Chlorogenic acid ameliorates Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced pneumonia in immunosuppressed mice via inhibiting the activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhao Zeng ◽  
Xiaoyu Wan ◽  
Ting Liu ◽  
Ying Xiong ◽  
Gan Xiang ◽  
...  

Chlorogenic acid (CGA) possesses a wide variety of bioactive properties, such as antioxidation, anti-inflammation and anti-bacteria. This study was aimed at exploring the effects of CGA of anti-inflammation and anti-bacteria...

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 1027-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Feng ◽  
Ying-Hua Yu ◽  
Shu-Ting Wang ◽  
Jing Ren ◽  
Danielle Camer ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (06) ◽  
pp. 1471-1483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao-Qing Meng ◽  
Zhao-Hui Tang ◽  
Yun-Xia Yan ◽  
Chang-Run Guo ◽  
Liang Cao ◽  
...  

Gout is a metabolic disorder associated with hyperuricemia resulting in the deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in joints and tissues. Lowering serum uric acid (Sur) levels and anti-inflammation are highly essential in treating gout. Chlorogenic acid (CA), as one of the most abundant polyphenols in the Chinese medicines, has been rarely reported to have an anti-gout effect. The model of potassium oxonate (PO)-induced hyperuricemia in mice and MSU crystal-induced inflammation in rats has been established in this study. The potential beneficial effects and mechanisms of CA on hyperuricemia and gouty arthritis were elucidated. The results demonstrated that CA significantly decreased the Sur level by inhibiting the xanthine oxidase (XOD) activity but not increasing the urinary uric acid (Uur) level. In addition, CA also exhibited the effect of suppressing paw swelling. Further investigation indicated that CA improved the symptoms of inflammation induced by MSU crystals by inhibiting the production of proinflammatory cytokines including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). The present study suggests that CA may have a considerable potential for development as an anti-gouty arthritis agent for clinical application.


Author(s):  
ZAHOOR AHMAD BHAT ◽  
ABDUL HAMID WANI ◽  
JOHN MOHD WAR ◽  
MOHD YAQUB BHAT

Ganoderma a white rot fungus has been used as a folk remedy for promoting health and longevity for centuries. The vast amount of study has been performed on the medicinal properties of Ganoderma in general and Ganoderma lucidum in particular. The bioactivities of the metabolites reported from G. lucidum are immense. The main bioactive metabolites of G. lucidum consist of mainly polysaccharides and triterpenoids. The major bioactive polysaccharides isolated from Ganoderma species are β (1→3), β (1→4), and β (1→6)-D glucans. With respect to the pure chemical and structural points of view, G. lucidum polysaccharides are mostly composed of β-glucans, heteropolysaccharides, and glycoptoteins. The major component of this sugar molecule is glucose together with xylose, mannose, galactose, and fructose in different conformations. Many of these bioactive polysaccharides have shown activities against the major diseases of our time and the list of effects shown is huge. Various important bioactivities, namely, antitumor, antioxidant, cytotoxic, immunomodulatory, antibacterial, anti-inflammation, neuroprotective, hepatoprotective, anti-HIV, and so on have been shown by these bioactive polysaccharides. The main purpose of this review is to report the most bioactive polysaccharides from G. lucidum and other species of Ganoderma and to report their potential health benefits.


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 542-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satish Kumar Rajasekharan ◽  
Samiraj Ramesh ◽  
Ann Susan Satish ◽  
Jintae Lee

Author(s):  
Egbert W. Henry

Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) infection has been studied in several investigations of Nicotiana tabacum leaf tissue. Earlier studies have suggested that TMV infection does not have precise infective selectivity vs. specific types of tissues. Also, such tissue conditions as vein banding, vein clearing, liquification and suberization may result from causes other than direct TMV infection. At the present time, it is thought that the plasmodesmata, ectodesmata and perhaps the plasmodesmata of the basal septum may represent the actual or more precise sites of TMV infection.TMV infection has been implicated in elevated levels of oxidative metabolism; also, TMV infection may have a major role in host resistance vs. concentration levels of phenolic-type enzymes. Therefore, enzymes such as polyphenol oxidase, peroxidase and phenylalamine ammonia-lyase may show an increase in activity in response to TMV infection. It has been reported that TMV infection may cause a decrease in o-dihydric phenols (chlorogenic acid) in some tissues.


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