Journal
MARINE DRUGS
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/md17010030
Keywords
Cyclina sinensis; protein hydrolysates; immunomodulatory peptides; RAW264; 7 cell
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21502170, 41806153]
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province [LQ16H300001, LQ18B060004]
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In the present study, peptide fractions of Cyclina sinensis hydrolysates, with molecular weight (MW) < 3 kDa and highest relative proliferation rate of murine macrophage cell line RAW 264.7, were purified by a series of chromatographic purification methods, to obtain peptide fractions with immunomodulatory activity. The amino acid sequence of the peptide was identified to be Arg-Val-Ala-Pro-Glu-Glu-His-Pro-Val-Glu-Gly-Arg-Tyr-Leu-Val (RVAPEEHPVEGRYLV) with MW of 1750.81 Da, and the novel pentadecapeptide (named SCSP) was synthesized for subsequent immunomodulatory activity experiments. Results showed the SCSP enhanced macrophage phagocytosis, increased productions of nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-1 (IL-1), and up-regulated the protein level of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), nuclear factor B (NF-B), and NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) in RAW 264.7 cells. Furthermore, the expression of inhibitor of nuclear factor B- (IB-) was down-regulated. These findings suggest that SCSP might stimulate macrophage activities by activating the NF-B signaling pathway and can be used as a potential immunomodulatory agent in functional food or medicine.
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