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ArticleScientific reports2016

Micheliolide inhibits LPS-induced inflammatory response and protects mice from LPS challenge.

Xiangyang Qin, Xinru Jiang, Xin Jiang, Yuli Wang, Zhulei Miao, Weigang He, Guizhen Yang, Zhenhui Lv, Yizhi Yu, Yuejuan Zheng

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers.

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70 citing papers in PubMed, 116 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xiangyang QinDepartment of Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
Xinru JiangDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Xin JiangDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Yuli WangDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Zhulei MiaoDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Weigang HeDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Guizhen YangDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Zhenhui LvLonghua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China.
Yizhi YuNational Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology &Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Yuejuan ZhengDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNAir Force Medical University · CNLonghua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNSecond Military Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sepsis is the principal cause of fatality in the intensive care units worldwide. It involves uncontrolled inflammatory response resulting in multi-organ failure and even death. Micheliolide (MCL), a sesquiterpene lactone, was reported to inhibit dextran sodium sulphate (DSS)-induced inflammatory intestinal disease, colitis-associated cancer and rheumatic arthritis. Nevertheless, the role of MCL in microbial infection and sepsis is unclear. We demonstrated that MCL decreased lipopolysaccharide (LPS, the main cell wall component of Gram-negative bacteria)-mediated production of cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α, MCP-1, etc) in Raw264.7 cells, primary macrophages, dendritic cells and human monocytes. MCL plays an anti-inflammatory role by inhibiting LPS-induced activation of NF-κB and PI3K/Akt/p70S6K pathways. It has negligible impact on the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways. In the acute peritonitis mouse model, MCL reduced the secretion of IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β, MCP-1, IFN-β and IL-10 in sera, and ameliorated lung and liver damage. MCL down-regulated the high mortality rate caused by lethal LPS challenge. Collectively, our data illustrated that MCL enabled maintenance of immune equilibrium may represent a potentially new anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drug candidate in the treatment of sepsis and septic shock.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsApoptosisCell LineCell ProliferationChemokine CCL2FemaleHumansInterleukin-10Interleukin-1betaInterleukin-6LipopolysaccharidesLiverLungMacrophagesMiceAnti-Inflammatory AgentsChemokine CCL2Interleukin-10Interleukin-1betaInterleukin-6LipopolysaccharidesmicheliolideMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNF-kappa BPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSesquiterpenes, GuaianeToll-Like Receptor 4Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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