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ArticleThe Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences2014

The aqueous extract from Toona sinensis leaves inhibits microglia-mediated neuroinflammation.

Chao-Chuan Wang, Yee-Jean Tsai, Ya-Ching Hsieh, Rong-Jyh Lin, Chih-Lung Lin

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Article in The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chao-Chuan WangDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yee-Jean TsaiGraduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Ya-Ching HsiehDepartment of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Rong-Jyh LinDepartment of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chih-Lung LinDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Faculty of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: chihlung1@yahoo.com.
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWE-Da Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The leaves of Toona sinensis, a well-known traditional oriental medicine, have been prescribed for the treatment of enteritis and infection. Recently, aqueous extracts of Toona sinensis leaves (TSL-1) have demonstrated many biological effects both in vitro and in vivo. In the central nervous system, microglial activation and their proinflammatory responses are considered an important therapeutic strategy for neuroinflammatory disorders such as cerebral ischemia, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. The present study attempted to validate the effect of TSL-1 on microglia-mediated neuroinflammation stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). As inflammatory parameters, the production of nitric oxide (NO), inducible NO synthase, and tumor necrosis factor-α were evaluated. Our results demonstrate that TSL-1 suppresses LPS-induced NO production, tumor necrosis factor-α secretion, and inducible NO synthase protein expression in a concentration-dependent manner, without causing cytotoxicity. In addition, the inhibitory effects of TSL-1 in LPS-stimulated BV-2 microglia were extended to post-treatment suggesting the therapeutic potential of TSL-1. Therefore, this work provides the future evaluation of the role of TSL-1 in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases by inhibition of inflammatory mediator production in activated microglia.

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AnimalsBlotting, WesternCell LineCell SurvivalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayLipopolysaccharidesMeliaceaeMiceMicrogliaNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaLipopolysaccharidesNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIPlant ExtractsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaLipopolysaccharideMicrogliaNeuroinflammationToona sinensisTumor necrosis factor-α

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PMID24444536
PMCPMC7118447
OpenAlexW2058309698

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