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双氢青蒿素保护刀豆蛋白A诱导的小鼠肝损伤及机制探讨   总被引:5,自引:1,他引:5  
目的研究双氢青蒿素(dihydroqinghaosu,DQHS)对刀豆蛋白A(concanavalin A,ConA)诱导的小鼠免疫性肝损伤的保护作用及可能机制。方法小鼠尾静脉注射ConA建立肝损伤模型;改良赖式法和ELISA法分别测定DQHS预给药对该模型小鼠血浆转氨酶和TNF-α水平的影响;MTT法检测DQHS对ConA诱导体外小鼠脾淋巴细胞增殖的影响;RT-PCR检测DQHS对LPS刺激的RAW264.7巨噬细胞IL-1β和TNF-αmRNA表达水平的影响。结果与模型组比较,DQHS 40μg.g-1给药组可降低ConA诱导的肝损伤小鼠血浆转氨酶水平,各DQHS组均可降低该小鼠血浆TNF-α水平;DQHS 40μmol.L-1和100μmol.L-1处理组能抑制ConA诱导的体外脾淋巴细胞增殖,减少LPS刺激的巨噬细胞炎症因子IL-1β和TNF-αmRNA的表达。结论DQHS对ConA诱导的小鼠免疫性肝损伤有保护作用,该作用可能通过抑制脾淋巴细胞增殖和巨噬细胞相关炎症细胞因子表达来实现。  相似文献   

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T-2 toxin, a trichothecene mycotoxin produced by Fusarium, is widely distributed in crops and animal feed and frequently induces intestinal damage. Betulinic acid (BA), a plant-derived pentacyclic lupane-type triterpene, possesses potential immunomodulatory, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory biological properties. The current study aimed to explore the protective effect and molecular mechanisms of BA on intestinal mucosal impairment provoked by acute exposure to T-2 toxin. Mice were intragastrically administered BA (0.25, 0.5, or 1 mg/kg) daily for 2 weeks and then injected intraperitoneally with T-2 toxin (4 mg/kg) once to induce an intestinal impairment. BA pretreatment inhibited the loss of antioxidant capacity in the intestine of T-2 toxin-treated mice by elevating the levels of CAT, GSH-PX and GSH and reducing the accumulation of MDA. In addition, BA pretreatment alleviated the T-2 toxin-triggered intestinal immune barrier dysregulation by increasing the SIgA level in the intestine at dosages of 0.5 and 1 mg/kg, increasing IgG and IgM levels in serum at dosages of 0.5 and 1 mg/kg and restoring the intestinal C3 and C4 levels at a dosage of 1 mg/kg. BA administration at a dosage of 1 mg/kg also improved the intestinal chemical barrier by decreasing the serum level of DAO. Moreover, BA pretreatment improved the intestinal physical barrier via boosting the expression of ZO-1 and Occludin mRNAs and restoring the morphology of intestinal villi that was altered by T-2 toxin. Furthermore, treatment with 1 mg/kg BA downregulated the expression of p-NF-κB and p-IκB-α proteins in the intestine, while all doses of BA suppressed the pro-inflammatory cytokines expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α mRNAs and increased the anti-inflammatory cytokine expression of IL-10 mRNA in the intestine of T-2 toxin-exposed mice. BA was proposed to exert a protective effect on intestinal mucosal disruption in T-2 toxin-stimulated mice by enhancing the intestinal antioxidant capacity, inhibiting the secretion of inflammatory cytokines and repairing intestinal mucosal barrier functions, which may be associated with BA-mediated inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway activation.  相似文献   

