Effects of Xiao-Ban-Xia-Tang on cisplatin and 1-PBG induced pica and gut microbiota in rats

Abstract

The effects of Xiao-Ban-Xia-Tang (XBXT) formula on cisplatin and 1-PBG induced emesis and gut microbiota were studied in this experiment. Cisplatin and 1-PBG induced pica rat models were established, the amount of kaolin intake was observed, and the effects of XBXT and ondansetron on the gut microbiota were studied by 16S rDNA gene analysis. The results showed that XBXT and ondansetron could ameliorate the acute and delayed pica induced by cisplatin and 1-PBG. XBXT decreased Firmicutes in the cisplatin treated rats. Ondansetron decreased the alpha diversity of the gut microbiota, and it decreased Firmicutes and increased Bacteroidetes in the cisplatin and 1-PBG treated rats. XBXT was as effective as ondansetron in the treatment of pica, while ondansetron was more likely to cause gut microbiota dysbiosis than XBXT. Our study provided new avenues for the roles and mechanisms of XBXT on the prevention and treatment of CINV.

Keywords

• Xiao-Ban-Xia-Tang
• Gut microbiota
• Cisplatin
• 1-Phenylbiguanide hydrochloride
• Emesis