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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2019

Cimifugin Inhibits Inflammatory Responses of RAW264.7 Cells Induced by Lipopolysaccharide.

Bin Han, Yuan Dai, Haiyan Wu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Lihong Wan, Jianlei Zhao, Yuanqi Liu, Shijun Xu, Liming Zhou

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bin HanDepartment of Pharmacology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).
Yuan DaiDepartment of Pharmacology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).
Haiyan WuDepartment of Pharmacology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).
Yuanyuan ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).
Lihong WanDepartment of Pharmacology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).
Jianlei ZhaoDepartment of Pharmacology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).
Yuanqi LiuDepartment of Pharmacology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).
Shijun XuDepartment of Pharmacology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).
Liming ZhouDepartment of Pharmacology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).
Sichuan University · CNChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND RAW264.7 cells are induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) model. The present study investigated the effect of cimifugin on the proliferation, migration, chemotaxis, and release of inflammation-related factors and inflammation-related signaling pathways of LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS MTS assay was used to determine the proliferation of RAW264.7 cells. Transwell assay was employed to examine the migration and chemotaxis of the cells. ELISA was performed to measure the contents of chemotactic factors and inflammatory factors in cell culture supernatants. Western blotting was carried out to detect the expression of factors related with MAPKs and NF-κB signaling pathways. RESULTS Cimifugin (0-100 mg/L) had no cytotoxicity for RAW264.7 cells. LPS stimulation induced morphological differentiation of RAW264.7 cells, but intervention by cimifugin inhibited the activation effect by LPS by about 50%. Cimifugin (100 mg/L) decreased the migration and chemotaxis of RAW264.7 cells to 1/3 of that in control cells by decreasing the release of migration- and chemotaxis-associated factors by at least 30%. Cimifugin (100 mg/L) suppressed the release of inflammatory factors from RAW264.7 cells to less than 60% of that in the LPS group. In addition, cimifugin (100 mg/L) inhibited the activities of MAPKs and NF-κB signaling pathways. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrates that cimifugin reduces the migration and chemotaxis of RAW264.7 cells and inhibits the release of inflammatory factors and activation of related signaling pathways induced by LPS. Cimifugin may have potential pharmacological effects against RA.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidCell MovementChromonesCyclooxygenase 2InflammationLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMiceModels, BiologicalNF-kappa BNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIRAW 264.7 CellsSignal TransductionAnti-Inflammatory AgentsChromonescimifuginCyclooxygenase 2LipopolysaccharidesNF-kappa BNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type II

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