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W Cao  Y Wang  X Lv  X Yu  X Li  H Li  Y Wang  D Lu  R Qi  H Wang 《International immunopharmacology》2012,14(3):243-251
Myocardial dysfunction is a common complication during sepsis and significantly contributes to the mortality of patients with septic shock. However, none of the available therapeutic strategies proven to be effective in patients with severe sepsis are designed specifically to target myocardial dysfunction. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of rhynchophylline (Rhy) on LPS-induced myocardial dysfunction in mice. We found that pretreatment with Rhy significantly improved cardiac systolic dysfunction, increased stroke volume and cardiac output in mice challenged with LPS. LPS induced cardiac inhibitor-κBα (I-κBα) phosphorylation, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) mRNA expression, and in turn increased cardiac TNF-α and IL-1β protein production, all of which were attenuated by pretreatment with Rhy. Immunohistochemistry revealed that TNF-α was found in infiltrated macrophages (F4/80(+)) and myocardium, and Rhy reduced TNF-α immunostaining in cardiac infiltrated macrophages in LPS-challenged mice. Furthermore, Rhy inhibited LPS-induced I-κBα phosphorylation and TNF-α production in cultured mouse peritoneal macrophages, but not in neonatal mouse cardiomyocytes. Pretreatment with Rhy significantly decreased the mortality of LPS-challenged mice. These results indicate that Rhy reduces cardiac dysfunction and improves survival via suppression of macrophage I-κBα phosphorylation in LPS-challenged mice, and suggest that Rhy may be a potential agent for the treatment of septic cardiac dysfunction.  相似文献   

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目的探讨靶向小鼠髓样细胞触发受体1(triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1,TREM-1)的小分子干扰RNA(small inter-feting RNA,siRNA)在体外对内毒素刺激小鼠巨噬细胞株RAW264.7分泌肿瘤坏死因子α(tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)、白纽胞介素1p(interleukin1B,IL-1β)的抑制作用。方法合成1条靶向小鼠TREM-1分子的siRNA序列,以增强型绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)作为报告因子,荧光显微镜观察EGFP的荧光强度,验证siRNA序列的干扰率。以pLKO1-1为载体构建针对TREM-1的pLKO1.1-TREM1-shRNA干扰质粒。将小鼠巨噬细胞株RAW264.7分为4组:空白组;内毒素组(LPS组);空质粒组(pLKO1.1组):采用脂质体法将pLKO1.1转染细胞;干扰组(siRNA组):将pLKO1.1-TREM1-shRNA转染细胞;转染72h后用内毒素刺激24h,并以实时定量PCR分别检测TREM.1、TNF-α与IL-1β的表达;以ELISA分别检测上清液中TNF-α、IL-1β含量。结果与LPS组比较,siRNA组中TREM.1、TNF—α、IL-1β的mRNA显著下降(P〈0.01),上清液中TNF-α、IL-1β含量明显降低(P〈0.01)。结论小分子干扰RNA可能通过抑制TREM-1基因的表达而减少内毒素诱导小鼠巨噬细胞264.7中TNF-α、IL-1β的分泌。  相似文献   

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by a progressive cognitive decline and accumulation of neurotoxic oligomeric peptides amyloid-β (Aβ). Although the molecular events are not entirely known, it has become evident that inflammation, environmental and other risk factors may play a causal, disruptive and/or protective role in the development of AD. The present study investigated the ability of the chemokines, macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) and stromal cell-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α), the respective ligands for chemokine receptors CXCR2 and CXCR4, to suppress Aβ-induced neurotoxicity in vitro and in vivo. Pretreatment with MIP-2 or SDF-1α significantly protected neurons from Aβ-induced dendritic regression and apoptosis in vitro through activation of Akt, ERK1/2 and maintenance of metalloproteinase ADAM17 especially with SDF-1α. Intra-cerebroventricular (ICV) injection of Aβ led to reduction in dendritic length and spine density of pyramidal neurons in the CA1 area of the hippocampus and increased oxidative damage 24 h following the exposure. The Aβ-induced morphometric changes of neurons and increase in biomarkers of oxidative damage, F2-isoprostanes, were significantly inhibited by pretreatment with the chemokines MIP-2 or SDF-1α. Additionally, MIP-2 or SDF-1α was able to suppress the aberrant mislocalization of p21-activated kinase (PAK), one of the proteins involved in the maintenance of dendritic spines. Furthermore, MIP-2 also protected neurons against Aβ neurotoxicity in CXCR2−/− mice, potentially through observed up regulation of CXCR1 mRNA. Understanding the neuroprotective potential of chemokines is crucial in defining the role for their employment during the early stages of neurodegeneration.  相似文献   

