Effect of the Chinese Medicine YangZheng XiaoJi on Reducing Fatigue in Mice with Orthotopic Transplantation of Colon Cancer
Joint Authors
Zhang, Yanni
Zhao, Zhaolong
Lv, Jian
Li, Zhongxin
Wei, Cong
Kuai, Wentao
Jia, Yitao
Zhi, Jie
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Fatigue is a common, distressing, and persistent symptom for patients with malignant tumor including colorectal cancer (CRC).
Although studies of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) have sprung out in recent years, the pathophysiological mechanisms that induce CRF remain unclear, and effective therapeutic interventions have yet to be established.
Methods.
To investigate the effect of the traditional Chinese medicine YangZheng XiaoJi (YZXJ) on CRF, we constructed orthotopic colon cancer mice, randomly divided into YZXJ group and control (NS) group.
Physical or mental fatigue was respectively assessed by swimming exhaustion time or suspension tail resting time.
At the end of the experiment, serum was collected to measure the expression level of inflammatory factors by ELISA and feces to microbiota changes by 16s rDNA, and hepatic glycogen content was detected via the anthrone method.
Result.
The nutritional status of the YZXJ group was better than that of the control group, and there was no statistical difference in tumor weight.
The swimming exhaustion times of YZXJ group and control group were (162.80 ± 14.67) s and (117.60 ± 13.42, P < 0.05) s, respectively; the suspension tail resting time of YZXJ group was shorter than that of the control group (49.85 ± 4.56) s and (68.83 ± 7.26) s, P < 0.05)).
Serum levels of IL-1β and IL-6 in YZXJ group were significantly lower than the control group (P < 0.05).
Liver glycogen in YZXJ group was (5.18 ± 3.11) mg/g liver tissue, which was significantly higher than that in control group (2.95 ± 2.06) mg/g liver tissue (P < 0.05).
At phylum level, increased abundance of Bacteroidetes, Verrucomicrobia, Actinobacteria, and Cyanobacteria and decreased Proteobacteria in YZXJ group emerged as the top differences between the two groups, and the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio was decreased in YZXJ group compared to the control group.
At genus level, the abundance of Parabacteroides, unidentified Saprospiraceae, and Elizabethkingia which all belong to phylum Bacteroidetes were increased, while Arcobacter, Marinobacter, Alkanindiges, Sulfuricurvum, Haliangium, and Thiobacillus in phylum Proteobacteria were decreased after YZXJ intervention.
YZXJ can also increase Pirellula, Microbacterium, and Alpinimonas and decrease Rubrobacter and Iamia.
Conclusion.
YZXJ may reduce the physical and mental fatigue caused by colorectal cancer by inhibiting inflammatory reaction, promoting hepatic glycogen synthesis, and changing the composition of intestinal microbiota.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Yanni& Li, Zhongxin& Zhao, Zhaolong& Kuai, Wentao& Wei, Cong& Lv, Jian…[et al.]. 2019. Effect of the Chinese Medicine YangZheng XiaoJi on Reducing Fatigue in Mice with Orthotopic Transplantation of Colon Cancer. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149645
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Yanni…[et al.]. Effect of the Chinese Medicine YangZheng XiaoJi on Reducing Fatigue in Mice with Orthotopic Transplantation of Colon Cancer. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149645
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Yanni& Li, Zhongxin& Zhao, Zhaolong& Kuai, Wentao& Wei, Cong& Lv, Jian…[et al.]. Effect of the Chinese Medicine YangZheng XiaoJi on Reducing Fatigue in Mice with Orthotopic Transplantation of Colon Cancer. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149645
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149645