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. 2020 Aug:85:106629.
doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106629. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

Anti-inflammatory effects of higenamine (Hig) on LPS-activated mouse microglia (BV2) through NF-κB and Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathways

Songwei Yang  1 , Shifeng Chu  2 , Qidi Ai  3 , Zhao Zhang  2 , Yan Gao  2 , Meiyu Lin  3 , Yingjiao Liu  1 , Yaomei Hu  1 , Xun Li  1 , Ye Peng  1 , Yawen Pan  3 , Qinghui He  3 , Naihong Chen  4
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Anti-inflammatory effects of higenamine (Hig) on LPS-activated mouse microglia (BV2) through NF-κB and Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathways

Songwei Yang et al. Int Immunopharmacol. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Microglia are the most widely equipped protective cells in the brain and play a pivotal role in the development of neurological diseases. Inflammatory response and oxidative stress are critical risk factors in the activation of microglia which may cause various neurological diseases. Higenamine (Hig), a plant-based alkaloid and isolated from Aconite tuber, exhibits various properties and is mainly applied to treat heart failure. In addition, Hig expresses potential protective effects for neurodegenerative diseases. However, the effects and mechanisms of Hig on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) activated mouse microglia has not been fully explored. Therefore, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of Hig on LPS-activated BV2 microglia and revealed the underlying mechanisms. Our data showed that Hig significantly inhibited the production of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as NO (mediated by iNOS) and PGE2 (mediated by COX2) in LPS-activated BV2 cells. Then we found that Hig suppressed NF-κB signaling pathway by inhibiting nuclear translocation of NF-κB/p65 subunit as well as degradation and phosphorylation of IκBα in cytoplasm, and the effect of Hig was intimately related to NF-κB inhibitor BAY-11-7082. Furthermore, we found that the anti-inflammatory effect of Hig were accompanied by the promotion of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) expression, which was partly reversed by protoporphyrin (SnPP) and Nrf2 siRNA, respectively. Taken together, our results demonstrated that Hig expressed significant anti -inflammatory and -oxidative effects by inhibiting NF-κB and activating Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathways.

Keywords: BV2 microglia; Higenamine; Inflammatory response; NF-κB; Nrf2/HO-1; Oxidative stress.

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