Bioactivity-guided isolation of immunomodulatory compounds from the fruits of Ligustrum lucidum

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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The fruits of Ligustrum lucidum (FLL) W.T. Aiton (Oleaceae) is included in the 2020 "Chinese Pharmacopoeia" and is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic. In recent years, FLL has been reported to improve immune function, but the bioactive compounds and mechanisms of FLL remain poorly characterized.

AIM OF THE STUDY: To identify FFL compounds with strong immune activity and explore their molecular mechanisms.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The phagocytic activity of RAW264.7 macrophages and proliferation activity of spleen lymphocytes were used to guide the isolation of bioactive compounds from FLL extracts. Lymphocyte subpopulations, Ca2+ concentrations, and surface molecule expression were analyzed using flow cytometry. Cytokine secretion was examined using ELISA. FITC-OVA uptake was observed using fluorescence microscopy. NF-κB activation was analyzed using western blotting.

RESULTS: The extraction and isolation produced ten compounds, namely oleuropeinic acid, nuezhenide, isonuezhenide, salidroside, isoligustrosidic acid, ligulucidumosides A, 8(E)-nuezhenide, hydroxytyrosol, oleuropein, and p-hydroxyphenethyl 7-β-D-glucosideelenolic acid ester were isolated and identified from FLL-Bu-30%. Immunoactivity experiments showed that hydroxytyrosol had the strongest macrophage phagocytotic and lymphocyte proliferation-promoting activities. Further studies showed that hydroxytyrosol could significantly enhance lymphocyte subsets CD3+, CD4+/CD8+, and CD3+CD4-CD8-, promote IL-4, IFN-γ, and TNF-α secretion, and increase intracellular Ca2+ concentrations. In addition, the results from RAW264.7 macrophages showed that hydroxytyrosol increased FITC-OVA uptake, induced TNF-α and IL-1β production, upregulated MHC-II, CD80, and CD86 expression, promoted cytoplasmic IκB-α degradation, and increased nuclear NF-κB p65 levels.

CONCLUSION: Our study provides substantial evidence regarding the mechanism of the immunomodulatory effects of compounds from FLL.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:274

Enthalten in:

Journal of ethnopharmacology - 274(2021) vom: 28. Juni, Seite 114079

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zengyuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lili [VerfasserIn]
He, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Mu, Hailong [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Wenjing [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yingqiu [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Wuren [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Weimin [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Mingzhe [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Yunpeng [VerfasserIn]
Song, Xiaoping [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

10597-60-1
3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol
Cytokines
Hydroxytyrosol
Immunologic Factors
Journal Article
Ligustrum lucidum
Lymphocyte
ML9LGA7468
Macrophage
NF-κB
NF-kappa B
Phenylethyl Alcohol
Phytochemicals
Plant Extracts

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Date Completed 15.11.2021

Date Revised 15.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jep.2021.114079

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323541496