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Tenuigenin inhibits LPS-induced inflammatory responses in microglia via activating the Nrf2-mediated HO-1 signaling pathway

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 809, Issue -, Pages 196-202

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.05.004

Keywords

Tenuigenin; LPS; Inflammatory response; Nrf2

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81371324, 81571166]
  2. Applied technical research and development project of harbin [2016RAXYJ067]

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Tenuigenin (TGN), a major active component of polygala tenuifolia root, has been reported to have antiinflammatory effect. In this study, we investigated the anti-neuroinflammatory effects of TGN on LPS-induced inflammation both in vitro and in vivo. The levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), Interleuldn-1 beta (IL-1 beta), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), and prostaglandin E2 (PGE(2)) were measured by ELISA. The expression of Nuclear factor E-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) were detected by western blot analysis. The results showed that TGN strongly inhibited LPS-induced TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, and PGE(2) production. The expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 were up-regulated by TGN in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, the anti-inflammatory effects of TGN were significantly inhibited by transfection with Nrf2 siRNA or protoporphyrin (SnPP), an HO-1 activity inhibitor. In vivo, TGN attenuated LPS-induced memory deficit in the Morris water maze and passive avoidance tasks. Also, TGN inhibited LPS-induced TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta expression in brain tissues. In conclusion, the results of this study indicated that TGN inhibited LPS-induced inflammatory responses in microglia via activating the Nrf2-mediated HO-1 signaling pathway.

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