Hwangryunhaedoktang exerts anti-inflammation on LPS-induced NO production by suppressing MAPK and NF-κB activation in RAW264.7 macrophages

作     者：Byung Hyuk Han Yun Jung Lee Jung Joo Yoon Eun Sik Choi Seung Namgung Xian Jun Jin Da Hye Jeong Dae Gill Kang Ho Sub Lee 

作者机构：College of Oriental Medicine and Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine Wonkwang University Hanbang Body-fluid Research Center Wonkwang University 

出 版 物：《Journal of Integrative Medicine》 (结合医学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第15卷第4期

页      面：326-336页

核心收录：

学科分类：1008[医学-中药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学] 

基　　金：supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)Grant funded by the Korean government(MSIP)(2008-0062484 and NRF-2015M3A9A5030620) 

主　　题：medicine, Chinese traditional lipopolysaccharide nitric oxide nuclear factor-κB mitogen-activatedprotein kinases tumor necrosis factor-a inflammation 

摘      要：OBJECTIVE： This study aimed to evaluate whether Hwangryunhaedoktang （HHT）, a herbal compound, has an inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide （LPS）-induced inflammation in RAW264.7 macrophages. METHODS： The effects of HHT were evaluated by confirming nitric oxide （NO） production and expression of inducible NO synthase （iNOS） and mitogen-activated protein kinases （MAPKs） in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages via the Griess assay, Western blotting, and real-time reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Western blot analyses and luciferase assays were used to evaluate whether HHT has an effect on the phosphorylation and translocation of nuclear factor-κB （NF-κB）. The secretion and expression of tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α） and interleukin-6 （IL-6） were determined via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot analyses. RESULTS： HHT suppressed LPS-induced NO production and expression of iNOS in a dose-dependent manner. Additionally, MAPKs activation was also attenuated via inhibition of phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2, c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p38 which were related to inflammatory pathway. Furthermore, HHT also effectively attenuated NF-κB activation and its translocation to the nucleus, a process that is closely linked to inflammation. LPS normally induced the expression of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-6, but the secretion and expression of TNF-α and IL-6 were significantly attenuated by pretreating the cells with HHT. CONCLUSION： HHT suppressed LPS-induced NO production by blocking the activation of NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways in RAW264.7 macrophages. Furthermore, HHT may have an anti-inflammatory effect by suppressing the LPS-induced secretion of TNF-α and IL-6. Therefore, the traditional herbal formula HHT might be a useful potential therapeutic agent for inflammation.