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MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION
Volume 2015, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2015/720171
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- Universiti Putra Malaysia under the Research University Grant Scheme [GP-IPS/2013/9397300, GP-I/2014/9443700]
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Aim of Study. Moringa oleifera Lam. (M. oleifera) possess highest concentration of antioxidant bioactive compounds and is anticipated to be used as an alternative medicine for inflammation. In the present study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory activity of 80% hydroethanolic extract of M. oleifera flower on proinflammatory mediators and cytokines produced in lipopolysaccharide-(LPS-) induced RAW 264.7 macrophages. Materials and Methods. Cell cytotoxicity was conducted by 3(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Nitric oxide (NO) production was quantified through Griess reaction while proinflammatory cytokines and other key inflammatory markers were assessed through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunoblotting. Results. Hydroethanolic extract of M. oleifera flower significantly suppressed the secretion and expression of NO, prostaglandin E-2 (PGE(2)), interleukin-(IL-) 6, IL-1 beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B), inducible NO synthase (iNOS), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). However, it significantly increased the production of IL-10 and I kappa B-alpha (inhibitor of kappa B) in a concentration dependent manner (100 mu g/mL and 200 mu g/mL). Conclusion. These results suggest that 80% hydroethanolic extract of M. oleifera flower has anti-inflammatory action related to its inhibition of NO, PGE(2), proinflammatory cytokines, and inflammatory mediator's production in LPS-stimulated macrophages through preventing degradation of I kappa B-alpha in NF-kappa B signaling pathway.
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