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Phytomedicine 2020-Apr

Menthacarin attenuates experimental colitis

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Korina Alliger
Mohammad Khalil
Beatrix König
Sabrina Weisenburger
Egon Koch
Matthias Engel

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Abstract

Background: Peppermint oil and caraway oil are established remedies in gastroenterological medicine because of their spasmolytic/analgesic effects.

Purpose: We investigated whether Menthacarin, a combination of both oils, exerted anti-inflammatory effects in a dextran sodium sulphate (DSS, 2%) murine model of colitis.

Study design and methods: C57BL/6 mice were orally administered Menthacarin in doses of 10, 30, 60, and 120 µg/g body weight (BW), and control mice received 0.2% agar, 10 µl/g BW, during 8 days of DSS-induced colitis. Colitis was monitored by BW measurements and colonoscopies. Colons of euthanised mice were excised for histological staining and ELISA measurements of the cytokines TNFα, IL-6, IL-10, IL-1β, and TGF-β.

Results: Menthacarin-treated mice compared to controls showed improved macroscopical and microscopical parameters and lower BW loss during the course of colitis. Menthacarin changed the colonic cytokine profile towards a regulatory/anti-inflammatory phenotype.

Conclusion: Menthacarin attenuates experimental colitis and may be a promising add-on therapy for the treatment of IBD.

Keywords: Caraway; Inflammatory bowel disease; Menthacarin; Peppermint; TRPA1; TRPM8.

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