Super Critical Fluid Extracted Fatty Acids from <i<Withania somnifera</i< Seeds Repair Psoriasis-Like Skin Lesions and Attenuate Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines (TNF-α and IL-6) Release

(1) Background: <i<Withania somnifera</i< Dunal (Ashwagandha) is a widely used medicinal herb in traditional medicinal systems with extensive research on various plant parts. Surprisingly, seeds of <i<W. somnifera</i< have never been investigated for their therapeutic potential. (2) Methods: <i<W. somnifera</i< seeds were extracted for fatty acids (WSSO) using super critical fluid extraction, and was analyzed by gas chromatography. Its therapeutic potential in psoriasis-like skin etiologies was investigated using a 12-O tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate (TPA)-induced psoriatic mouse model. Psoriatic inflammation along with psoriatic lesions and histopathological scores were recorded. WSSO was also tested on murine macrophage (RAW264.7), human epidermoid (A431), and monocytic (THP-1) cells, stimulated with TPA or lipo poly-saccharide (LPS) to induce pro-inflammatory cytokine (IL-6 and TNF-α) release. NFκB promoter activity was also measured by luciferase reporter assay. (3) Results: Topical application of WSSO with concurrent oral doses significantly reduced inflammation-induced edema, and repaired psoriatic lesions and associated histopathological scores. Inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines release was observed in WSSO-treated A431 and THP-1 cells, along with reduced NFκB expression. WSSO also inhibited reactive nitrogen species (RNS) in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. (4) Conclusion: Here we show that the fatty acids from <i<W. somnifera</i< seeds have strong anti-inflammatory properties, along with remarkable therapeutic potential on psoriasis-like skin etiologies..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Biomolecules - 10(2020), 2, p 185

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Acharya Balkrishna [VerfasserIn]
Pradeep Nain [VerfasserIn]
Anshul Chauhan [VerfasserIn]
Niti Sharma [VerfasserIn]
Abhishek Gupta [VerfasserIn]
Ravikant Ranjan [VerfasserIn]
Anurag Varshney [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:


Cytokines
Fatty acids
Gc-fid
Il-6
Inflammation
Microbiology
Nfκb
Reactive nitrogen species
Scfe
Tnf-α
Tpa-induced psoriasis

doi:

10.3390/biom10020185

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DOAJ063941465