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NUTRIENTS
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu15061457
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Globularia alypum; oxidative stress; ulcerative colitis; interleukin 6; COX-2; NF-kappa B
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This study aims to investigate the effects of Globularia alypum L. in patients with ulcerative colitis and normal controls. The results showed that this plant has significant effects on most studied markers and enzymes in both UC patients and normal controls.
The existing literature indicates that Globularia alypum L. (GA) influences inflammation and oxidative stress modulation in rats and in vitro. The present study aims to investigate the effects of this plant in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and normal controls. In our experiments, we pretreated colon biopsies from 46 UC patients and normal controls with GA leaves aqueous extract (GAAE) used at two concentrations (50 and 100 mu g/mL) for 3 h, followed by Lipopolysaccharides (from Escherichia coli) stimulation. We analyzed the effects on inflammation by studying the cyclo-oxygenase-2, the intercellular adhesion molecule-1, the nuclear factor kappa B, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase expression. Moreover, we assessed the levels of interleukin 6, the superoxide dismutase activity, and nitric oxide release in the supernatant of cultures. Our data showed that GAAE influences UC patients and normal controls for most studied markers and enzymes. These results acknowledge, with some scientific evidence, the traditional belief in the anti-inflammatory properties of GA and represent the first demonstration of its effect in a human in vitro model of inflammatory conditions.
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