Inhibitory effects of four flavonoids on production and actions of fibrogenic cytokines released by mouse peritoneal macrophages
- Received Date: 2005-09-05
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Key words:
- flavonoid /
- hepatic stellate cells /
- macrophages /
- transforming growth factor
Abstract: Objective: To study the effects of four flavonoids (fisetin, quercetin, apigenin, and phloretin) on production and ac-tions of fibrogenic cytokines. Methods: Mouse peritoneal macrophages were primed with calcimycin 10-6mol/L for 8h then elicited by lipopolysaccharides (LPS) 100g/L for 6h to induce fibrogenic cytokines.Proliferative and collagen stimulating activity in the macro-phage culture supernatants was determined by crystal violet staining assay and [3H]-proline incorporation assay using rat hepatic stel-late HSC-T6 cell.Transforming growth factorβ(TGFβ) activity was measured by [3H]-thymidine incorporation assay using Mv-1-Lu mink lung epithelial cell. Results: Fisetin, quercetin, apigenin, and phloretin (12.5~50μmol/L) concentration-dependently inhibit LPS-induced collagen stimulating activities and TGFβproduction whereas they did not inhibit proliferative activities released by macro-phages. Conclusion: The four flavonoids reducted fibrogenic cytokines production and blockade of their actions on hepatic stellate cells.
Citation: | QI Li-hong, Liu ye, Xiao Zhen yu, Wang Shuo-feng, ZHANG min, ZHANG Jun-ping. Inhibitory effects of four flavonoids on production and actions of fibrogenic cytokines released by mouse peritoneal macrophages[J]. Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service, 2006, (5): 264-267. |