Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 22, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052450
Keywords
Ophiocordyceps sinensis; exopolysaccharide; fractionation; THP-1 cell culture; anti-inflammatory activity
Funding
- Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) Research Impact Fund (RIF) [R5034-18]
- RGC Collaborative Research Fund-Equipment Grant [C5012-15E]
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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This study aimed to fractionate the complex exopolysaccharide (EPS) from a medicinal fungus based on molecular weight and found that the lower molecular weight fraction exhibited higher anti-inflammatory activity. The identified EPS-LM-1 consists of mannose, glucose, and galactose residues and significantly inhibited the lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses, making it a promising candidate for anti-inflammation therapy.
The purpose of this work was to fractionate the complex exopolysaccharide (EPS) from a medicinal fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis Cs-HK1 based on the molecular weight (MW) range and to assess the in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of different EPS fractions in THP-1 cell culture. The lower MW fraction (EPS-LM-1) showed a much higher anti-inflammatory activity. EPS-LM-1 was identified as a heteropolysaccharide consisting of mannose, glucose, and galactose residues with an average MW of 360 kDa. EPS-LM-1 significantly inhibited the lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses with the effective concentrations for 50% inhibition below 5 mu g/mL on a few major proinflammatory markers. With such a notable in vitro anti-inflammatory activity, EPS-LM-1 is a promising candidate for the development of a new anti-inflammation therapy.
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