PMID- 25963228 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160923 LR - 20220414 IS - 1744-5116 (Electronic) IS - 1388-0209 (Linking) VI - 54 IP - 2 DP - 2016 TI - Cryptoporus volvatus polysaccharides attenuate LPS-induced expression of pro-inflammatory factors via the TLR2 signaling pathway in human alveolar epithelial cells. PG - 347-53 LID - 10.3109/13880209.2015.1042981 [doi] AB - CONTEXT: Cryptoporus volvatus (Peck) Hubb grows wild in China, and its fruiting bodies have been used traditionally to treat asthma and bronchitis. OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates the anti-inflammatory effect of Cryptoporus polysaccharides (CP) extracted from fruiting bodies of C. volvatus on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced pro-inflammatory factors and the signaling pathways involved in human alveolar epithelial cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To evaluate the effects of CP on LPS-induced pro-inflammatory factors, A549 cells were pre-incubated with CP 1, 10, and 100 mug/ml for 1 h and then stimulated with LPS 10 mug/ml for 24 h. The expression of pro-inflammatory factors monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), and phosphorylation of ERK1/2, p38, and NF-kappaB p65 were measured by q-PCR, ELISA, and western blotting. RESULTS: CP decreased LPS-induced mRNA expression of MCP-1, TNF-alpha, and IL-1beta (IC50 = 83.3, 85.2, and 91.6 mug/ml, respectively) and their correspondent protein expression (IC50 = 88.6, 76.4, and 81.6 mug/ml, respectively). Investigation of potential mechanisms indicated that CP 100 mug/ml reduced LPS-induced expression of TLR2 mRNA (66.9%, p < 0.01) and protein (63.2%, p < 0.01) that was a result of the decreased pro-inflammatory factors. LPS induction increased the expression of TLR2 and the phosphorylation of p38 and ERK1/2, NF-kB p65 concomitantly. CP 100 mug/ml inhibited the LPS-induced phosphorylation of the signaling proteins (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This suggests that CP pretreatment down-regulates LPS-mediated inflammation in lung epithelial cells. This study further confirmed that CP is a potential anti-inflammatory drug for the treatment of airway inflammatory diseases. FAU - Zhu, Jian-Ping AU - Zhu JP AD - a Affiliated Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine , Hangzhou , China . FAU - Wu, Kai AU - Wu K AD - b Zhejiang Respiratory Drugs Research Laboratory of State Food and Drug Administration of China, Zhejiang University School of Medicine , Hangzhou , China , and. AD - c Animal Laboratoy Center of Zhejiang , Hangzhou , China. FAU - Li, Jin-You AU - Li JY AD - b Zhejiang Respiratory Drugs Research Laboratory of State Food and Drug Administration of China, Zhejiang University School of Medicine , Hangzhou , China , and. FAU - Guan, Yan AU - Guan Y AD - a Affiliated Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine , Hangzhou , China . AD - b Zhejiang Respiratory Drugs Research Laboratory of State Food and Drug Administration of China, Zhejiang University School of Medicine , Hangzhou , China , and. FAU - Sun, Yan-Hong AU - Sun YH AD - b Zhejiang Respiratory Drugs Research Laboratory of State Food and Drug Administration of China, Zhejiang University School of Medicine , Hangzhou , China , and. FAU - Ma, Wen-Jiang AU - Ma WJ AD - b Zhejiang Respiratory Drugs Research Laboratory of State Food and Drug Administration of China, Zhejiang University School of Medicine , Hangzhou , China , and. FAU - Xie, Qiang-Min AU - Xie QM AD - b Zhejiang Respiratory Drugs Research Laboratory of State Food and Drug Administration of China, Zhejiang University School of Medicine , Hangzhou , China , and. AD - c Animal Laboratoy Center of Zhejiang , Hangzhou , China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150512 PL - England TA - Pharm Biol JT - Pharmaceutical biology JID - 9812552 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Fungal Polysaccharides) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (TLR2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 2) SB - IM MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cell Culture Techniques MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Coriolaceae/*chemistry MH - Cytokines/*genetics/immunology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Epithelial Cells/*drug effects/immunology MH - Fungal Polysaccharides/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - Pulmonary Alveoli/cytology/*drug effects/immunology MH - Signal Transduction MH - Time Factors MH - Toll-Like Receptor 2/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anti-inflammatory drug OT - asthma OT - bronchitis OT - interleukin-1beta OT - monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 OT - tumor necrosis factor-alpha EDAT- 2015/05/13 06:00 MHDA- 2016/09/24 06:00 CRDT- 2015/05/13 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/05/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/09/24 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3109/13880209.2015.1042981 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pharm Biol. 2016;54(2):347-53. doi: 10.3109/13880209.2015.1042981. Epub 2015 May 12.