PMID- 26327113 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160815 LR - 20151103 IS - 1095-9947 (Electronic) IS - 1050-4648 (Linking) VI - 47 IP - 1 DP - 2015 Nov TI - Flavonoid fraction of guava leaf extract attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response via blocking of NF-kappaB signalling pathway in Labeo rohita macrophages. PG - 85-92 LID - S1050-4648(15)30121-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.08.031 [doi] AB - Psidium guajava L. is a well-known traditional medicinal plant widely used in folk medicine. To explore the anti-inflammatory activity of the flavonoid fraction of guava leaf extract (FGLE), we investigated its ability to suppress the levels of inflammatory mediators elevated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in Labeo rohita head-kidney (HK) macrophages. HK macrophages of L. rohita were treated with LPS in the presence or absence of the FGLE. We examined the inhibitory effect of FGLE on LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production. The inhibitory effect of FGLE on nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) were investigated by RT-PCR and western blot. The effect of FGLE on proinflammatory cytokines tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) or interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) was also investigated by ELISA and RT-PCR. The phosphorylation of three mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPK) molecules ERK, JNK and p38 was analysed by western blot analysis. FGLE inhibited LPS-induced NO and PGE2 production. It also effectively inhibited TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-10, iNOS, and COX-2 production in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, FGLE suppressed the mRNA expression levels of TNF-alpha and IL-1beta in LPS-stimulated HK macrophages. RT-PCR and western blot analysis showed that FGLE decreased both the mRNA and protein expression levels of LPS-induced iNOS and COX-2 in HK macrophages. FGLE suppresses the phosphorylation of MAPK molecules in LPS-stimulated HK macrophages. FGLE also significantly inhibited LPS-induced NF-kappaB transcriptional activity. The molecular mechanism by which FGLE suppresses the expression of inflammatory mediators appears to involve the inhibition of NF-kappaB activation, through the suppression of LPS-induced IkappaB-alpha degradation. Together these results suggest that FGLE contains potential therapeutic agent(s), which regulate NF-kappaB activation, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions in L. rohita macrophages. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Sen, Shib Sankar AU - Sen SS AD - School of Life Sciences, Jawharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067 Delhi, India. Electronic address: shibsankar.iicb@gmail.com. FAU - Sukumaran, V AU - Sukumaran V AD - Dept. of Biotechnology, Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur-613403, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: drvsukumar@gmail.com. FAU - Giri, Sib Sankar AU - Giri SS AD - Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul-151742, South Korea. Electronic address: giribiotek@gmail.com. FAU - Park, Se Chang AU - Park SC AD - Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul-151742, South Korea. Electronic address: parksec@snu.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150829 PL - England TA - Fish Shellfish Immunol JT - Fish & shellfish immunology JID - 9505220 RN - 0 (Flavonoids) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Cyprinidae MH - Fish Diseases/genetics/*immunology/microbiology MH - Flavonoids/*pharmacology MH - Head Kidney/immunology MH - Inflammation/microbiology/*veterinary MH - Lipopolysaccharides/*physiology MH - Macrophages/immunology MH - NF-kappa B/*genetics/metabolism MH - Plant Extracts/pharmacology MH - Plant Leaves/chemistry MH - Psidium/*chemistry MH - Signal Transduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - FGLE OT - Labeo rohita OT - Lipopolysaccharide OT - Macrophages OT - NF-kappaB signalling pathway EDAT- 2015/09/04 06:00 MHDA- 2016/08/16 06:00 CRDT- 2015/09/02 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/08/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/08/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/09/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/08/16 06:00 [medline] AID - S1050-4648(15)30121-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.08.031 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2015 Nov;47(1):85-92. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.08.031. Epub 2015 Aug 29.