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van Steenwijk HP, Bast A, de Boer A. Immunomodulating Effects of Fungal Beta-Glucans: From Traditional Use to Medicine. Nutrients 2021; 13:1333. [PMID: 33920583 PMCID: PMC8072893 DOI: 10.3390/nu13041333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The importance of a well-functioning and balanced immune system has become more apparent in recent decades. Various elements have however not yet been uncovered as shown, for example, in the uncertainty on immune system responses to COVID-19. Fungal beta-glucans are bioactive molecules with immunomodulating properties. Insights into the effects and function of beta-glucans, which have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, advances with the help of modern immunological and biotechnological methods. However, it is still unclear into which area beta-glucans fit best: supplements or medicine? This review has highlighted the potential application of fungal beta-glucans in nutrition and medicine, reviewing their formulation, efficacy, safety profile, and immunomodulating effects. The current status of dietary fungal glucans with respect to the European scientific requirements for health claims related to the immune system and defense against pathogens has been reviewed. Comparing the evidence base of the putative health effects of fungal beta-glucan supplements with the published guidance documents by EFSA on substantiating immune stimulation and pathogen defense by food products shows that fungal beta-glucans could play a role in supporting and maintaining health and, thus, can be seen as a good health-promoting substance from food, which could mean that this effect may also be claimed if approved. In addition to these developments related to food uses of beta-glucan-containing supplements, beta-glucans could also hold a novel position in Western medicine as the concept of trained immunity is relatively new and has not been investigated to a large extent. These innovative concepts, together with the emerging success of modern immunological and biotechnological methods, suggest that fungal glucans may play a promising role in both perspectives, and that there are possibilities for traditional medicine to provide an immunological application in both medicine and nutrition.
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- Hidde P. van Steenwijk
- Campus Venlo, Food Claims Centre Venlo, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, 5911 BV Venlo, The Netherlands;
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- Campus Venlo, University College Venlo, Maastricht University, 5911 BV Venlo, The Netherlands;
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health, Maastricht University, 5911 BV Venlo, The Netherlands
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- Campus Venlo, Food Claims Centre Venlo, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, 5911 BV Venlo, The Netherlands;
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Nam SY, Kim KY, Kim MH, Jang JB, Rah SY, Lee JM, Kim HM, Jeong HJ. Anti-inflammatory effects of a traditional Korean medicine: Ojayeonjonghwan. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2017; 55:1856-1862. [PMID: 28614972 PMCID: PMC6130514 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2017.1339282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the anti-inflammatory properties of OJ. CONTEXT Ojayeonjonghwan (OJ) is a traditional Korean prescription, which has been widely used for the treatment of prostatitis. However, no scientific study has been performed of the anti-inflammatory effects of OJ. MATERIALS AND METHODS Peritoneal macrophages were isolated 3-4 days after injecting a C57BL/6J mouse with thioglycollate. They were then treated with OJ water extract (0.01, 0.1, and 1 mg/mL) for 1 h and stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for different times. Nitric oxide (NO), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, and proinflammatory cytokine levels were determined by NO assay, Western blotting, RT-PCR and ELISA. RESULTS NO generation and iNOS induction were increased in the LPS-activated mouse peritoneal macrophages. However, NO generation and iNOS induction by LPS were suppressed by treatment with OJ for the first time. The IC50 value of OJ with respect to NO production was 0.09 mg/mL. OJ did not influence LPS-stimulated COX-2 induction, but did significantly decrease LPS-stimulated secretions and mRNA expressions of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-1β. Inhibition rates of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β at an OJ concentration of 1 mg/mL were 77%, 88%, and 50%, respectively. OJ also suppressed the LPS-induced nuclear translocation of NF-κB. High-performance liquid chromatography showed schizandrin and gomisin A are major components of OJ. CONCLUSIONS OJ reduces inflammatory response, and this probably explains its positive impact on the prostatitis associated inflammation.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/analysis
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/chemistry
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology
- Cells, Cultured
- Cyclooctanes/analysis
- Cyclooctanes/pharmacology
- Cyclooxygenase 2/genetics
- Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism
- Cytokines/genetics
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Dioxoles/analysis
- Dioxoles/pharmacology
- Ethnopharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Lignans/analysis
- Lignans/pharmacology
- Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity
- Macrophage Activation/drug effects
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/cytology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/drug effects
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/immunology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/metabolism
- Male
- Medicine, Korean Traditional
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Nitric Oxide/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/chemistry
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/genetics
