Dragon’s Blood Regulates Rac1-WAVE2-Arp2/3 Signaling Pathway to Protect Rat Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction Induced by Simulated Microgravity
Dragon’s Blood Regulates Rac1-WAVE2-Arp2/3 Signaling Pathway to Protect Rat Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction Induced by Simulated Microgravity
Dragon’s Blood is a red resin from Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C. Chen (Yunnan, China). As a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, it has shown protective effects on intestinal disorders. Microgravity could alter intestinal homeostasis. However, the potential herbal drugs for preventing intestine epithelial barrier (IEB) dysfunction under microgravity are not available. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Dragon’s Blood (DB) on microgravity-induced IEB injury and explore its underlying mechanism. A rat tail-suspension model was used to simulate microgravity (SMG). Histomorphology, ultrastructure, permeability, and expression of junction proteins in jejunum, ileum, and colon of SMG rats were determined. Proteomic analysis was used to identify differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in rat ileum mucosa altered by DB. The potential mechanism of DB to protect IEB dysfunction was validated by western blotting. The effects of several components in DB were evaluated in SMG-treated Caco-2 cells. DB protected against IEB disruption by repairing microvilli and crypts, inhibiting inflammatory factors, lowering the permeability and upregulating the expression of tight and adherens junction proteins in the ileum of SMG rats. Proteomic analysis showed that DB regulated 1080 DEPs in rat ileum mucosa. DEPs were significantly annotated in cell–cell adhesion, focal adhesion, and cytoskeleton regulation. DB increased the expression of Rac1-WAVE2-Arp2/3 pathway proteins and F-actin to G-actin ratio, which promoted the formation of focal adhesions. Loureirin C in DB showed a protective effect on epithelial barrier injury in SMG-treated Caco-2 cells. DB could protect against IEB dysfunction induced by SMG, and its mechanism is associated with the formation of focal adhesions mediated by the Rac1-WAVE2-Arp2/3 pathway, which benefits intestinal epithelial cell migration and barrier repair.
- Ministry of Industry and Information Technology China (People's Republic of)
- Beijing Institute of Technology China (People's Republic of)
Rac1-WAVE2-Arp2/3 pathway, Male, rac1 GTP-Binding Protein, Plant Extracts, Epithelial Cells, Article, Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex, Rats, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family, Dragon’s blood, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, intestinal epithelial barrier, Animals, Humans, Caco-2 Cells, Intestinal Mucosa, simulated microgravity, Weightlessness Simulation, Signal Transduction
Rac1-WAVE2-Arp2/3 pathway, Male, rac1 GTP-Binding Protein, Plant Extracts, Epithelial Cells, Article, Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex, Rats, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family, Dragon’s blood, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, intestinal epithelial barrier, Animals, Humans, Caco-2 Cells, Intestinal Mucosa, simulated microgravity, Weightlessness Simulation, Signal Transduction
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