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Anti-inflammatory effect of Salsola komarovii extract with dissociated glucocorticoid activity.
- Source :
- BMC Complementary Medicine & Therapies; 6/5/2020, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p, 3 Color Photographs
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are anti-inflammatory drugs widely used to treat acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. However, despite their excellent efficacy, the long-term use of GCs is relatively limited owing to their adverse effects. Recent studies have sought to reduce these adverse effects by developing dissociated GCs that bind to GC receptors (GRs) to induce potent anti-inflammatory effects without the transcription of GC response element (GRE)-promoted genes. Some species of the genus Salsola are used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat cancer, hypertension, and inflammation. In this study, we investigated the potential dissociated GC activities and underlying mechanisms of Salsola komarovii (SK), which is native to Korea. Methods: To determine whether SK ethanol extract (SEE) directly interacts with the GR, an in vitro fluorescence polarization based-GR competitor assay was performed. The effect of SEE on the transcriptional activity of nuclear factor (NF)-κB and GRE was confirmed in HepG2 cells using the Cignal reporter assay. The anti-inflammatory effect of SK was determined by assessing lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced interleukin (IL)-6 production. To confirm whether SEE induces GRE-driven gene expression, preadipocyte differentiation followed by lipid deposition was performed in the presence of SEE. Results: SEE exhibited GR binding activity in the fluorescence polarization competitive binding assay and induced GR nuclear translocation. It also interfered with the nuclear translocation of NF-κB and the NF-κB-dependent transcriptional activity based on the immunofluorescence analysis and reporter assay, respectively. SEE exerted anti-inflammatory effects by reducing LPS-induced IL-6 production as effectively as hydrocortisone (positive control). SK did not induce GRE-driven gene expression and preadipocyte differentiation, which is one of the major adverse effects of GCs. Conclusions: Collectively, these results suggest that SK could be a novel and safe anti-inflammatory agent with dissociated GC properties and, therefore, it has great potential for use in treating inflammatory disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANIMAL experimentation
ANTI-inflammatory agents
BIOLOGICAL assay
CELL lines
CELL physiology
CELL receptors
CELLULAR signal transduction
FAT cells
GENE expression
GLUCOCORTICOIDS
INTERLEUKINS
LIPIDS
CHINESE medicine
PLANTS
TRANSCRIPTION factors
TUMOR necrosis factors
DNA-binding proteins
PLANT extracts
FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY
IN vitro studies
FLUORESCENCE polarization immunoassay
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26627671
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BMC Complementary Medicine & Therapies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 143632893
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-020-02979-4