Journal
MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS
Volume 140, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103956
Keywords
Sini decoction; Sepsis; Cecal ligation and puncture; Gut microbiota
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, China [81703895]
- Double First-Class University project, China [CPU2018GF/GY17]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
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Our work used cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) mice model and 16S rDNA sequencing to explore whether the therapeutic mechanism of Sini Decoction (SND) on sepsis was related to the intestinal flora currently of concern. Twenty-four hours after surgery, tissues and serum from three groups (Control, CLP and CLP + SND) were collected for further analysis and colon contents were isolated for 16S rDNA analysis. Mortality, histological examination and inflammatory cytokines levels confirmed that the sepsis model was induced successfully and resulted in serious pathological damage, while all of these could be reversed by SND. In intestinal flora analysis, the microbial richness and abundance were recovered after SND treatment. Furthermore, at the phylum level, the abundance of Proteobacteria showed drastic increase after CLP. Similarly, CLP surgery significantly disrupted the balance of intestinal flora, with a huge increase of Escherichia-Shigella, a Gram-negative genus that might release lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and other genera. And these shifts could be defused by SND, indicating its function of regulating gut microbiota. This study demonstrates that SND could ameliorate the symptoms and pathology associated with sepsis in CLP model via modulating the flora in intestinal tract, which enriches a possible mechanism of SND's therapeutic effect.
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