Yuying Yang, Yuqing Deng, Guoqiang Zhang, Xiaoting Xu, Xiaoxiao Xiong, Si Yu, Fanrong Peng, Xuyan Tian, Weiying Ye, Huanpeng Chen, Bolan Yu, Zhonghua Liu, Xixin He, Zhaofeng Huang
Th17 cell, an important subpopulation of helper T cell, plays an important role in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is thought to be a potential target for the treatment of IBD. In our previous study, we demonstrated that α-mangostin could relieve lupus nephritis via inhibiting Th17 cell function. In our preliminary study, we obtained four derivatives by adding chemical modification of α-mangostin which could also inhibit Th17 cell differentiation in vitro. In this study, we constructed a chronic IBD mouse model and demonstrated the therapeutic effects of α-mangostin and its derivatives as therapeutic agents for IBD...
January 26, 2024: Molecular Immunology