The role of medicinal products in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) through inhibition of TLR4/NF-kappaB pathway

Phytother Res. 2021 Feb;35(2):835-845. doi: 10.1002/ptr.6866. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a lifelong and recurrent disease of the gastrointestinal tract that afflicts many people in the world. Growing evidence has currently indicated that dysfunction of immune system, particularly toll-like receptors 4 (TLR4) signaling pathway dysfunction plays a pivotal part in the pathogenesis of IBD. TLR4 signaling is involved both in the pathogenesis and in the efficacy of treatment of IBD. There are some medicinal products and herbal medicines, which their role in the treatment of IBD through modulation of TLR4 signaling has been implicated. The purpose of this review article is to summarize those medicinal products and herbal medicines.

Keywords: TLR4/NF-kappaB signaling pathway; inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD); natural products.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / drug therapy*
  • NF-kappa B / drug effects*
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 / drug effects*
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 / metabolism

Substances

  • NF-kappa B
  • TLR4 protein, human
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4