PMID- 27643663 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170515 LR - 20171116 IS - 1878-1705 (Electronic) IS - 1567-5769 (Linking) VI - 40 DP - 2016 Nov TI - Therapeutic potential of Oroxylin A in rheumatoid arthritis. PG - 294-299 LID - S1567-5769(16)30380-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2016.09.006 [doi] AB - Excessive inflammation contributes greatly to the pathogenesis and development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Oroxylin A (OA) is a natural anti-inflammatory flavonoid compound. In this study, we investigated the effects of OA on collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and human RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). CIA was induced in DBA/1 mice and mice were intraperitoneally treated with OA (10mg/kg) for 10days. Arthritis severity was evaluated every day and the histopathologic examination of joints was done. Serum levels of anti-collagen II antibodies (anti-CII Abs) and cytokines were determined by ELISA. Frequency of regulatory T cells (Tregs) and Th17 cells in draining inguinal lymph nodes (ILN) was quantified by flow cytometry. FLS from patients with active RA were treated with varying doses of oroxylin A, followed by stimulation with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha (10ng/mL). The production of cytokines was measured by ELISA. Signal transduction proteins were examined by western blot. OA significantly diminished the arthritis and histological damage. Serum anti-CII Abs, IL-1beta, IL-6, TNFalpha, and IL-17 were significantly diminished by OA treatment. Analysis of CD4+T cell populations in OA-treated mice showed an increase in Tregs and reduction in Th17 cells in the ILN. In vitro, OA decreased the secretion of IL-1beta and IL-6 from TNFalpha-stimulated RA FLS in a dose-dependent manner. TNFalpha-induced p38 MAPK, ERK1/2 and NF-kappaB signaling pathways were suppressed by OA. Our results indicate that OA exerts an anti-inflammatory activity and may have therapeutic potential for human RA. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Yu-Ling AU - Wang YL AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi 276003, Shandong, China. FAU - Gao, Ju-Mei AU - Gao JM AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Yishui Central Hospital, Linyi 276400, Shandong, China. FAU - Xing, Li-Zhi AU - Xing LZ AD - Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi 276003, Shandong, China. Electronic address: xing_lizhi@yeah.net. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160916 PL - Netherlands TA - Int Immunopharmacol JT - International immunopharmacology JID - 100965259 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Flavonoids) RN - 53K24Z586G (5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-2-phenylchromen-4-one) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Ankle Joint/drug effects/pathology MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Arthritis, Experimental/*drug therapy/immunology/pathology MH - Arthritis, Rheumatoid/*drug therapy/immunology/pathology MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cytokines/immunology MH - Flavonoids/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Lymph Nodes/cytology/immunology MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred DBA MH - Synoviocytes/drug effects/immunology MH - T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology MH - Th17 Cells/immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Collagen-induced arthritis OT - Fibroblast-like synoviocytes OT - Oroxylin A OT - Rheumatoid arthritis EDAT- 2016/09/20 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/16 06:00 CRDT- 2016/09/20 06:00 PHST- 2016/06/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/08/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/09/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/09/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/09/20 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1567-5769(16)30380-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2016.09.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int Immunopharmacol. 2016 Nov;40:294-299. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2016.09.006. Epub 2016 Sep 16.