查看更多>>摘要:AIM:To investigate the anti-inflammatory properties of Lacto-Wolfberry (LWB),both in vitro and using a mouse model of experimental colitis.METHODS:The effects of LWB on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and interleukin (IL)-6 secretion were assessed in a murine macrophage cell line.in vitro assessment also included characterizing the effects of LWB on the activation of NF-E2 related 2 pathway and inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-induced nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation,utilizing reporter cell lines.Following the in vitro assessment,the anti-inflammatory efficacy of an oral intervention with LWB was tested in vivo using a preclinical model of intestinal inflammation.Multiple outcomes including body weight,intestinal histology,colonic cytokine levels and anti-oxidative measures were investigated.RESULTS:LWB reduced the LPS-mediated induction of ROS production [+LPS vs 1% LWB + LPS,1590 ±188.5 relative luminescence units (RLU) vs 389 ± 5.9RLU,P < 0.001].LWB was more effective than wolfberry alone in reducing LPS-induced IL-6 secretion in vitro (wolfberry vs 0.5% LWB,15% ± 7.8% vs 64% ±5%,P < 0.001).In addition,LWB increased reporter gene expression via the anti-oxidant response element activation (wolfberry vs LWB,73% ± 6.9% vs 148%± 28.3%,P < 0.001) and inhibited the TNF-α-induced activation of the NF-κB pathway (milk vs LWB,10% ±6.7% vs 35% ± 3.3%,P < 0.05).Furthermore,oral supplementation with LWB resulted in a reduction of macroscopic (-LWB vs +LWB,5.39 ± 0.61 vs 3.66 ±0.59,P =0.0445) and histological scores (-LWB vs +LWB,5.44 ± 0.32 vs 3.66 ± 0.59,P =0.0087) in colitic mice.These effects were associated with a significant decrease in levels of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β (-LWB vs +LWB,570 ± 245 μg/L vs 89 ± 38 μg/L,P =0.0106),keratinocyte-derived chemokine/growth regulated protein-α (-LWB vs +LWB,184± 49 μg/L vs 75 ± 20 μg/L,P =0.0244),IL-6 (-LWB vs +LWB,318 ± 99 μg/L vs 117 ± 18 μg/L,P =0.0315)and other pro-inflammatory proteins such as cyclooxygenase-2 (-LWB vs +LWB,0.95 ± 0.12 AU vs 0.36± 0.11 AU,P =0.0036) and phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (-LWB vs +LWB,0.51 ± 0.15 AU vs 0.1 ± 0.04 AU,P =0.057).Moreover,antioxidant biomarkers,including expression of gene encoding for the glutathione peroxidase,in the colon and the plasma anti-oxidant capacity were significantly increased by supplementation with LWB (-LWB vs +LWB,1.2 ± 0.21 mmol/L vs 2.1 ± 0.19 mmol/L,P=0.0095).CONCLUSION:These results demonstrate the antiinflammatory properties of LWB and suggest that the underlying mechanism is at least in part due to NF-κB inhibition and improved anti-oxidative capacity.