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1 Levels of IL-13, IL-1β and TNF-α are increased in bronchial lavage fluid of asthmatics and induce certain significant features of bronchial asthma including airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR). In this study, we have investigated the effect of these cytokines in na?ve mice and those sensitized to ovalbumin (OVA) on bronchoconstrictions to methacholine (MCh) and the functional antagonism induced by β2 -adrenoceptor agonism. 2 Na?ve or OVA-sensitized mice were treated for 3 days with IL-1β (250 U), TNF-α (150 ng), IL-13 (5 μg) or combinations of IL-1β with TNF-α or IL-1β with IL-13. MCh-induced bronchoconstriction and its sensitivity to albuterol, a β2-adrenoceptor agonist, was assessed 24 h after the last cytokine administration. 3 In na?ve mice, responsiveness to MCh was significantly increased by the combination of IL-1β and TNF-α, IL-13 alone or in combination with IL-1β, but not by treatment with IL-1β or TNF-α alone. Similar results were obtained in OVA-sensitized mice except that treatment with IL-13 alone did not increase sensitivity to MCh. 4 In na?ve mice, albuterol sensitivity was only significantly attenuated by treatment with IL-1β and TNF-α in combination. In mice sensitized to OVA, albuterol sensitivity was significantly attenuated by treatment with TNF-α, IL-13 or IL-13 in combination with IL-1β. 5 Inflammatory cell influx was increased by all cytokines and combinations except IL-13 in OVA-sensitized mice. 6 Our data do not support a link between inflammatory cell influx and AHR. In addition, the mechanism of IL-13-induced AHR might involve decreased β2-adrenoceptor responsiveness.  相似文献   

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二硫代氨基甲酸吡咯烷对小鼠免疫性肝损伤的抑制作用   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
目的探讨二硫代氨基甲酸吡咯烷(PDTC)对免疫性肝损伤的抑制作用及其机制。方法设正常对照、脂多糖(LPS)、卡介苗(BCG)、BCG+LPS、PDTC和BCG+PDTC+LPS组。除正常对照、LPS和PDTC组外,其余各组小鼠经尾静脉注射BCG(每只2.5mg)。10d后,LPS和BCG+LPS组分别给予LPS(0.2mg·kg-1,ip),PDTC和BCG+PDTC+LPS组在给予LPS前24和2h分别给予PDTC(100mg·kg-1,ip),对照组给予等体积生理盐水。每组15只小鼠用于观察LPS处理后72h的死亡率;每组6只小鼠于LPS处理后1.5h处死,取肝脏,用RT-PCR检测肝脏组织肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)和白细胞介素1β(IL-1β)mRNA表达水平,用凝胶电泳迁移率分析法测定肝脏核因子κB(NF-κB)结合活性;每组12只小鼠于LPS处理后6h取血,处死,留取肝脏,测定血清谷丙转氨酶(GPT)活性、一氧化氮(NO)水平和肝组织还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量,制备肝组织切片进行HE染色,观察组织病理变化。结果与正常对照组比较,BCG和LPS组小鼠肝脏炎症细胞明显增加,血清GPT活性升高,肝脏GSH含量显著下降,肝脏TNF-α与IL-1β mRNA表达增强,各组均未见小鼠死亡;PDTC组除血清GPT活性升高外,上述其他指标均未发生明显改变。与BCG和LPS组比较,BCG+LPS组血清GPT活性进一步升高,并伴有大面积肝脏坏死和大量炎症细胞浸润,肝脏NF-κB结合活性显著升高,TNF-α和IL-1β表达进一步增强,GSH水平下降,血清NO水平增加,小鼠死亡率40%。与BCG+LPS组比较,PDTC预处理明显抑制BCG+LPS引起的肝脏NF-κB活性、TNF-α及IL-1β mRNA表达增强,升高肝脏GSH含量,降低血清GPT活性和NO水平,减轻BCG+LPS引起的肝脏炎症和坏死,未见小鼠死亡。结论PDTC可抑制BCG+LPS引起的小鼠免疫性肝损伤,其机制可能与其抗炎和抗氧化作用有关。  相似文献   

