Screening and characterization of an anti-inflammatory pectic polysaccharide from Cucurbita moschata Duch

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Pectin polysaccharides have demonstrated diverse biological activities, however, the inflammatory potential of pectin polysaccharides extracted from Cucurbita moschata Duch remains unexplored. This study aims to extract, characterize and evaluate the effects of pumpkin pectin polysaccharide on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory response in RAW264.7 cells and dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in mice, along with its underlying mechanism of action. Initially, we extracted three fractions of pectin polysaccharides from pumpkin and screened them for anti-inflammatory activity in LPS-induced macrophages, identifying CMDP-3a as the most potent anti-inflammatory fraction. Subsequently, CMDP-3a underwent comprehensive characterization through chromatography and spectroscopic analysis, revealing CMDP-3a as an RG-I-HG type pectin polysaccharide with →4)-α-D-GalpA-(1 → and →4)-α-D-GalpA-(1 → 2,4)-α-L-Rhap-(1 → as the main chain. Further, in the LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells model, treatment with CMDP-3a significantly down-regulated the mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6) by inhibiting the MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways. Finally, in a mouse colitis model, CMDP-3a administration obviously inhibited DSS-induced pathological alterations and reduced inflammatory cytokine expressions in the colonic tissues by down-regulating the TLR4/NF-κB and MAPK pathways. These findings provide a molecular basis for the potential application of CMDP-3a in reducing inflammatory responses.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:264

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International journal of biological macromolecules - 264(2024), Pt 1 vom: 04. Apr., Seite 130510

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Linlin [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Quanhong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

89NA02M4RX
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Anti-inflammatory activity
Cyclooxygenase 2
Cytokines
EC 1.14.13.39
EC 1.14.99.1
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharides
NF-kappa B
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
Pectic polysaccharide
Pectins
Polysaccharides
Pumpkin
Structure

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130510

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369376072