LI Ji-quan, LI Si-jia, WANG Lie, et al. Electroacupuncture preconditioning relieves cutaneous passive anaphylaxis by down-regulating IP3 mediated ROS/TRPM2 signaling pathway and inhibiting mast cell degranulation in rats with urticaria[J]. Acupuncture research, 2023, 48(3): 274-280.
DOI:
LI Ji-quan, LI Si-jia, WANG Lie, et al. Electroacupuncture preconditioning relieves cutaneous passive anaphylaxis by down-regulating IP3 mediated ROS/TRPM2 signaling pathway and inhibiting mast cell degranulation in rats with urticaria[J]. Acupuncture research, 2023, 48(3): 274-280. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.20220166.
Electroacupuncture preconditioning relieves cutaneous passive anaphylaxis by down-regulating IP3 mediated ROS/TRPM2 signaling pathway and inhibiting mast cell degranulation in rats with urticaria
目的:观察预电针“曲池”“血海”对荨麻疹大鼠的防治作用,以及对瞬时受体电位(TRP)离子通道相关蛋白三磷酸肌醇(IP3)、活性氧(ROS)、TRPM2、钙调蛋白(CaM)介导肥大细胞(MCs)脱颗粒的影响,探讨其分子机制。方法:SD大鼠随机分为空白对照组、模型对照组、预电针组、阳性药物组,每组8只。造模前10 d
Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture(EA) preconditioning of “Quchi”(LI11) and “Xuehai”(SP10) on mast cell(MC) degranulation
and expressions of inositol triphosphate(IP3)
reactive oxygen species(ROS)
transient receptor potential(TRP) M2
calmodulin(CaM) in rats with urticaria
so as to reveal its molecular mechanism under-lying improving urticaria. Methods Thirty-two male SD rats were randomly divided into blank control
model
preconditioning of EA(Pre-EA) and medication groups(n=8 rats/group). The urticaria model was established by intradermal injection of dilute allogeneic antioalbumin serum at the spots of the bilateral symmetry of the spine on the back
and followed by tail venous injection of mixture solution of egg albumin diluent
plus 0.5% Evans blue and normal saline. Ten days before the end of modeling
rats of the pre-EA group received EA stimulation of LI11 and SP10 for 20 min
once a day for 10 consecutive days
and those of the medication group received gavage of loratadine tablets diluted solution(1 mg/kg) once a day for 10 days. The times of rat's scratching the sensitized skin were recorded
the diameter of the sensitized blue spots was measured and the degranulation rate of skin MCs was counted under microscope after toluidine blue staining. The expression levels of IP3
ROS
TRPM2 and CaM in the skin tissue were measured by immunohistochemistry and western blot
respectively. Results Compared with the blank control group
the scratching times
diameter of the sensitized blue spots
degranulation rate of MCs
and the expression levels of ion channel related proteins(IP3
ROS
TRPM2 and CaM) were significantly increased(P<0.01) in the model group. In comparison with the model group
the scratching times
diameter of sensitized blue spot
degranulation rate of MCs
and the expression levels of IP3
ROS
TRPM2 and CaM in both pre-EA and medication groups were significantly down-regulated(P<0.01
P<0.05). No significant differences were found between Pre-EA and medication groups in down-regulating the levels of the above-mentioned 7 indexes. Conclusion EA-LI11 and SP10 preconditioning can reduce the cutaneous anaphylaxis in urticaria rats
which may be related to its effects in inhibiting the degranulation of MCs
and the expression of TRP channel related proteins.