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目的探讨强的松对胶原诱导性关节炎大鼠的疗效及机制。方法建立Ⅱ型胶原蛋白诱导的大鼠关节炎模型;造模成功后随机分为3组,模型对照组,雷公藤组,强的松组;评估各组大鼠关节炎指数;酶联免疫吸附试验检测大鼠血清肿瘤坏死因子-α及白介素-1β水平;观察大鼠滑膜病理(包括炎性浸润、巨噬A型细胞增生、纤维组织增生)。结果给药16d后,强的松组AI较模型对照组明显降低,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01),直至治疗结束,且优于雷公藤组(P<0.05);与正常对照组比较,模型对照组,雷公藤多甙组、强的松组血清TNF-α及IL-1β水平明显增高(均P<0.01);与模型对照组比较,雷公藤多甙组,强的松组血清TNF-α及IL-1β水平明显下降(均P<0.01);与模型对照组比较,强的松组滑膜炎性细胞浸润和巨噬A型细胞增生减低(P<0.05)。结论强的松可下调CIA大鼠血清TNF-α及IL-1β水平并抑制滑膜炎性细胞浸润和巨噬A型细胞增生,从而缓解CIA。  相似文献   

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There is increasing evidence that epidermal cytokines play an essential role during the induction of cutaneous immune responses. In the current investigations, we have compared the pattern of cytokines provoked by exposure to allergen with that stimulated by epidermal cytokines and paracrine regulation of cytokine expression. The kinetics of cytokine-induced changes in cutaneous expression of the cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and IL-6 have been measured at the protein level. These data confirm that exposure to chemical allergen results in the sequential up-regulation of epidermal cytokines, with a rapid and relatively transient induction of TNF-α protein expression, followed by a more sustained increase in IL-6 production. Intradermal administration of recombinant murine TNF-α and IL-1β each stimulated increases in cutaneous IL-6 protein, although with different tempos. Treatment with TNF-α provoked a rapid (within 2 h) increase in IL-6 expression, whereas IL-1β-induced changes in IL-6 had a more delayed tempo. IL-1β-induced IL-6 production was dependent upon expression of TNF-α such that systemic pretreatment of mice with neutralizing anti-TNF-α antibody markedly inhibited the subsequent induction of cutaneous IL-6 induced by intradermal injection of IL-1β. Thus, intradermal administration of IL-1β apparently induces a similar sequence of events in the skin to that provoked by topical exposure to allergen: up-regulation of IL-6 in a TNF-α-dependent manner. However, treatment with neither allergen nor TNF-α affected the total cumulative levels of cutaneous IL-1β. These data demonstrate that topical exposure to allergen results in the ordered expression of key epidermal cytokines and that the increased bioavailability of each cytokine in turn regulates subsequent cytokine expression. Furthermore, these data suggest that it is the availability of bioactive IL-1β, not changes in total IL-1β expression in the skin, that is the critical factor in IL-1β-dependent events occurring following topical exposure to allergen.  相似文献   

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己酮可可碱对内毒素血症大鼠胃黏膜损伤的保护作用   总被引:2,自引:2,他引:0  
目的探讨己酮可可碱(PTX)对内毒素血症大鼠胃黏膜损伤的保护作用。方法Wistar大鼠30只随机分为三组:假手术对照组、内毒素组和PTX治疗组,每组10只。检测胃黏膜细胞间黏附分子-1(ICAM-1)表达,并测定各组动物血清TNF—α、IL-1β水平。结果内毒素组ICAM.1表达与假手术组比较明显增高(P〈0.01),其血清TNF-α和IL-1β水平与假手术组比较也明显增高(P〈0.01)。PTX治疗后,该组血清TNF-α、IL-1β水平和胃黏膜组织ICAM-1蛋白表达与内毒素组比较明显减弱(P〈0.01)。结论ICAM-1和TNF-α、IL-1β在内毒素急性胃黏膜损伤发病机制中起重要作用,PTX可以降低血循环TNF-α、IL-1β水平和下调胃黏膜组织中ICAM-1表达,减轻内毒素对胃黏膜上皮组织的损伤,保护胃黏膜。  相似文献   

