 0.001。 -
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