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Anti-inflammatory effects of proanthocyanidin on activation of BV2 microglia by lipopolysaccharide

CHEN Jinzhi1,2, ZHANG Xiaoqiang1,2, QU Zhihua1,2, ZHOU Yapan1,2, ZHANG Yan1,2, LIANG Xiaoyu1,2   

  1. 1. School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009;
    2. Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2015-12-29 Revised:2016-03-11 Online:2016-05-31 Published:2016-05-31

Abstract: OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of pro-anthocyanidin on inhibiting inflammatory mediator secretion in LPS activation of BV2 microglia. METHODS:Neuroinflammation model was established by LPS-activated BV2 microglia.BV2 microglial were pretreated with different concentrations of pro-anthocyanidin (0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 5.0 μg/mL) and stimulated with LPS (1.0 μg/mL) for 24 h. Cell viability was assessed by MTT assay. Griess method was utilized to detect the content of NO. The secretion level of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IL-6 was examined using specific ELISA kits. RESULTS:Within a certain dosage ranges of pro-anthocyanidin and LPS, there was no negative effect on cell viability (P>0.05). LPS (1.0 μg/mL) significantly increased the release of inflammatory mediator nitric oxide (NO) as well as the cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6(P<0.05). Compared with the LPS group, different concentrations of pro-anthocyanidin (0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 5.0 μg/mL) attenuated the release of NO, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 in cells that were cultured in conditioned media from LPS-induced BV2 microglia. The effect was dose-dependent (P<0.05). CONCLUSION:We showed that pro-anthocyanidin has a protective effect on inflammatory responses of LPS-activated BV2 microglia in vitro.

Key words: proanthocyanidin, BV2 microglia, lipopolysaccharide, neuroinflammation

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