Funaro Antonietta, Wu Xian, Song Mingyue, Zheng Jinkai, Guo Shanshan, Rakariyatham Kanyasiri, Rodriguez-Estrada Maria Teresa, Xiao Hang
Dept. of Food Science, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Mass, U.S.A.
Dept. of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-Univ, di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
J Food Sci. 2016 May;81(5):H1320-7. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.13300. Epub 2016 Apr 19.
Dietary components in combination may act synergistically and produce enhanced biological activities. Herein, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of 2 flavonoids, that is luteolin (LUT) and tangeretin (TAN) in combination. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages were treated with noncytotoxic concentrations of LUT, TAN, and their combinations. The results showed that LUT/TAN in combination produced synergistic inhibitory effects on LPS-stimulated production of nitric oxide (NO). ELISA results demonstrated that LUT/TAN in combination caused stronger suppression on the LPS-induced overexpression of proinflammatory mediators, such as prostaglandin E2 (PGE2 ), interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6 than LUT or TAN alone. Immunoblotting and Real-Time PCR analyses showed that LUT/TAN combination significantly decreased LPS-induced protein and mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2. These inhibitory effects of the combination treatment were stronger than those produced by LUT or TAN alone. Overall, our results demonstrated for the first time that combination of LUT and TAN produced synergistic anti-inflammatory effects in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages.
膳食成分组合可能具有协同作用并产生增强的生物活性。在此,我们研究了两种黄酮类化合物木犀草素(LUT)和橘红素(TAN)联合使用时的抗炎作用。用无细胞毒性浓度的LUT、TAN及其组合处理脂多糖(LPS)刺激的RAW 264.7巨噬细胞。结果表明,LUT/TAN联合使用对LPS刺激的一氧化氮(NO)产生具有协同抑制作用。酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)结果表明,与单独使用LUT或TAN相比,LUT/TAN联合使用对LPS诱导的促炎介质如前列腺素E2(PGE2)、白细胞介素(IL)-1β和IL-6的过表达具有更强的抑制作用。免疫印迹和实时聚合酶链反应(Real-Time PCR)分析表明,LUT/TAN联合使用显著降低了LPS诱导的诱导型一氧化氮合酶和环氧化酶-2的蛋白质和信使核糖核酸(mRNA)表达。联合治疗的这些抑制作用比单独使用LUT或TAN产生的抑制作用更强。总体而言,我们的结果首次证明,LUT和TAN联合使用在LPS刺激的RAW 264.7巨噬细胞中产生了协同抗炎作用。