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ArticleMarine drugs2022

Eckmaxol Isolated from

D P Nagahawatta, N M Liyanage, H H A C K Jayawardhana, Thilina U Jayawardena, Hyo-Geun Lee, Moon-Soo Heo, You-Jin Jeon

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Article in Marine drugs, 2022. 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 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

D P NagahawattaDepartment of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Jeju Self-Governing Province, Republic of Korea.
N M LiyanageDepartment of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Jeju Self-Governing Province, Republic of Korea.
H H A C K JayawardhanaDepartment of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Jeju Self-Governing Province, Republic of Korea.
Thilina U JayawardenaDepartment of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Jeju Self-Governing Province, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4303-8282
Hyo-Geun LeeDepartment of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Jeju Self-Governing Province, Republic of Korea.
Moon-Soo HeoDepartment of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Jeju Self-Governing Province, Republic of Korea.
You-Jin JeonDepartment of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Jeju Self-Governing Province, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3299-7266
Jeju National University · KRUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Airborne particulate matter (PM) originating from industrial processes is a major threat to the environment and health in East Asia. PM can cause asthma, collateral lung tissue damage, oxidative stress, allergic reactions, and inflammation. The present study was conducted to evaluate the protective effect of eckmaxol, a phlorotannin isolated from Ecklonia maxima, against PM-induced inflammation in MH-S macrophage cells. It was found that PM induced inflammation in MH-S lung macrophages, which was inhibited by eckmaxol treatment in a dose-dependent manner (21.0−84.12 µM). Eckmaxol attenuated the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in PM-induced lung macrophages. Subsequently, nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E-2 (PGE-2), and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α) were downregulated. PM stimulated inflammation in MH-S lung macrophages by activating Toll-like receptors (TLRs), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways. Eckmaxol exhibited anti-inflammatory properties by suppressing the activation of TLRs, downstream signaling of NF-κB (p50 and p65), and MAPK pathways, including c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38. These findings suggest that eckmaxol may offer substantial therapeutic potential in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.

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InflammationLungMacrophagesParticulate MatterPhaeophyceaePneumoniaPolyphenolsCyclooxygenase 2HumansMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNF-kappa BNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIToll-Like ReceptorsCyclooxygenase 2Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNF-kappa BNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIParticulate MatterPolyphenolsToll-Like Receptorsanti-inflammationbioactive compoundchronic diseasesEcklonia maximaeckmaxollung macrophageparticulate matter

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PMID36547913
PMCPMC9785775
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