Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19(6), 1770; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19061770
Farrerol Relieve Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Mastitis by Inhibiting AKT/NF-κB p65, ERK1/2 and P38 Signaling Pathway
College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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Received: 14 May 2018 / Revised: 7 June 2018 / Accepted: 9 June 2018 / Published: 14 June 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Natural Anti-Inflammatory Agents 2018)
Abstract
Farrerol has been proved to have an anti-inflammatory effect. However, the effects of farrerol on mastitis have not been investigated. This study was aimed to investigate the effect and mechanism of farrerol in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced mouse mastitis and LPS-induced inflammatory response of mouse mammary epithelial cells (mMECs). In vivo, LPS were injected to the tetrad pair of nipples for establishing mouse mastitis, and then tested the effect of farrerol on histopathological changes, inflammatory response and activation degree of protein kinase B (AKT), nuclear factor-kappa B p65 (NF-κB p65), p38, extracellular regulated protein kinase (ERK1/2). In vitro, the mMECs were incubated by farrerol for 1 h following by stimulating with LPS, and then the inflammatory response and the related signaling pathways were detected. The in vivo results found that farrerol could improve pathological injury of mammary gland, attenuate the activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO), inhibit the production of pro-inflammatory mediators and the phosphorylation of AKT, NF-κB p65, p38 and ERK1/2. The in vitro results also found farrerol inhibited inflammatory response and the related signaling pathways. Collectively, this study revealed that farrerol inhibits the further development of LPS-induced mastitis by inhibiting inflammatory response via down regulating phosphorylation of AKT, NF-κB p65, p38, and ERK1/2. These findings suggest that farrerol may be used as an anti-inflammatory drug for mastitis. View Full-TextKeywords:
mastitis; farrerol; LPS; NF-κB; Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)
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Li, Y.; Gong, Q.; Guo, W.; Kan, X.; Xu, D.; Ma, H.; Fu, S.; Liu, J. Farrerol Relieve Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Mastitis by Inhibiting AKT/NF-κB p65, ERK1/2 and P38 Signaling Pathway. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 1770.
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