Berberine attenuates TNBS-induced colitis in mice by improving the intestinal microbiota.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effects of berberine (BBR) as a treatment on intestinal microecological alterations and enteritis in mice produced by TNBS.

Methods

There were seven mice per group: seven in the healthy group (Ctrl), seven in the TNBS-induced enteritis group (TNBS), and seven in the berberine treatment group (BBR). The mice were weighed, slaughtered after 7 days, and subjected to high-throughput intestinal microecological analysis by Illumina, as well as haematological detection and imaging evaluation of colon pathology.

Results

The alterations in colon length, immune cell subpopulations, inflammatory factors, and intestinal microecology of mice induced by BBR were refined using a battery of experiments and observations. According to intestinal microecolog

SUBMITTER: Li C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11392431 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature