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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2016

Koumine Attenuates Lipopolysaccaride-Stimulated Inflammation in RAW264.7 Macrophages, Coincidentally Associated with Inhibition of NF-κB, ERK and p38 Pathways.

Zhihang Yuan, Froilan Bernard Matias, Jing Wu, Zengenni Liang, Zhiliang Sun

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhihang YuanDepartment of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China. yuanzhihang84@163.com.
Froilan Bernard MatiasDepartment of Animal Management, College of Veterinary Science and Medicine, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija 3120, Philippines. loydyreyesmatias@gmail.com.
Jing WuDepartment of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China. wu23jing@aliyun.com.
Zengenni LiangDepartment of Hunan Agricultural Product Processing Institute, Changsha 410128, China. enni_007@163.com.
Zhiliang SunDepartment of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China. zhiliangsun15@163.com.
Hunan Agricultural University · CNCentral Luzon State University · PH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medicinal herbal plants have been commonly used for intervention of different diseases and health enhancement worldwide. Koumine, an alkaloid monomer found abundantly in Gelsemium plants, can be effectively used as an anti-inflammatory medication. In this study, the mechanisms associated with the preventative effect of koumine on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated inflammation in RAW264.7 macrophages were investigated. Koumine induced a decrease in the level of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein, concomitant reduction in the production of nitric oxide (NO) and reduction of the levels of interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and IL-1β. Furthermore, koumine decreased the phosphorylation of p65 and inhibited nuclear factor κ Bα (IκBα) proteins, resulting in lower production of nuclear factor (NF)-κB transactivation. Koumine also induced a decrease in the phosphorylation of extracellular-signal-regulated kinases (ERK) and p38 in RAW264 cells. In conclusion, these findings reveal that koumine decreases the productions of pro-inflammatory mediators though the suppression of p38 and ERK MAPK phosphorylation and the inhibition of NF-κB activation in RAW264.7 cells.

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MAP Kinase Signaling SystemAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsCell LineExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesIndole AlkaloidsInterleukin-6LipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMiceNF-kappa BNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesIndole AlkaloidsInterleukin-6koumineLipopolysaccharidesNF-kappa BNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesinflammationiNOSkoumineLPSNF-κBNORAW264.7 macrophages

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PMID27011173
PMCPMC4813280
OpenAlexW2305547991

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