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ArticleInflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.]2017

The α-cyclodextrin complex of the Moringa isothiocyanate suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in RAW 264.7 macrophage cells through Akt and p38 inhibition.

Sabrina Giacoppo, Thangavelu Soundara Rajan, Renato Iori, Patrick Rollin, Placido Bramanti, Emanuela Mazzon

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Article in Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.], 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sabrina GiacoppoIRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124, Messina, Italy.
Thangavelu Soundara RajanIRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124, Messina, Italy.
Renato IoriConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Centro di ricerca Agricoltura e Ambiente (CREA-AA), Via di Corticella 133, 40128, Bologna, Italy.
Patrick RollinUniversité d'Orléans et CNRS, ICOA, UMR 7311, BP 6759, 45067, Orléans, France.
Placido BramantiIRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124, Messina, Italy.
Emanuela MazzonIRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124, Messina, Italy. emazzon.irccs@gmail.com.
Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo · ITCentro Agricoltura Ambiente (Italy) · ITUniversité d'Orléans · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the last decades, a growing need to discover new compounds for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory diseases has led researchers to consider drugs derived from natural products as a valid option in the treatment of inflammation-associated disorders. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of a new formulation of Moringa oleifera-derived 4-(α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)benzyl isothiocyanate as a complex with alpha-cyclodextrin (moringin + α-CD) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells, a common model used for inflammation studies. In buffered/aqueous solution, the moringin + α-CD complex has enhanced the water solubility and stability of this isothiocyanate by forming a stable inclusion system. Our results showed that moringin + α-CD inhibits the production of inflammatory mediators in LPS-stimulated macrophages by down-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-1β), by preventing IκB-α phosphorylation, translocation of the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), and also via the suppression of Akt and p38 phosphorylation. In addition, as a consequence of upstream inhibition of the inflammatory pathway following treatment with moringin + α-CD, the modulation of the oxidative stress (results focused on the expression of iNOS and nitrotyrosine) and apoptotic pathway (Bax and Bcl-2) was demonstrated. Therefore, moringin + α-CD appears to be a new relevant helpful tool to use in clinical practice for inflammation-associated disorders.

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Moringaalpha-CyclodextrinsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsInflammationInterleukin-1betaIsothiocyanatesLipopolysaccharidesMiceNF-kappa BNF-KappaB Inhibitor alphap38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRAW 264.7 CellsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaalpha-cyclodextrinalpha-CyclodextrinsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsIL1B protein, mouseInterleukin-1betaIsothiocyanatesLipopolysaccharidesmoringinNF-kappa BNF-KappaB Inhibitor alphap38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAktInflammationMoringa isothiocyanateP38RAW 264.7 macrophage cellsα-CD-complexed moringin

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