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ArticleNutrients2016

Walnut Polyphenol Extract Attenuates Immunotoxicity Induced by 4-Pentylphenol and 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol in Murine Splenic Lymphocyte.

Lubing Yang, Sihui Ma, Yu Han, Yuhan Wang, Yan Guo, Qiang Weng, Meiyu Xu

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Article in Nutrients, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lubing YangCollage of Biological Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China. yanglubingo@163.com.
Sihui MaCollage of Biological Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China. masihuikindle@163.com.
Yu HanCollage of Biological Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China. rebeccahan@bjfu.edu.cn.
Yuhan WangCollage of Biological Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China. wwangyuhann@163.com.
Yan GuoCollege of Basic Medicine, Changchun University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China. ccguoyan@163.com.
Qiang WengCollage of Biological Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China. qiangweng@bjfu.edu.cn.
Meiyu XuCollage of Biological Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China. xumeiyu@bjfu.edu.cn.
Beijing Forestry University · CNChangchun University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

4-pentylphenol (PP) and 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol (PNMC), two important components of vehicle emissions, have been shown to confer toxicity in splenocytes. Certain natural products, such as those derived from walnuts, exhibit a range of antioxidative, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory properties. Here, we investigated the effects of walnut polyphenol extract (WPE) on immunotoxicity induced by PP and PNMC in murine splenic lymphocytes. Treatment with WPE was shown to significantly enhance proliferation of splenocytes exposed to PP or PNMC, characterized by increases in the percentages of splenic T lymphocytes (CD3+ T cells) and T cell subsets (CD4+ and CD8+ T cells), as well as the production of T cell-related cytokines and granzymes (interleukin-2, interleukin-4, and granzyme-B) in cells exposed to PP or PNMC. These effects were associated with a decrease in oxidative stress, as evidenced by changes in OH, SOD, GSH-Px, and MDA levels. The total phenolic content of WPE was 34,800 ± 200 mg gallic acid equivalents/100 g, consisting of at least 16 unique phenols, including ellagitannins, quercetin, valoneic acid dilactone, and gallic acid. Taken together, these results suggest that walnut polyphenols significantly attenuated PP and PNMC-mediated immunotoxicity and improved immune function by inhibiting oxidative stress.

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AnimalsCells, CulturedCell SurvivalCresolsCytokinesGene Expression RegulationJuglansLymphocytesMaleMicePhenolsPlant ExtractsPolyphenolsSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsSpleen4-nitro-3-cresol4-pentylphenolCresolsCytokinesPhenolsPlant ExtractsPolyphenols3-methyl-4-nitrophenolattenuatesimmunotoxicitysplenic lymphocytewalnut polyphenol extract

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PMID27187455
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