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ContextCurrently, there is a dramatically growing interest in Chinese traditional medicines, especially in the therapy of inflammatory diseases. Taurocholic acid (TCA), as a kind of natural bioactive substance of animal bile acid, has medicinal applications to treat a wide range of inflammatory diseases.ObjectiveThe study was designed to evaluate the effects of TCA on cytokine secretion, such as TNF-α and IL-1β and on the ratio of CD4+/CD8+, which is beneficial for understanding the mechanism of TCA on immunoregulation preliminarily, and also will benefit our further research.Materials and methodsThe gene and protein expressions of TNF-α and IL-1β were measured by real time RT-PCR and ELISA in serum, spleen and lymphocytes respectively. The ratio of CD4+/CD8+ in peripheral blood and lymphocytes was measured by flow cytometry.ResultsOur present study has shown that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and cyclosporin A (CsA) could increase or decrease the gene and protein expressions of TNF-α and IL-1β respectively. TCA (0.25 g/kg, 0.125 g/kg) could recover the suppressed expressions of TNF-α and IL-1β and increase the ratio of CD4+/CD8+. In vitro, TCA (15 μg/mL) could inhibit the increased production of TNF-α and IL-1β; TCA (0.15 μg/mL–15 μg/mL) could inhibit the increased gene expressions of IL-1β and TNF-α. TCA (0.15 μg/mL) could recover the suppressed expressions of TNF-α and IL-1β.ConclusionThe function of immunoregulation of TCA may be accomplished through modulating the gene and protein expressions of TNF-α and IL-1β and elevating CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratio.  相似文献   

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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plays an important role in Gram-negative bacteria-induced sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, which are still the leading cause of high mortality in intensive care units. Although paeoniflorin (Pae) has reportedly exhibited anti-inflammatory effect and protection against immunological liver injury in mice, it is not known whether Pae improve survival in endotoxemic mice. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Pae on the mortality, multiple organ dysfunction and cytokine production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated mice. We found that pretreatment with Pae decreased mortality, reduced lung and kidney injury, decreased serum creatinine level and improve systolic function of heart in mice challenged with LPS. Further experiments showed that Pae inhibited LPS-stimulated tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) release and promoted LPS-induced interleukin-10 (IL-10) production. Our results indicate that Pae protects mice against lethal LPS challenge, at least in part, through inhibiting TNF-α and IL-1β production and accelerating IL-10 expression.  相似文献   

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Background and aimsShikimic acid (SA) is present in a wide variety of plants and microorganisms used in traditional and folk medicine and also is an essential starting material for the synthesis of the antiviral drug Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®). Some pharmacological actions observed in SA-enriched products include antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Here, we investigated the anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive actions of isolated SA.MethodsRAW 264.7 macrophage cells were treated with bacterial LPS (1 μg/mL) and the effect of SA on the modulation of cell viability, nitric oxide (NO) production, TNF-α, and IL-1β content and MAPK (ERK1/2 and p38) activation was evaluated. Besides, the anti-hyperalgesic actions of SA on in vivo model of mechanical hyperalgesia induced by carrageenan (CG), dopamine (DA), TNF-α and prostaglandin (PGE2) were assessed.ResultsIn RAW 264.7 cells, SA suppressed LPS-induced decrease in cell viability and nitrite accumulation to control values and inhibited up-regulation of TNF-α (65%) and IL-1β (39%). These effects may be mediated at least in part by inhibition of LPS-induced ERK 1/2 (22%) and p38 (17%) phosphorylation. In mice, SA at 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg decreased formalin-induced nociceptive behavior (around 50%) and inhibited the inflammatory nociception induced by TNF-α and PGE2 (50 to 75% each). Moreover, SA (100 and 200 mg/kg) significantly attenuated the mechanical hyperalgesia induced by CG and DA (25 to 40% each).ConclusionsThese results indicate that SA presents anti-inflammatory actions with potential for development of drugs to treat pro-inflammatory and painful conditions.  相似文献   