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/metabolism
- Plant Extracts/chemistry
- Plant Extracts/pharmacology
- Polycyclic Compounds/analysis
- Polycyclic Compounds/pharmacology
- Prostatitis/drug therapy
- Prostatitis/immunology
- Prostatitis/metabolism
- Prostatitis/pathology
- Thioglycolates
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- Sun-Young Nam
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Hoseo University, Asan, Chungnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hoseo University, Asan, Chungnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Technology and Research Institute for Basic Science, Hoseo University, Asan, Chungnam,Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Technology and Research Institute for Basic Science, Hoseo University, Asan, Chungnam,Republic of Korea
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Shivahare R, Ali W, Singh US, Natu SM, Khattri S, Puri SK, Gupta S. Immunoprotective effect of lentinan in combination with miltefosine on Leishmania-infected J-774A.1 macrophages. Parasite Immunol 2016; 38:618-27. [PMID: 27387601 DOI: 10.1111/pim.12346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rejuvenation of deteriorated host immune functions is imperative for successful annihilation of Leishmania parasites. The use of immunomodulatory agents may have several advantages as they conquer immunosuppression and, when given in combination, improve current therapeutic regimens. We herein investigated the immunostimulatory potency of a β-glucan, lentinan either alone or in combination with short dose of standard drug, miltefosine on Leishmania-infected J-774A.1 macrophages. Our study shows that infected macrophages when stimulated with 2.5 μg/mL and above concentrations of lentinan secreted significant amount of host-protective molecules. The in vitro interaction between lentinan and miltefosine showed some synergy (mean sum of fractional inhibitory concentration [mean ∑FIC] 0.87) at IC50 level. Lentinan (2.5 μg/mL) plus low-dose miltefosine (2 μM) displayed heightened level of pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-12 (13.6-fold) and TNF-α (6.8-fold) along with nitric oxide (7.2-fold higher) when compared with infected control. In combination group, we also observed remarkably (P<.001) suppressed levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines, IL-10 and TGF-β, than that of untreated macrophages. Additionally, in comparison with infected group, we observed significant induction in phagocytic activity of macrophages in combination with treated group. Collectively, these findings emphasize the immunostimulatory effect of lentinan alone and in combination with low dose of miltefosine against Leishmania donovani.
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- R Shivahare
- Department of Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
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- Department of Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
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- Department of Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Division of Parasitology, CSIR- Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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- Division of Parasitology, CSIR- Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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El-Behairy MF, Aboul-Enein MN, El-Azzouny AAS, Saleh OA, Maklad YA, Aboutabl ME, Maghraby AS. Design, synthesis, and biological profile of novel N-(5-aryl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) hydrazinecarboxamides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.5155/eurjchem.5.3.488-496.1073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Moon PD, Han NR, Ko SG, Jeong HJ, Kim SJ, Lee BR, Kim NH, Choi IY, An HJ, Myung NY, Lee H, Kim MJ, Kim JS, Hong SH, Kim HM, Um JY. Dokhwaljihwang-tang inhibits LPS-induced inflammatory cytokine production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Neurol Res 2013; 32 Suppl 1:48-52. [DOI: 10.1179/016164109x12537002793968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Chanput W, Reitsma M, Kleinjans L, Mes JJ, Savelkoul HFJ, Wichers HJ. β-Glucans are involved in immune-modulation of THP-1 macrophages. Mol Nutr Food Res 2012; 56:822-33. [PMID: 22648628 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201100715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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SCOPE We aimed to examine different immunological aspects of β-glucans derived from different food sources (oat, barley and shiitake) on phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-differentiated THP-1 macrophages. Commercially purified barley β-glucan (commercial BG) and lentinan were included to compare β-glucans from the same origin but different degree of purity and processing. METHODS AND RESULTS Chemical composition and molecular weight distribution of β-glucan samples were determined. Inflammation-related gene expression kinetics (IL-1β, IL-8, nuclear factor kappa B [NF-κB] and IL-10) after 3, 6 and 24 h of stimulation with 100 μg/mL β-glucan were investigated. All tested β-glucans mildly upregulated the observed inflammation-related genes with differential gene expression patterns. Similar gene expression kinetics, but different fold induction values, was found for the crude β-glucan extracts and their corresponding commercial forms. Pre-incubation of THP-1 macrophages with β-glucans prior to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure decreased the induction of inflammation-related genes compared to LPS treatment. No production of nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) was detected in β-glucan stimulated THP-1 macrophages. Phagocytic activity was not different after stimulation by β-glucan samples. CONCLUSION Based on these in vitro analyses, it can be concluded that the analysed β-glucans have varying levels of immunomodulating properties, which are likely related to structure, molecular weight and compositional characteristic of β-glucan.
