Three Polymethoxyflavones Purified from Ougan (Citrus reticulata Cv. Suavissima) Inhibited LPS-Induced NO Elevation in the Neuroglia BV-2 Cell Line via the JAK2/STAT3 Pathway

Autor: Yue Wang, Jinping Cao, Chongde Sun, Wenjing Zang, Shiyu Ji
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nutrients, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 791 (2019)
Nutrients
Volume 11
Issue 4
ISSN: 2072-6643
Popis: In order to establish an efficient method for separation of polymethoxyflavones (PMFs) and explore the anti-inflammatory mechanism of PMF monomers, a citrus variety rich in PMFs, Ougan (Citrus reticulata cv. Suavissima), was selected, and three monomers, including nobiletin, tangeretin, and 5-demethylnobiletin, were purified by ultrasonic-assisted extraction, solid phase extraction, and high-speed countercurrent chromatography separation. UPLC-MS was used to identify the three monomers. UPLC determined purities of 99.87% to nobiletin, 99.76% to tangeretin, and 98.75% to 5-demethylnobiletin with the standard curve method. A lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced NO releasing model was performed in the mouse microglia BV-2 cell line. Results illustrated that PMF monomers inhibited the NO release and the inflammation-related cytokines, including IL-1&beta
IL-6, and TNF&alpha
elevation. QRT-PCR revealed that PMFs alleviated LPS-induced upregulation of iNOS, IL-6, JAK2, TNF&alpha
IL-1&beta
and NF-&kappa
B and LPS-induced downregulation of I&kappa
B&alpha
while they did not affect TLR1, TLR2, TLR4, and TLR6. STAT3 expression was repressed by tangeretin and 5-demethylnobiletin, but not by nobiletin. Western blot assay also showed a suppression of expression and phosphorylation of JAK2 by all three PMF monomers, while STAT3 phosphorylation was restrained by tangeretin and 5-demethylnobiletin. The mechanism was primarily verified by the JAK2 inhibitor Ruxolitinib and the STAT3 inhibitor Stattic.
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