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目的探讨环孢素A(CsA)对葡聚糖硫酸钠(DSS)结肠炎小鼠肠黏膜通透性的影响及作用机制。方法 C57BL/6J小鼠(6~8周龄、体质量20 g±2 g、♂),实验分为正常对照组(饮用无菌蒸馏水+腹腔注射0.9%NS)、DSS模型组(DSS溶液+腹腔注射0.9%NS)、环孢素A组(DSS溶液+腹腔注射CsA)。小鼠自由饮用5%DSS溶液1周制备结肠炎模型,环孢素A(0.025 mg.g-1)腹腔注射给药,每天1次,共7 d。每日行DAI评分,实验结束后取结肠进行HE染色评分,结肠匀浆检测MPO活性、TNF-α、IFN-γ、IL-13和IL-17水平,另取小鼠小肠黏膜进行透射电镜检查和肌球蛋白轻链激酶(MLCK)活性测定,采用Evans blue和异硫氰酸荧光素-葡聚糖(FITC-D)方法检测小肠黏膜通透性。结果与正常对照组比较,模型对照组小鼠1周后出现明显体重减轻、便血和腹泻,DAI评分和HI评分增高,同时结肠黏膜MPO活性明显增高。电镜检查小鼠回肠黏膜上皮绒毛萎缩、排列不规则,细胞间连接复合体缩短、变宽,细胞间隙扩大,小肠黏膜通透性增高。小鼠结肠匀浆中TNF-α、IFN-γ、IL-13和IL-17水平均有不同程度增高,小肠黏膜中MLCK活性明显增高。与DSS模型组比较,环孢素A组小鼠DAI评分和HI评分明显降低,结肠黏膜MPO活性减低,回肠黏膜上皮细胞绒毛排列整齐,小肠黏膜通透性降低,小肠黏膜MLCK活性和结肠匀浆中TNF-α、IFN-γ、IL-13和IL-17水平均有不同程度降低。结论环孢素A具有明显的抗DSS小鼠结肠炎作用,机制可能与通过调控MLCK表达,改善肠黏膜通透性有关。  相似文献   

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Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is widely used for the therapy of liver dysfunction. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of UDCA in concanavalin A-induced mouse liver injury. The treatment with UDCA at oral doses of 50 and 150 mg/kg at 2 h before concanavalin A injection significantly reduced the elevated plasma levels of aminotransferases and the incidence of liver necrosis compared with concanavalin A-injected control group without affecting the concentrations of liver hydrophobic bile acids. UDCA significantly inhibited elevated levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2), and interleukin 6 (IL-6) in blood of concanavalin A-injected mice. To clarify the influence of UDCA on production of cytokines, we examined intrahepatic mRNA expressions and the protein levels of TNF-alpha, MIP-2, interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), IL-4, IL-6, and IL-10 at 1 h after concanavalin A injection. The treatment with UDCA significantly decreased the intrahepatic levels of TNF- alpha and MIP-2, whereas this compound showed no clear effect on IFN-gamma, IL-4, IL-6, or IL-10. Furthermore, UDCA significantly decreased myeloperoxidase activity as well as MIP-2 level in the liver and histological examination of liver tissue revealed that intrasinusoidal accumulation of neutrophils was decreased markedly by UDCA. In addition, UDCA significantly inhibited the production of TNF-alpha and MIP-2 when cultured with nonparenchymal and lymph node cells. In conclusion, these findings suggest that UDCA protects concanavalin A-induced liver injury in mice by inhibiting intrahepatic productions of TNF-alpha and MIP-2, and the infiltration of neutrophils into the liver.  相似文献   

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《Inhalation toxicology》2013,25(2):112-120
Debate exists as to whether welding fume is carcinogenic, but epidemiological evidence suggests that welders are an at-risk population for development of lung cancer. Our objective was to expose, by inhalation, lung tumor susceptible (A/J) and resistant C57BL/6J (B6) mice to stainless steel (SS) welding fume containing carcinogenic metals and characterize the lung-inflammatory and tumorigenic response. Male mice were exposed to air or gas metal arc (GMA)-SS welding fume at 40?mg/m3?×?3?h/day for 6 and 10 days. At 1, 4, 7, 10, 14, and 28 days after 10 days of exposure, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was done. Lung cytotoxicity, permeability, inflammatory cytokines, and cell differentials were analyzed. For the lung tumor study, gross tumor counts and histopathological changes were assessed in A/J mice at 78 weeks after 6 and 10 days of exposure. Inhalation of GMA-SS fume caused an early, sustained macrophage and lymphocyte response followed by a gradual neutrophil influx and the magnitudes of these differed between the mouse strains. Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were increased in both strains while the B6 also had increased interleukin-6 (IL-6) protein. BAL measures of cytotoxicity and damage were similar between the strains and significantly increased at all time points. Histopathology and tumorigenesis were unremarkable at 78 weeks. In conclusion, GMA-SS welding fume induced a significant and sustained inflammatory response in both mouse strains with no recovery by 28 days. Under our exposure conditions, GMA-SS exposure resulted in no significant tumor development in A/J mice.  相似文献   

