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| Title |
Curcumin attenuates collagen-induced inflammatory response through the “gut-brain axis”
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| Published in |
Journal of Neuroinflammation, January 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12974-017-1047-7 |
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| Authors |
Yannong Dou, Jinque Luo, Xin Wu, Zhifeng Wei, Bei Tong, Juntao Yu, Ting Wang, Xinyu Zhang, Yan Yang, Xusheng Yuan, Peng Zhao, Yufeng Xia, Huijuan Hu, Yue Dai |
| Abstract |
Previous studies have demonstrated that oral administration of curcumin exhibited an anti-arthritic effect despite its poor bioavailability. The present study aimed to explore whether the gut-brain axis is involved in the therapeutic effect of curcumin. The collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rat model was induced by immunization with an emulsion of collagen II and complete Freund's adjuvant. Sympathetic and parasympathetic tones were measured by electrocardiographic recordings. Unilateral cervical vagotomy (VGX) was performed before the induction of CIA. The ChAT, AChE activities, and serum cytokine levels were determined by ELISA. The expression of the high-affinity choline transporter 1 (CHT1), ChAT, and vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) were determined by real-time PCR and immunohistochemical staining. The neuronal excitability of the vagus nerve was determined by whole-cell patch clamp recording. Oral administration of curcumin restored the imbalance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic tones in CIA rats and increased ChAT activity and expression of ChAT and VAChT in the gut, brain, and synovium. Additionally, VGX eliminated the effects of curcumin on arthritis and ACh biosynthesis and transport. Electrophysiological data showed that curcumin markedly increased neuronal excitability of the vagus nerve. Furthermore, selective α7 nAChR antagonists abolished the effects of curcumin on CIA. Our results demonstrate that curcumin attenuates CIA through the "gut-brain axis" by modulating the function of the cholinergic system. These findings provide a novel approach for mechanistic studies of anti-arthritic compounds with low oral absorption and bioavailability. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |
| Australia | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 65 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 11% |
| Researcher | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 14% |
| Unknown | 21 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 17% |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 21 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 May 2018.
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#5,796,460
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#1,044
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#112,606
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Outputs of similar age from Journal of Neuroinflammation
#12
of 65 outputs
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