Autor: |
Shathiswaran N. Andy, Chim Kei Chan, Habsah Abdul Kadir |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2017 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Journal of Functional Foods, Vol 38, Iss , Pp 221-231 (2017) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1756-4646 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.jff.2017.09.017 |
Popis: |
Microglial activation which results in neuroinflammation, plays a great significance in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases by secreting various neurotoxic factors. Suppression of microglial activation by the natural-derived compounds may ameliorate neurodegenerative processes. The anti-inflammatory activity of deoxyelephantopin (DET) from the ethyl acetate fraction of Elephantopus scaber was studied against LPS-stimulated BV-2 cells. Deoxyelephantopin suppressed the production of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 by inhibiting the LPS-induced inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2. DET inhibited nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and IκBα phosphorylation by suppressing phosphorylation of PI3K/Akt and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) pathways in BV-2 cells. Interestingly, the enhancement of anti-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-10 concomitantly with the reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines (Interferon-γ, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-12 and tumor necrosis factor-α), chemokines (CCL21 and CCL5/RANTES) and galectin-3 were found upon DET treatment. Taken together, present study further advocates DET as a potential novel anti-neuroinflammatory agent in the intervention of neurodegenerative diseases. |
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