MAPK/AP-1-Targeted Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Xanthium strumarium
- Authors
- Hossen, Muhammad Jahangir; Kim, Mi-Yeon; Cho, Jae Youl
- Issue Date
- Sep-2016
- Publisher
- WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
- Keywords
- Xanthium strumarium; Hepatoprotectivity; Pro-inflammatory Cytokines; AP-1; MAPK
- Citation
- AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE, v.44, no.6, pp.1111 - 1125
- Journal Title
- AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE
- Volume
- 44
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 1111
- End Page
- 1125
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/8533
- DOI
- 10.1142/S0192415X16500622
- ISSN
- 0192-415X
- Abstract
- Xanthium strumarium L. (Asteraceae), a traditional Chinese medicine, is prescribed to treat arthritis, bronchitis, and rhinitis. Although the plant has been used for many years, the mechanism by which it ameliorates various inflammatory diseases is not yet fully understood. To explore the anti-inflammatory mechanism of methanol extracts of X. strumarium (Xs-ME) and its therapeutic potential, we used lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated murine macrophage-like RAW264.7 cells and human monocyte-like U937 cells as well as a LPS/D-galactosamine (GalN)-induced acute hepatitis mouse model. To find the target inflammatory pathway, we used holistic immunoblotting analysis, reporter gene assays, and mRNA analysis. Xs-ME significantly suppressed the up-regulation of both the activator protein (AP)-1-mediated luciferase activity and the production of LPS-induced proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. Moreover, Xs-ME strongly inhibited the phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 and U937 cells. Additionally, these results highlighted the hepato-protective and curative effects of Xs-ME in a mouse model of LPS/D-GalN-induced acute liver injury, as assessed by elevated serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and histological damage. Therefore, our results strongly suggest that the ethnopharmacological roles of Xs-ME in hepatitis and other inflammatory diseases might result from its inhibitory activities on the inflammatory signaling of MAPK and AP-1.
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