PMID- 29350052 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190107 LR - 20240109 IS - 1477-0903 (Electronic) IS - 0960-3271 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 10 DP - 2018 Oct TI - Protective mechanisms of 6-gingerol in dextran sulfate sodium-induced chronic ulcerative colitis in mice. PG - 1054-1068 LID - 10.1177/0960327117751235 [doi] AB - Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a relapsing and remitting inflammatory disease of the colon, with an increasing incidence worldwide. 6-Gingerol (6G) is a bioactive constituent of Zingiber officinale, which has been reported to possess various biological activities. This study was designed to evaluate the role of 6G in chronic UC. Chronic UC was induced in mice by three cycles of 2.5% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in drinking water. Each cycle consisted of 7 days of 2.5% DSS followed by 14 days of normal drinking water. 6G (100 mg/kg) and a reference anti-colitis drug sulfasalazine (SZ) (100 mg/kg) were orally administered daily to the mice throughout exposure to three cycles of 2.5% DSS. Administration of 6G and SZ significantly prevented disease activity index and aberrant crypt foci formation in DSS-treated mice. Furthermore, 6G and SZ suppresses immunoexpression of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1beta, inducible nitric oxide synthase, Regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES), and Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in the DSS-treated mice. 6G effectively protected against colonic oxidative damage by augmenting the antioxidant status with marked decrease in lipid peroxidation levels in DSS-treated mice. Moreover, 6G significantly inhibited nuclear factor kappa B (P65), p38, cyclooxygenase-2, and beta-catenin whereas it enhanced IL-10 and adenomatous polyposis coli expression in DSS-treated mice. In conclusion, 6G prevented DSS-induced chronic UC via anti-inflammatory and antioxidative mechanisms and preservation of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. FAU - Ajayi, B O AU - Ajayi BO AD - Department of Biochemistry, Drug Metabolism & Toxicology Research Laboratories, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. FAU - Adedara, I A AU - Adedara IA AD - Department of Biochemistry, Drug Metabolism & Toxicology Research Laboratories, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. FAU - Farombi, E O AU - Farombi EO AD - Department of Biochemistry, Drug Metabolism & Toxicology Research Laboratories, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180119 PL - England TA - Hum Exp Toxicol JT - Human & experimental toxicology JID - 9004560 RN - 0 (Catechols) RN - 0 (Chemokines) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Fatty Alcohols) RN - 0 (Gastrointestinal Agents) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (beta Catenin) RN - 3XC8GUZ6CB (Sulfasalazine) RN - 9042-14-2 (Dextran Sulfate) RN - 925QK2Z900 (gingerol) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Catechols/administration & dosage/*pharmacology MH - Chemokines/metabolism MH - Chronic Disease MH - Colitis, Ulcerative/chemically induced/metabolism/pathology/*prevention & control MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Dextran Sulfate MH - Fatty Alcohols/administration & dosage/*pharmacology MH - Gastrointestinal Agents/therapeutic use MH - Genes, APC MH - Zingiber officinale/*chemistry MH - Lipid Peroxidation/drug effects MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - NF-kappa B/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Phenotype MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Sulfasalazine/therapeutic use MH - Wnt Signaling Pathway/drug effects MH - beta Catenin/antagonists & inhibitors OTO - NOTNLM OT - 6-Gingerol OT - antioxidant OT - oxidative stress OT - ulcerative colitis OT - beta-catenin EDAT- 2018/01/20 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/08 06:00 CRDT- 2018/01/20 06:00 PHST- 2018/01/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/01/20 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1177/0960327117751235 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Exp Toxicol. 2018 Oct;37(10):1054-1068. doi: 10.1177/0960327117751235. Epub 2018 Jan 19.