Anti‑inflammatory effects on murine macrophages of ethanol extracts of Lygodium japonicum spores via inhibition of NF‑κB and p38

  • Authors:
    • Young‑Chang Cho
    • Ba Reum Kim
    • Hien Thi Thu Le
    • Sayeon Cho
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  • Published online on: July 21, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7070
  • Pages: 4362-4370
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Abstract

The spores of Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. (L. japonicum) have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of various inflammatory diseases. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying their anti‑inflammatory effects have yet to be elucidated. In the present study, we investigated the anti‑inflammatory effects of ethanol extracts of L. japonicum spores (ELJ) by measuring the production of inflammatory mediators, and explored the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of ELJ in murine macrophages in vitro using immunoblotting analyses. At non‑cytotoxic concentrations of (50‑300 µg/ml), ELJ was revealed to significantly suppress the production of nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‑α in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‑stimulated murine RAW 264.7 macrophages; ELJ repressed the production of interleukin (IL)‑6 only at high concentrations (≥200 µg/ml). The ELJ‑mediated decrease in NO production was demonstrated to depend on the downregulation of inducible NO synthase mRNA and protein expression. Conversely, the mRNA and protein expression of cyclooxygenase‑2 were not affected by ELJ. In addition, ELJ was revealed to inhibit the mRNA expression of IL‑6, IL‑1β, and TNF‑α in LPS‑stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. The effects of ELJ on proinflammatory mediators may have been due to the stabilization of inhibitor of κBα and the inhibition of p38 mitogen‑activated protein kinase (MAPK). These results suggested that ELJ may suppress LPS‑induced inflammatory responses in murine macrophages in vitro, through the negative regulation of p38 MAPK and nuclear factor (NF)‑κB. Therefore, ELJ may have potential as a novel candidate for the development of therapeutic strategies aimed at alleviating inflammation.

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Cho YC, Kim B, Le HT and Cho S: Anti‑inflammatory effects on murine macrophages of ethanol extracts of Lygodium japonicum spores via inhibition of NF‑κB and p38. Mol Med Rep 16: 4362-4370, 2017
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Cho, Y., Kim, B., Le, H.T., & Cho, S. (2017). Anti‑inflammatory effects on murine macrophages of ethanol extracts of Lygodium japonicum spores via inhibition of NF‑κB and p38. Molecular Medicine Reports, 16, 4362-4370. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7070
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Cho, Y., Kim, B., Le, H. T., Cho, S."Anti‑inflammatory effects on murine macrophages of ethanol extracts of Lygodium japonicum spores via inhibition of NF‑κB and p38". Molecular Medicine Reports 16.4 (2017): 4362-4370.
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Cho, Y., Kim, B., Le, H. T., Cho, S."Anti‑inflammatory effects on murine macrophages of ethanol extracts of Lygodium japonicum spores via inhibition of NF‑κB and p38". Molecular Medicine Reports 16, no. 4 (2017): 4362-4370. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7070