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PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Volume 61, Issue 5, Pages 405-409Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2009.12.017
Keywords
Silymarin; T cell activation; T cell proliferation; NF-kappa B activation; IL-2
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- Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (AIRC) Milan
- MIUR, Rome, Italy [RBPR05NWWC]
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Silymarin, a mixture of bioactive flavonolignans isolated from Silybum marianum, exhibits anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective effects. In this study, the in vitro immunomodulatory activity of silymarin was investigated using CD4+ splenocytes from C57/Bl6 mice. Proliferation assay revealed that silymarin, at 50 mu M concentration, significantly inhibited CD4+ cells proliferation. ELISA analyses indicated that silymarin significantly inhibited 1L-2 and IFN-gamma production. Immunofluorescence staining performed on the mouse hybridoma T cell line (3DO) revealed a block of nuclear translocation of transcription factor kappa B (NF-kappa B), which is known to be responsible for IL-2 transcriptional activation. Moreover, silymarin inhibited p65/NF-kappa B phosphorylation in CD4+ T cell. These results suggest that silymarin is able to inhibit T cell activation and proliferation, notably acting on pathways of NF-kappa B activation/translocation. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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