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- Title
Puerariae lobatae Radix Alleviates Pre-Eclampsia by Remodeling Gut Microbiota and Protecting the Gut and Placental Barriers.
- Authors
Huang, Liping; Liu, Zhongyu; Wu, Peng; Yue, Xiaojing; Lian, Zhuoshi; He, Peishi; Liu, Yarui; Zhou, Ruisi; Zhao, Jie
- Abstract
Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a serious pregnancy complication, and gut dysbiosis is an important cause of it. Puerariae lobatae Radix (PLR) is a medicine and food homologous species; however, its effect on PE is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of PLR in alleviating PE and its mechanisms. We used an NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)-induced PE mouse model to examine the efficacy of preventive and therapeutic PLR supplementation. The results showed that both PLR interventions alleviated hypertension and proteinuria, increased fetal and placental weights, and elevated the levels of VEGF and PlGF. Moreover, PLR protected the placenta from oxidative stress via activating the Nrf2/HO-1/NQO1 pathway and mitigated placental damage by increasing intestinal barrier markers (ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-1) expression and reducing lipopolysaccharide leakage. Notably, preventive PLR administration corrected gut dysbiosis in PE mice, as evidenced by the increased abundance and positive interactions of beneficial bacteria including Bifidobacterium, Blautia, and Turicibacter. Fecal microbiota transplantation confirmed that the gut microbiota partially mediated the beneficial effects of PLR on PE. Our findings revealed that modulating the gut microbiota is an effective strategy for the treatment of PE and highlighted that PLR might be used as an intestinal nutrient supplement in PE patients.
- Subjects
DRUG efficacy; BIOLOGICAL models; FUNCTIONAL foods; HYPERTENSION; BIOMARKERS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; HERBAL medicine; BODY weight; GUT microbiome; ANIMAL experimentation; FETAL development; PREECLAMPSIA; DIETARY supplements; PROTEINURIA; FECAL microbiota transplantation; CHINESE medicine; MICE
- Publication
Nutrients, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 23, p5025
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu14235025