PMID- 32326385 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210127 LR - 20210127 IS - 2072-6643 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6643 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Apr 15 TI - Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Anthocyanins of Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated RAW-267.4 Macrophages. LID - 10.3390/nu12041089 [doi] LID - 1089 AB - Red clover (Trifolium pratense) possesses various dietary compounds that improve human health. However, the functions of anthocyanins in red clover remain unclear. Here we examined anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of red clover extract (RC) and red clover anthocyanins fraction (RCA) using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW 264.7 macrophages and identified dietary compounds. RC and RCA suppressed LPS-induced expression of genes such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha, interleukin (IL)1beta, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)1, and cyclooxygenase (COX)2. LPS-stimulated intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production also was prevented by both RC and RCA. NADPH oxidase 1 (NOX1) gene and phosphorylation of p47(phox) of NOX1 that were increased by LPS were inhibited in the cells treated with RCA. LPS-stimulated nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) gene expression and nuclear translocation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) subunit p65 were suppressed together with reduced iNOS and COX2 proteins by RCA. Additionally, 27 polyphenols and 7 anthocyanins from RC were identified and quantified. In conclusion, RC, especially RCA, exerted anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activities in vitro by regulating NF-kappaB and NRF2 signaling pathways, suggesting that anthocyanins in red clover are the potential candidates to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress. FAU - Lee, Sang Gil AU - Lee SG AD - Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea. FAU - Brownmiller, Cindi R AU - Brownmiller CR AD - Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA. FAU - Lee, Sun-Ok AU - Lee SO AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4854-1346 AD - Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA. FAU - Kang, Hye Won AU - Kang HW AD - Food and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA. LA - eng GR - NC.X-310-5-18-170-1/U.S. Department of Agriculture/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200415 PL - Switzerland TA - Nutrients JT - Nutrients JID - 101521595 RN - 0 (Anthocyanins) RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Nfe2l2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nos2 protein, mouse) RN - EC 1.6.3.- (NADPH Oxidase 1) RN - EC 1.6.3.- (NOX1 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anthocyanins/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - *Anti-Inflammatory Agents MH - *Antioxidants MH - Gene Expression/*drug effects MH - Interleukin-1beta/genetics/metabolism MH - Lipopolysaccharides/adverse effects MH - Mice MH - NADPH Oxidase 1/genetics/metabolism MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/genetics/metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/genetics/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects/genetics MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - RAW 264.7 Cells MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Trifolium/*chemistry MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC7230587 OTO - NOTNLM OT - anthocyanins OT - anti-inflammation OT - antioxidation OT - red clover COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/04/25 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/28 06:00 PMCR- 2020/04/01 CRDT- 2020/04/25 06:00 PHST- 2020/02/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/04/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/04/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/04/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/04/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nu12041089 [pii] AID - nutrients-12-01089 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nu12041089 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutrients. 2020 Apr 15;12(4):1089. doi: 10.3390/nu12041089.