Ginsenoside Rg1 exerts synergistic anti-inflammatory effects with low doses of glucocorticoids in vitro

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Glucocorticoids (GCs) are usually used to treat inflammatory diseases. However, they cause severe and irreversible side effects, which limit the use of these compounds. Ginsenoside Rg1 had been demonstrated to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. The present study was designed to investigate whether Rg1 exhibits synergistic anti-inflammatory effects when combined with glucocorticoids. After stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), murine macrophagic RAW264.7 cells were treated with Rg1, corticosterone (Cort) or Rg1 and Cort. Then nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) expression were measured. The results showed that Rg1 or Cort could reduce the production of NO and TNF-α, and Rg1 dose-dependently up-regulated GR expression, while Cort dose-dependently down-regulated GR expression. The combination of low concentrations of Rg1 with Cort, which alone could not markedly inhibit the release of inflammatory factors, inhibited the secretion of NO and TNF-α in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells, and up-regulated the expression of GR. The findings suggested Rg1 can synergize with glucocorticoid to enhance its anti-inflammatory effect.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:91

Enthalten in:

Fitoterapia - 91(2013) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 173-179

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Song, Yanqin [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Leiming [VerfasserIn]
Du, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Tian [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Fenghua [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

31C4KY9ESH
Anti‑inflammatory effect
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Corticosterone
Corticosterone (PubChem CID: 5753)
DMSO (PubChem CID: 679)
Ginsenoside Re (PubChem CID: 73149)
Ginsenoside Rg1
Ginsenoside Rg1 (PubChem CID: 441923)
Ginsenosides
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharide (PubChem CID: 11970143)
Lipopolysaccharides
MTT (PubChem CID: 64965)
Nitric Oxide
PJ788634QY
Plant Extracts
Receptors, Glucocorticoid
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Synergism
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
W980KJ009P

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Date Completed 02.06.2014

Date Revised 10.07.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.fitote.2013.09.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM230867987