Journal
PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants10102209
Keywords
Citrus unshiu; flavonoids; inflammation; lipopolysaccharide; oxidative stress
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Funding
- Basic Science Research Program [2019R1A6A1A11052070, 2017R1A2B2007741]
- Creative Challenge Program [2020R1|1A1A01060923]
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
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Citrus unshiu peel contains various flavonoids, with a high concentration of naringin. Treatment with flavonoids can reduce inflammation and oxidative damage in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages, showing potential for treating inflammation-related diseases.
Citrus unshiu is a popular medicinal herb in several Asian countries, in particular South Korea. C. unshiu peel (CUP) has several biologically active compounds, including flavonoids. Hence, this research aimed to label the flavonoids from CUP by HPLC-MS/MS analysis and examine their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential on LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. A total of four flavonoids (Rutin, naringin, hesperidin, and poncirin) were characterized, and their contents were quantified from CUP. It showed that the naringin is rich in CUP. Further, treatment with the flavonoids at concentrations of 2.5 and 5 mu g/mL had no effect on the cell viability of RAW 264.7 macrophages. On the other hand, it decreased the production and expression of inflammatory mediators and pro-inflammatory cytokines such as NO, PGE(2), TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, iNOS, and COX2 in the LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. In addition, flavonoids treatment inhibited the NF-kappa B activation by downregulating the p-p65 and p-I kappa B alpha proteins expression. Furthermore, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production considerably decreased at the same concentrations while antioxidant enzyme activity increased in the LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Collectively, our results show that CUP flavonoids have the potential to decrease inflammation and oxidative damage.
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