Lee Sang-Hee, Han Ah-Ram, Kim Byoung-Mok, Jeong Sung Mi, Hong Sun-Mee
Research Group of Aging and Metabolism, Korea Food Research Institute, Iseo-myeon, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Republic of Korea.
Research Group of Food Processing, Korea Food Research Institute, Iseo-myeon, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Republic of Korea.
Exp Ther Med. 2022 Jun;23(6):390. doi: 10.3892/etm.2022.11317. Epub 2022 Apr 12.
Spinach ( L.), a green leafy vegetable, is widely regarded as a functional food due to its biological activities; however, to the best of our knowledge, there are no previous studies that have investigated the protective effects of fermented spinach against endothelial dysfunction and its underlying mechanisms. Therefore, this study investigated the effects and possible mechanisms of action of fresh spinach juice (S.juice) and fermented S.juice on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). The HUVECs were treated with S.juice and fermented S.juice for 18 h before LPS exposure, and the levels of cytokines and chemokines, such as monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Furthermore, to examine the changes in inflammatory responses to the two treatments, immunofluorescence analysis was used to visualize the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). Western blot analysis was also performed to detect the differences in the expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecules, specifically vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). Both S.juice and fermented S.juice inhibited the LPS-induced expression of MCP-1 and IL-6, and suppressed VCAM-1 and ICAM-1. Additionally, fermented S.juice inhibited the LPS-induced activation of NF-κB and degradation of the inhibitor of NF-κB (IκBα) in an LPS dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that the anti-inflammatory effect of vitamin K-enriched fermented S.juice is mediated by the suppression of the NF-κB pathway, suggesting its potential as a novel therapeutic candidate for inflammatory cardiovascular disease.
菠菜(L.)是一种绿叶蔬菜,因其生物活性而被广泛视为功能性食品;然而,据我们所知,此前尚无研究调查发酵菠菜对内皮功能障碍的保护作用及其潜在机制。因此,本研究调查了新鲜菠菜汁(S.汁)和发酵S.汁对脂多糖(LPS)诱导的人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs)炎症反应的影响及可能的作用机制。在暴露于LPS之前,将HUVECs用S.汁和发酵S.汁处理18小时,使用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)检测细胞因子和趋化因子的水平,如单核细胞趋化蛋白-1(MCP-1)和白细胞介素-6(IL-6)。此外,为了检查两种处理对炎症反应的影响,采用免疫荧光分析来观察核因子-κB(NF-κB)的核转位。还进行了蛋白质印迹分析以检测内皮细胞粘附分子表达的差异,特别是血管细胞粘附分子1(VCAM-1)和细胞间粘附分子-1(ICAM-1)。S.汁和发酵S.汁均抑制LPS诱导的MCP-1和IL-6表达,并抑制VCAM-1和ICAM-1。此外,发酵S.汁以LPS剂量依赖性方式抑制LPS诱导的NF-κB激活和NF-κB抑制剂(IκBα)的降解。这些结果表明,富含维生素K的发酵S.汁的抗炎作用是通过抑制NF-κB途径介导的,表明其作为炎症性心血管疾病新型治疗候选物的潜力。
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