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ArticleBMC complementary medicine and therapies2020

Standardized ethanol extract of Tinospora crispa upregulates pro-inflammatory mediators release in LPS-primed U937 human macrophages through stimulation of MAPK, NF-κB and PI3K-Akt signaling networks.

Md Areeful Haque, Ibrahim Jantan, Hemavathy Harikrishnan, Waqas Ahmad

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Article in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Md Areeful HaqueDepartment of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong, 4318, Bangladesh.
Ibrahim JantanInstitute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. profibj@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9185-755X
Hemavathy HarikrishnanDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Waqas AhmadSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia.
Case Western Reserve University · USInternational Islamic University Chittagong · BDNational University of Malaysia · MYUniversiti Sains Malaysia · MY

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Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani Malaysia NH1015D075
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmunomodulatory effects of Tinospora crispa have been investigated due to its traditional use to treat several inflammatory disorders associated to the immune system. The present study reports the underlying mechanisms involved in the stimulation of 80% ethanol extract of T. crispa stems on pro-inflammatory mediators release in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-primed U937 human macrophages via MyD88-dependent pathways.

methodsRelease of interleukin (IL)-1β and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and production of prostaglandin E

resultsQualitative and quantitative analyses of chromatographic data indicated that syringin and magnoflorine were found as the major components of the extract. T. crispa-treatment prompted activation of NF-κB by enhancing IKKα/β and NF-κB (p65) phosphorylation, and degradation of IκBα. The extract upregulated COX-2 protein expression, release of pro-inflammatory mediators and MAPKs (ERK, p38 and JNK) phosphorylation as well as Akt dose-dependently. T. crispa extract also upregulated the upstream signaling adaptor molecules, toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and MyD88. T. crispa-treatment also upregulated the pro-inflammatory markers mRNA expression.

conclusionThe results suggested that T. crispa extract stimulated the MyD88-dependent signaling pathways by upregulating the various immune inflammatory related parameters.

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TinosporaDown-RegulationHumansInflammation MediatorsLipopolysaccharidesMalaysiaMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNF-kappa BPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPlant ExtractsPlant StemsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionU937 CellsUp-RegulationInflammation MediatorsLipopolysaccharidesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNF-kappa BPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPlant ExtractsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktImmunostimulatory actionsMAPKsNF-κBPI3K-AktPro-inflammatory cytokinesTinospora crispa

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PMID32762741
PMCPMC7409646
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