Ethyl Lithospermate Reduces Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation through Inhibiting NF-κB and STAT3 Pathways in RAW 264.7 Cells and Zebrafish
中国结合医学杂志(英文版)2023年29卷第12期 页码:1111-1120
Affiliations:
1.Third Level Research Laboratory of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou (510515), China
2.Department of Pharmacy, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou(510282), China
3.State Key Laboratory of Innovative Natural Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine Injections, Jiangxi Qingfeng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province(341000), China
4.Affiliated Dongguan People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong Province(523076), China
Author bio:
Associate Prof. LIU Jun-shan, E-mail: liujunshan@smu.edu.cn
Funds:
Guangdong Province Universities and Colleges Pearl River Scholar Funded Scheme(GDHVPS2018);Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by the China Association of Chinese Medicine(2019-QNRC2-C14)
ZHOU Chun-hong, ZHOU Chun-hong, YANG Hua, et al. Ethyl Lithospermate Reduces Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation through Inhibiting NF-κB and STAT3 Pathways in RAW 264.7 Cells and Zebrafish[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2023,29(12):1111-1120.
ZHOU Chun-hong, ZHOU Chun-hong, YANG Hua, et al. Ethyl Lithospermate Reduces Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation through Inhibiting NF-κB and STAT3 Pathways in RAW 264.7 Cells and Zebrafish[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2023,29(12):1111-1120. DOI: 10.1007/s11655-023-3643-y.
To explore the anti-inflammatory effects of ethyl lithospermate in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 murine-derived macrophages and zebrafish
and its underlying mechanisms.
Methods:
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3-[4
5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2
5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide (MTT) assays were performed to investigate the toxicity of ethyl lithospermate at different concentrations (12.5–100 μmol/L) in RAW 264.7 cells. The cells were stimulated with LPS (100 ng/mL) for 12 h to establish an inflammation model
in vitro
the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) were assessed by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Western blot was used to ascertain the protein expressions of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3)
nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) p65
phospho-STAT3 (p-STAT3
Tyr705)
inhibitor of NF-κB (IκB) α
and phospho-IκBα (p-IκBα
Ser32)
and confocal imaging was used to identify the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 and p-STAT3 (Tyr705). Additionally
the yolk sacs of zebrafish (3 days post fertilization) were injected with 2 nL LPS (0.5 mg/mL) to induce an inflammation model
in vivo
. Survival analysis
hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining
observation of neutrophil migration
and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) were used to further study the anti-inflammatory effects of ethyl lithospermate and its probable mechanisms
in vivo
.
Results:
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The non-toxic concentrations of ethyl lithospermate have been found to range from 12.5 to 100 μmol/L. Ethyl lithospermate inhibited the release of IL-6 and TNF-α (
P
<
0.05 or
P
<
0.01)
decreased IκBα degradation and phosphorylation (
P
<
0.05) as well as the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 and p-STAT3 (Tyr705) in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells (
P
<
0.01). Ethyl lithospermate also decreased inflammatory cells infiltration and neutrophil migration while increasing the survival rate of LPS-stimulated zebrafish (
P
<
0.05 or
P
<
0.01). In addition
ethyl lithospermate also inhibited the mRNA expression levels of of IL-6
TNF-α
IκBα
STAT3
and NF-κB in LPS-stimulated zebrafish (
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion:
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Ethyl lithospermate exerts anti-Inflammatory effected by inhibiting the NF-κB and STAT3 signal pathways in RAW 264.7 macrophages and zebrafish.
关键词
Ethyl Lithospermate抗炎核因子κB信号转导和转录激活因子3脂多糖
Keywords
ethyl lithospermateanti-inflammationnuclear factor kappa Bsignal transducer and activator of transcription 3lipopolysaccharidezebrafish