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Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a significant cause of morbidity after surgery, especially for the elderly. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that neuroinflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of POCD. Thus, we hypothesized that berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid with anti-inflammatory effects, could improve surgery-induced cognitive impairment. Twenty-month-old male C57BL/6 mice were subjected to exploratory laparotomy with isoflurane anesthesia to mimic the clinical human abdominal surgery. For the interventional studies, mice received berberine (10 mg/kg) or vehicle intraperitoneally. For the in vitro study, we examined the effects of berberine on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory mediators by cultured BV2 cells. Behavioral tests, expressions of IBA1, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and IL-6 were performed at the indicated time points. In the present study, we showed that surgery impaired the contextual fear memory, as evidenced by the significantly decreased freezing time to the context. This behavioral change coincided with marked increases in IBA1, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus only at 24 h but not 7 d after surgery. In BV2 cells, LPS induced significantly increased TNF-α and IL-1β expressions. Notably, berberine treatment rescued surgery-induced cognitive impairment and inhibited the release of IBA1, IL-1β, and IL-6 in the hippocampus. In line with the in vivo study, berberine treatment suppressed LPS-stimulated production of TNF-α and IL-1β in BV2 cells. In conclusion, our study suggests that berberine could alleviate POCD by suppressing neuroinflammation in aged mice.  相似文献   

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Usnic acid is a dibenzofuran derivative found in several lichen species, which has been shown to possess several activities, including antiviral, antibiotic, antitumoral, antipyretic, analgesic, antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities. However, there were few reports on the effects of usnic acid on LPS-induced acute lung injury (ALI). The aim of our study was to explore the effect and possible mechanism of usnic acid on LPS-induced lung injury. In the present study, we found that pretreatment with usnic acid significantly improved survival rate, pulmonary edema. In the meantime, protein content and the number of inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) significantly decreased, and the levels of MPO, MDA, and H2O2 in lung tissue were markedly suppressed after treatment with usnic acid. Meanwhile, the activities of SOD and GSH in lung tissue significantly increased after treatment with usnic acid. Additionally, to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of usnic acid, the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, and chemokines interleukin-8 (IL-8) and macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) in BALF were studied. The results in the present study indicated that usnic acid attenuated the expression of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8 and MIP-2. Meanwhile, the improved level of IL-10 in BALF was observed. In conclusion, these data showed that the protective effect of usnic acid on LPS-induced ALI in mice might relate to the suppression of excessive inflammatory responses and oxidative stress in lung tissue. Thus, it was suggested that usnic acid might be a potential therapeutic agent for ALI.  相似文献   

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Drug-induced hepatitis remains a challenging problem for drug development and safety because of the lack of animal models. In the current work, we discovered a unique interaction that makes mice deficient in both IL-10 and IL-4 (IL-10/4-/-) highly sensitive to the hepatotoxic effects of acetaminophen (APAP). Male C57Bl/6 wild type (WT) and mice deficient in one or more cytokines were treated with 120 mg/kg APAP. Within 24 h after WT, IL-10-/-, IL-4-/-, or IL-10/4-/- mice were administered APAP, 75% of the IL-10/4-/- mice died of massive hepatic injury while all other genotypes were resistant to liver toxicity at this dose of APAP. The unique susceptibility of IL-10/4-/- mice was associated with reduced levels of liver glutathione and remarkably high serum levels of IL-6 and several proinflammatory factors including TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2), and osteopontin (OPN) as well as nitric oxide (NO). IL-6 appeared to have a causal role in controlling the unique susceptibility of IL-10/4-/- mice to APAP-induced liver disease (AILD) because IL-6 neutralizing antibody reversed the high sensitivity of these mice to AILD. Moreover, IL-10/4/6-/- mice were also resistant to the enhanced susceptibility to AILD and expressed relatively low levels of most proinflammatory factor genes that were elevated in the IL-10/4-/- mice. In conclusion, liver homeostasis following AILD appears to be highly dependent on the activities of both IL-10 and IL-4, which together help prevent overexpression of IL-6 and other potential hepatotoxic factors.  相似文献   

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