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Oral administration of Urtica macrorrhiza Hand.‑Mazz. polysaccharides to protect against cyclophosphamide‑induced intestinal immunosuppression

  • Authors:
    • Zhongjuan Wang
    • Yanhua Li
    • Chongjing Wang
    • Hongying Xia
    • Yueqin Liang
    • Zhongkun Li
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  • Published online on: July 18, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7792
  • Pages: 2178-2186
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

As a strategy to prevent the well‑known immunosuppressant effects of cyclophosphamide (CY), the immunomodulatory activity of the polysaccharide isolated from Urtica macrorrhiza Hand.‑Mazz. (UMHMPS) was investigated in the present study. The chemical properties of UMHMPS, including total carbohydrates, uronic acid, protein contents, monosaccharide compositions, molecular weight and structural confirmation, were investigated. The immunomodulatory activity of UMHMPS was evaluated using a CY‑induced immunosuppression mouse model. The results revealed that UMHMPS, which is composed of rhamnose, gluconic acid, galactose acid, galactose and xylose, exhibited potent immunomodulatory activity and low toxicity in mice. It increased the secretions of secretory immunoglobulin A, interferon (IFN)‑γ and interleukin (IL)‑4, and maintained the balance of the ratios of IFN‑γ/IL‑4 and cluster of differentiation (CD)3+/CD19+ cells in Peyer's patches. Furthermore, it increased the expression of Toll‑like receptor (TLR)‑4, indicating that TLR4 may be one of the receptors of UMHMPS. Therefore, the present study provides evidence for the potential use of UMHMPS as an immune enhancement drug in chemotherapy.
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Wang Z, Li Y, Wang C, Xia H, Liang Y and Li Z: Oral administration of Urtica macrorrhiza Hand.‑Mazz. polysaccharides to protect against cyclophosphamide‑induced intestinal immunosuppression. Exp Ther Med 18: 2178-2186, 2019.
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Wang, Z., Li, Y., Wang, C., Xia, H., Liang, Y., & Li, Z. (2019). Oral administration of Urtica macrorrhiza Hand.‑Mazz. polysaccharides to protect against cyclophosphamide‑induced intestinal immunosuppression. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 18, 2178-2186. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7792
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Wang, Z., Li, Y., Wang, C., Xia, H., Liang, Y., Li, Z."Oral administration of Urtica macrorrhiza Hand.‑Mazz. polysaccharides to protect against cyclophosphamide‑induced intestinal immunosuppression". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18.3 (2019): 2178-2186.
Chicago
Wang, Z., Li, Y., Wang, C., Xia, H., Liang, Y., Li, Z."Oral administration of Urtica macrorrhiza Hand.‑Mazz. polysaccharides to protect against cyclophosphamide‑induced intestinal immunosuppression". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18, no. 3 (2019): 2178-2186. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7792