Centre of Environment, Climate Change and Public Health, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 7;14(1):745. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-51319-w.
Macrophages are associated with innate immune response and M1-polarized macrophages exhibit pro-inflammatory functions. Nanoparticles of natural or synthetic compounds are potential triggers of innate immunity. AsO is the major component of the homeopathic drug, Arsenic album 30C.This has been claimed to have immune-boosting activities, however, has not been validated experimentally. Here we elucidated the underlying mechanism of Ars. alb 30C-mediated immune priming in murine macrophage cell line. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) used for the structural analysis of the drug reveals the presence of crystalline AsO nanoparticles of cubic structure. Similarly, signatures of M1-macrophage polarization were observed by surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) in RAW 264.7 cells with concomitant over expression of M1 cell surface marker, CD80 and transcription factor, NF-κB, respectively. We also observed a significant increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines like iNOS, TNF-α, IL-6, and COX-2 expression with unaltered ROS and apoptosis in drug-treated cells. Enhanced expression of Toll-like receptors 3 and 7 were observed both in transcriptional and translational levels after the drug treatment. In sum, our findings for the first time indicated the presence of crystalline AsO cubic nanostructure in Ars. alb 30C which facilitates modulation of innate immunity by activating macrophage polarization.
巨噬细胞与先天免疫反应有关,M1 极化的巨噬细胞表现出促炎功能。天然或合成化合物的纳米粒子是先天免疫的潜在触发物。AsO 是顺势疗法药物砷剂 30C 的主要成分。据称,它具有增强免疫的作用,但尚未在实验中得到验证。在这里,我们阐明了 Ars. alb 30C 介导的小鼠巨噬细胞系免疫启动的潜在机制。透射电子显微镜(TEM)和 X 射线衍射(XRD)用于药物的结构分析,揭示了立方结构的结晶 AsO 纳米粒子的存在。同样,通过表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)在 RAW 264.7 细胞中观察到 M1 巨噬细胞极化的特征,同时分别过表达 M1 细胞表面标记物 CD80 和转录因子 NF-κB。我们还观察到在药物处理的细胞中,促炎细胞因子如 iNOS、TNF-α、IL-6 和 COX-2 的表达显著增加,而 ROS 和细胞凋亡没有改变。在药物处理后,在转录和翻译水平上均观察到 Toll 样受体 3 和 7 的表达增强。总之,我们的研究结果首次表明 Ars. alb 30C 中存在结晶 AsO 立方纳米结构,它通过激活巨噬细胞极化来调节先天免疫。