Journal
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 161, Issue -, Pages 86-91Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.11.048
Keywords
Nuphar plant extract; Nupharidines; Inflammation; Sepsis; Cytokines; NF-kappa B
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- Weinkselbaum Family Medical Research Fund
- Israel Ministry of Health [3-7374]
- Israel Cancer Association through the Miriam and Shlomo Hasid Memorial Fund [2008-0033B]
- Abraham Foundation through BG Negev Technologies Application [873573]
- Richard H. Holzer Foundation [9233]
- ICA Foundation [506]
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Ethnopharmacological relevance: Various plant organs of Nuphar lutea (L.) SM. (Nymphaeaceae) are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of arthritis, fever, aches, pains and inflammation. The main purpose of this study was to determine the anti-inflammatory effect of Nuphar lutea leaf extract (NUP) in two septic shock models: (1) Survival of mice challenged with a lethal dose of LPS, determination of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in serum, as well as in peritoneal macrophages in cell culture. (2) The effect of NUP in a murine model of fecal-induced peritonitis. Materials and methods: NUP pre-treatment partially protected mice in two models of acute septic shock. We concluded that NUP is anti-inflammatory by inhibiting the NF-kappa B pathway, modulating cytokine production and ERK phosphorylation. Results: A significant average survival rate (60%) of LPS lethally-challenged mice was achieved by pretreatment with NUP. In addition, NUP pre-treatment reduced nuclear NE-kappa B translocation in peritoneal macrophages. The production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, TNF-alpha, IL-6 and IL-12, in the sera of LPS-treated mice or in the supernatants of peritoneal macrophages stimulated with LPS for 2-6 h was also decreased by NUP. Pre-treatment with NUP caused a significant increase in the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. The NUP pre-treatment reduced and delayed mortality in mice with fecal-induced peritonitis. Our studies also revealed that NUP pre-treatment induced a dose-dependent phosphorylation of ERK in peritoneal macrophages. Since most of the reports about the anti-inflammatory effect of Nuphar lutea refer to rhizome and root powder and extracts, it is important to clarify the effectiveness of leaf extract as a source for such activity. Conclusion: NUP pre-treatment partially protected mice in two models of acute septic shock. We concluded that NUP is anti-inflammatory by inhibiting the NF-kappa B pathway, modulating cytokine production and ERK phosphorylation. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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