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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2012

Immunomodulating activity of Nymphaea rubra Roxb. extracts: activation of rat dendritic cells and improvement of the T(H)1 immune response.

Jai-Hong Cheng, Shau-Yu Lee, Yi-Yang Lien, Meng-Shiou Lee, Shyang-Chwen Sheu

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jai-Hong ChengThe Department of Nursing, Shu Zen College of Medicine and Management, Kaohsiung 821, Taiwan.
Shau-Yu LeeDepartment of Food Science, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Shuehfu Rd., Neipu, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan.
Yi-Yang LienDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Shuehfu Rd., Neipu, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan.
Meng-Shiou LeeDepartment of Chinese Pharmaceutical Science and Chinese Medicine Resources, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
Shyang-Chwen SheuDepartment of Food Science, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Shuehfu Rd., Neipu, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan.
National Pingtung University of Science and Technology · TWChina Medical University · TWMin-Hwei College of Health Care Management · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polysaccharides play a key role in enhancing immune function and facilitating cellular communication. Here, we purified Nymphaea rubra Roxb. polysaccharides (NR-PS) by treating them with pullulanase. They were then cultured with immature dendritic cells (DCs) derived from rat bone marrow hematopoietic cells (BMHCs). After treatment with bioactive NR-PS with a degree of polymerization (DP) value of 359.8, we found that the DCs underwent morphological changes indicative of activation. CD80/86 (87.16% ± 8.49%) and MHC class II (52.01% ± 10.11%) expression levels were significantly up-regulated by this treatment compared to the controls (65.45% ± 0.97% and 34.87% ± 1.96%). In parallel, endocytosis was also reduced (167.94% ± 60.59%) after treatment with 25 μg/mL of NR-PS as measured by the medium fluorescence intensity compared to the control (261.67% ± 47.26%). Furthermore, the DCs after treatment with 25 μg/mL NR-PS showed increased IL-12 (102.09 ± 10.16 to 258.78 ± 25.26 pg/mL) and IFN-γ (11.76 ± 0.11 to 15.51 ± 1.66 pg/mL) secretion together with reduced IL-10 secretion (30.75 ± 3.35 to 15.37 ± 2.35 pg/mL), which indicates a T(H)1 immune response. In conclusion, NR-PS exhibits stimulatory effects on rat DCs and promotes the secretion of T(H)1 cytokines. Taken together, our studies are the first to show that NR-PS is an immunomodulator affecting the maturation and functioning of DCs.

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AnimalsCells, CulturedDendritic CellsImmunity, CellularImmunologic FactorsImmunomodulationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-12MaleNymphaeaPlant ExtractsPolysaccharidesRatsTh1 CellsImmunologic FactorsInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-12Plant ExtractsPolysaccharidesdendritic cellsfunctional foodsNymphaea rubra Roxb.polysaccharidespullulanaseTH1 immune response

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PMID23109818
PMCPMC3472710
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