Glycyrrhizae Radix suppresses lipopolysaccharide- and diazepam-induced nerve inflammation in the hippocampus, and contracts the duration of pentobarbital- induced loss of righting reflex in a mouse model

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Nerve inflammation is linked to the development of various neurological disorders. This study aimed to examine whether Glycyrrhizae Radix effectively influences the duration of the pentobarbital-induced loss of righting reflex, which may increase in a mouse model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nerve inflammation and diazepam-induced γ-aminobutyric acid receptor hypersensitivity. Furthermore, we examined the anti-inflammatory effects of Glycyrrhizae Radix extract on LPS-stimulated BV2 microglial cells, in vitro. Treatment with Glycyrrhizae Radix significantly decreased the duration of pentobarbital-induced loss of righting reflex in the mouse model. Furthermore, treatment with Glycyrrhizae Radix significantly attenuated the LPS-induced increases in interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha at the mRNA level, and it significantly reduced the number of ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule-1-positive cells in the hippocampal dentate gyrus 24 h after LPS treatment. Treatment with Glycyrrhizae Radix also suppressed the release of nitric oxide, interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor protein in culture supernatants of LPS-stimulated BV2 cells. In addition, glycyrrhizic acid and liquiritin, active ingredients of Glycyrrhizae Radix extract, reduced the duration of pentobarbital-induced loss of righting reflex. These findings suggest that Glycyrrhizae Radix, as well as its active ingredients, glycyrrhizic acid and liquiritin, may be effective therapeutic agents for the treatment of nerve inflammation-induced neurological disorders.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:77

Enthalten in:

Journal of natural medicines - 77(2023), 3 vom: 11. Juni, Seite 561-571

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kawada, Kei [VerfasserIn]
Ishida, Tomoaki [VerfasserIn]
Jobu, Kohei [VerfasserIn]
Morisawa, Shumpei [VerfasserIn]
Nishida, Motoki [VerfasserIn]
Tamura, Naohisa [VerfasserIn]
Yoshioka, Saburo [VerfasserIn]
Miyamura, Mitsuhiko [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

6FO62043WK
Diazepam
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Glycyrrhizae Radix
Glycyrrhizic Acid
Glycyrrhizic acid
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Interleukin-1beta
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharides
Liquiritin
Loss of righting reflex
Mouse model
Nerve inflammation
Pentobarbital
Plant Extracts
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Date Completed 31.05.2023

Date Revised 31.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11418-023-01700-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356190382