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One potential alternative is using motherwort extract, specifically leonurine, which exhibits anti-inflammatory properties. However, leonurine\u2019s exact molecular mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, 40 mice were randomly divided into four groups: a control group, endometritis model group, LPS + leonurine group (30 mg\/kg), and LPS + dexamethasone group (5 mg\/kg). Transcriptomic analysis revealed that leonurine modulates multiple signaling pathways, including JAK-STAT\/PI3K-Akt, and influences the expression of key genes, such as Prlr, Socs2, Col1a1, and Akt1. Furthermore, leonurine effectively reduces levels of inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-1\u03b2 (p &lt; 0.01), which play a crucial role in regulating acute endometritis. Additionally, leonurine helps maintain cholesterol homeostasis and attenuates inflammation through the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) signaling pathway by modulating genes such as Cyp27a1, Hmgcs1, and Scd2. These findings suggest that leonurine has a protective effect against LPS-induced endometritis and that its anti-inflammatory properties involve multiple pathways and targets, which are potentially mediated by regulating signaling pathways such as JAK-STAT\/PI3K-Akt and PPAR.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/genes15070857","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,3]],"date-time":"2024-07-03T06:04:18Z","timestamp":1719986658000},"page":"857","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Leonurine Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Endometritis by Modulating Mouse JAK-STAT\/PI3K-Akt\/PPAR Signaling Pathways"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Yongbin","family":"Shao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yan","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yaoqiang","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jingbo","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhiyuan","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-4558-9063","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhen","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mengmeng","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xinli","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"6848","DOI":"10.3168\/jds.2014-9120","article-title":"Determination of Optimal Diagnostic Criteria for Purulent Vaginal Discharge and Cytological Endometritis in Dairy Cows","volume":"98","author":"Dubuc","year":"2015","journal-title":"J. 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