PMID- 28138935 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170515 LR - 20240109 IS - 1436-2236 (Electronic) IS - 1436-2228 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Feb TI - Immunostimulatory Effect of Enzyme-Modified Hizikia fusiformein a Mouse Model In Vitro and Ex Vivo. PG - 65-75 LID - 10.1007/s10126-017-9727-y [doi] AB - Hizikia fusiforme, a brown seaweed, has been utilized as a health food and in traditional medicine. In this study, we investigated whether enzyme-modified H. fusiforme extracts (EH) have immunological effects compared with normal H. fusiforme extracts (NH). The effects of NH and EH on immune responses were investigated by assessing nitric oxide (NO) production, phagocytosis, and cytokine secretion in RAW 264.7 murine macrophages and mice. Also, fucosterol was evaluated to find the active component of NH and EH by addressing cytotoxicity test and NO production. Both of NH and EH significantly increased cell viability and NO synthesis. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) expression was more induced by EH with LPS treatment. Phagocytic activity, as the primary function of macrophages, was markedly induced by EH treatment. Additionally, EH encouraged splenocyte proliferation and recovered the levels of cytokines IL-1beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha in mice. Finally, fucosterol increased NO production with no cytotoxicity, which means that fucosterol is an active component of EH. In conclusion, EH has the potential to modulate immune function and could offer positive therapeutic effect for immune system diseases. FAU - Park, Sang-Yong AU - Park SY AD - Department of Oriental Medicinal Materials & Processing, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, South Korea. FAU - Hwang, Eunson AU - Hwang E AD - Department of Oriental Medicinal Materials & Processing, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, South Korea. FAU - Shin, Yu-Kyong AU - Shin YK AD - Department of Oriental Medicinal Materials & Processing, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, South Korea. FAU - Lee, Don-Gil AU - Lee DG AD - Graduate School of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-Si, South Korea. FAU - Yang, Jung-Eun AU - Yang JE AD - Graduate School of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-Si, South Korea. FAU - Park, Jae-Hee AU - Park JH AD - Graduate School of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-Si, South Korea. FAU - Yi, Tae-Hoo AU - Yi TH AD - Department of Oriental Medicinal Materials & Processing, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, South Korea. drhoo@khu.ac.kr. AD - Graduate School of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-Si, South Korea. drhoo@khu.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170130 PL - United States TA - Mar Biotechnol (NY) JT - Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) JID - 100892712 RN - 0 (IL1B protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Immunologic Factors) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 0 (interleukin-6, mouse) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - 504ZAM710C (fucosterol) RN - 99WUK5D0Y8 (Stigmasterol) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Gene Expression MH - Immunologic Factors/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Interleukin-1beta/genetics/immunology MH - Interleukin-6/genetics/immunology MH - Lipopolysaccharides/antagonists & inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Lymphocytes/cytology/*drug effects/immunology MH - Macrophages/cytology/drug effects/immunology MH - Mice MH - Nitric Oxide/agonists/biosynthesis MH - Phaeophyceae/*chemistry MH - Phagocytosis/*drug effects MH - Primary Cell Culture MH - Seaweed/*chemistry MH - Stigmasterol/*analogs & derivatives/isolation & purification/pharmacology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics/immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Enzyme-modified OT - Ex vivo OT - Fucosterol OT - Hizikia fusiforme OT - Immunostimulatory effect EDAT- 2017/02/01 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/16 06:00 CRDT- 2017/02/01 06:00 PHST- 2016/03/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/01/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/02/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/02/01 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s10126-017-9727-y [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10126-017-9727-y [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mar Biotechnol (NY). 2017 Feb;19(1):65-75. doi: 10.1007/s10126-017-9727-y. Epub 2017 Jan 30.