PMID- 33192512 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220418 IS - 1663-9812 (Print) IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2020 TI - The Mechanism of Aureusidin in Suppressing Inflammatory Response in Acute Liver Injury by Regulating MD2. PG - 570776 LID - 10.3389/fphar.2020.570776 [doi] LID - 570776 AB - OBJECTIVE: In this study, we mainly explored the mechanism and target of the anti-inflammatory effects of Aureusidin (Aur) in acute liver injury. METHODS: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to induce inflammatory injury in Kupffer cells (KCs) in vitro. After Aur treatment with gradient concentration, flow cytometry, propidium iodide (PI) staining, and Hoechst 33342 staining were used to detect the apoptotic level of KCs, and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the expression levels of inflammatory factors, including Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), Interleukin-18 (IL-18), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). Western blot was used to detect the expression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), myeloid differentiation protein-2 (MD2), MyD88, and p-P65. Aur was labeled with biotin, followed by a pull-down assay to detect its binding with MD2. Moreover, D-GalN/LPS was used to induce acute liver injury in mice in vitro, followed by Aur treatment by gavage. H&E staining was used to detect the pathological changes of liver tissue, an IF assay was used to detect the expression of MD2, Western blot was used to detect the expression of relevant proteins. RESULTS: Aur pretreatment could significantly inhibit LPS-induced KC injury, downregulate the apoptotic level, inhibit the expression of inflammatory factors, decrease the level of MDA, and downregulate the expression of MD2 in cells. Aur could inhibit the activation level of TLR4/MD2-NF-kappaB in a dose-dependent pattern, a high dose of Aur had a superior effect compared to low-dose Aur. In the case of MD2 deletion, the effects of Aur were suppressed. Additionally, pull-down and co-immunoprecipitation assays show that Aur can bind with the MD2 protein to inhibit the activation of TLR4/MD2-NF-kappaB. Results of mice experiments also showed that Aur could relieve liver injury, decrease the levels of ALT and AST, and simultaneously downregulate the levels of inflammatory factors in tissues and peripheral blood. CONCLUSION: We found that Aur exerted an anti-inflammatory effect by directly targeting the MD2 protein, further inhibiting the expression of TLR4/MD2-NF-kappaB, thereby relieving acute liver injury. Therefore, Aur might be a potential inhibitor for MD2. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Yang, Han, Sheng, Wang, Zhou, Li, Guo and Ruan. FAU - Yang, Yi AU - Yang Y AD - Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. FAU - Han, Chenyang AU - Han C AD - Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. FAU - Sheng, Yongjia AU - Sheng Y AD - Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. FAU - Wang, Jin AU - Wang J AD - Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. FAU - Zhou, Xiaohong AU - Zhou X AD - Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. FAU - Li, Wenyan AU - Li W AD - Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. FAU - Guo, Li AU - Guo L AD - Department of Center Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. FAU - Ruan, Shuiliang AU - Ruan S AD - Department of Center Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201028 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 EIN - Front Pharmacol. 2021 Dec 06;12:802304. PMID: 34938199 PMC - PMC7655772 OTO - NOTNLM OT - acute liver injury OT - aureusidinmyeloid OT - differentiation protein 2 OT - inflammatory response OT - lipopolysaccharide OT - toll likes receptor EDAT- 2020/11/17 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/17 06:01 PMCR- 2020/10/28 CRDT- 2020/11/16 08:44 PHST- 2020/06/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/11/16 08:44 [entrez] PHST- 2020/11/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/17 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/10/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2020.570776 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2020 Oct 28;11:570776. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.570776. eCollection 2020.