Substance P ameliorates tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced endothelial cell dysfunction by regulating eNOS expression in vitro

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. e12443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiyuan Piao ◽  
Hyun Sook Hong ◽  
Youngsook Son
2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 323-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeru Abe ◽  
Naho Maruyama ◽  
Kazumi Hayama ◽  
Hiroko Ishibashi ◽  
Shigeharu Inoue ◽  
...  

Background:In aromatherapy, essential oils are used as anti-inflammatory remedies, but experimental studies on their action mechanisms are very limited.Aims:To assess their anti-inflammatory activities, effects of essential oils on neutrophil activation were examinedin vitro.Methods:Neutrophil activation was measured by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)-induced adherence reaction of human peripheral neutrophils.Results:All essential oils tested at 0.1% concentration suppressed TNF-α-induced neutrophil adherence, and, in particular, lemongrass, geranium and spearmint oils clearly lowered the reaction even at 0.0125%. Similar inhibitory activities for the neutrophil adherence were obtained by their major constituent terpenoids: citral, geraniol, citronellol and carvone. In contrast, very popular essential oils, tea tree oil and lavender oil, did not display the inhibitory activity at the concentration.Conclusion:Thus, some essential oils used as anti-inflammatory remedies suppress neutrophil activation by TNF-α at a low concentration (0.0125-0.025%)in vitro.


1990 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 468-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaaki Yamaguchi ◽  
Masahiro Sakata ◽  
Noboru Matsuzaki ◽  
Koji Koike ◽  
Akira Miyake ◽  
...  

2000 ◽  
Vol 68 (9) ◽  
pp. 5139-5145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisl K. M. Shoda ◽  
Guy H. Palmer ◽  
Jorge Florin-Christensen ◽  
Monica Florin-Christensen ◽  
Dale L. Godson ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The tick-transmitted hemoparasite Babesia bovis causes an acute infection that results in persistence and immunity against challenge infection in cattle that control the initial parasitemia. Resolution of acute infection with this protozoal pathogen is believed to be dependent on products of activated macrophages (Mφ), including inflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide (NO) and its derivatives.B. bovis stimulates inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and production of NO in bovine Mφ, and chemical donors of NO inhibit the growth of B. bovis in vitro. However, the induction of inflammatory cytokines in Mφ by babesial parasites has not been described, and the antiparasitic activity of NO produced by B. bovis-stimulated Mφ has not been definitively demonstrated. We report that monocyte-derived Mφ activated by B. bovisexpressed enhanced levels of inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-12, and tumor necrosis factor alpha that are important for stimulating innate and acquired immunity against protozoal pathogens. Furthermore, a lipid fraction of B. bovis-infected erythrocytes stimulated iNOS expression and NO production by Mφ. Cocultures of Mφ and B. bovis-infected erythrocytes either in contact or physically separated resulted in reduced parasite viability. However, NO produced by bovine Mφ in response to B. bovis-infected erythrocytes was only partially responsible for parasite growth inhibition, suggesting that additional factors contribute to the inhibition of B. bovis replication. These findings demonstrate that B. bovis induces an innate immune response that is capable of controlling parasite replication and that could potentially result in host survival and parasite persistence.


Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 96 (10) ◽  
pp. 3585-3591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith E. Norman ◽  
Andreas G. Katopodis ◽  
Gebhard Thoma ◽  
Frank Kolbinger ◽  
Anne E. Hicks ◽  
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Abstract Selectin-dependent rolling is the earliest observable event in the recruitment of leukocytes to inflamed tissues. Several glycoproteins decorated with sialic acid, fucose, and/or sulfate have been shown to bind the selectins. The best-characterized selectin ligand is P-selectin glycoprotein-1 (PSGL-1) that supports P-selectin– dependent rolling in vitro and in vivo. In vitro studies have suggested that PSGL-1 may also be a ligand for E- and L-selectins. To study the in vivo function of PSGL-1, without the influence of other leukocyte proteins, the authors observed the interaction of PSGL-1–coated microspheres in mouse venules stimulated to express P- and/or E-selectin. Microspheres coated with functional recombinant PSGL-1 rolled in surgically stimulated and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα)-stimulated mouse venules. P-selectin deficiency or inhibition abolished microsphere rolling in surgically and TNFα-stimulated venules, whereas E-selectin deficiency or inhibition increased microsphere rolling velocity in TNFα-stimulated venules. The results suggest that P-selectin–PSGL-1 interaction alone is sufficient to mediate rolling in vivo and that E-selectin–PSGL-1 interaction supports slow rolling.


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