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- Wasaporn Chanput
- Cell Biology and Immunology Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Ku SK, Kim JW, Cho HR, Kim KY, Min YH, Park JH, Kim JS, Park JH, Seo BI, Roh SS. Effect of β-glucan originated from Aureobasidium pullulans on asthma induced by ovalbumin in mouse. Arch Pharm Res 2012; 35:1073-81. [PMID: 22870817 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-012-0615-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2010] [Revised: 01/06/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The objective of this study is to detect the effect of beta-glucan derived from Aureobasidium pullulans SM-2001, a UV induced mutant of A. pullulans on the ovalbumin (OVA) induced allergic asthma. The test articles were orally administered to OVA-inducing asthmatic mice 4 days after sensitization for 13 days at 31.25, 62.5 or 125 mg/kg levels. Three days after the OVA sensitization, ten mice were selected per group based on body weight and were sacrificed three days after the OVA aerosol challenge. The changes on the body weight, lung weight, total leukocytes in peripheral blood and total cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were observed with changes on the lung histopathology and histomorphometry. The results were compared with dexamethasone (DEXA) 3 mg/kg intraperitoneally treated mice. The results showed increases of body weight after the OVA aerosol challenge, lung weight, total leukocytes and eosinophils in peripheral blood, total cell numbers, neutrophil and eosinophils in BALF were detected in the OVA control compared to sham control (non-OVA). However, these changes from asthmatic responses were significantly or dose-dependently decreased in the beta-glucan-dosing groups compared to those of the OVA control. Therefore, it is concluded that beta-glucan has favorable effects on asthmatic response induced by OVA. It was found that beta-glucan 125 mg/kg showed similar or slightly lower efficacy compared with DEXA 3 mg/kg.
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- Sae Kwang Ku
- Department of Histology and Anatomy, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan 712-715, Korea
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Shalini V, Bhaskar S, Kumar KS, Mohanlal S, Jayalekshmy A, Helen A. Molecular mechanisms of anti-inflammatory action of the flavonoid, tricin from Njavara rice (Oryza sativa L.) in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells: possible role in the inflammatory signaling. Int Immunopharmacol 2012; 14:32-8. [PMID: 22705359 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2012.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2012] [Revised: 05/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Flavonoids are a group of natural substances that are located in sources of vegetal origin and are able to regulate acute and chronic inflammatory responses. The anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects corroborate with the preferential use of Njavara, a rice variety in indigenous medicine and the phytochemical investigations revealed the occurrence of a flavonoid, tricin at significantly higher levels compared to staple varieties. This study describes the new aspects of inflammatory suppression by the Njavara rice by evaluating the role of active constituent, tricin in the regulation of production of various pro-inflammatory markers by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated with lipopolysaccharide. Treatment with tricin resulted in significant down-regulation of LPS-elicited production of TNF-α, IL-6, PGE(2) and NO. Tricin was found to be a potential blocker of the expression of isoforms of nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase and matrix metalloproteinases. Modulation of the cascade of molecular events in lipopolysaccharide signaling also includes inhibition of transcription factor NF-κB evidenced by the detection of enhanced p65 subunit in the nuclear extracts on tricin supplementation. The present study summarizes the role of the flavonoid, tricin in the modulation of the expression of different inflammatory mediators and revealed that the inhibitory effects on cell signaling pathways are responsible for its anti-inflammatory activity.
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- V Shalini
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthpuram 695581, Kerala, India
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Jeong HJ, Hong SH, Nam YC, Yang HS, Lyu YS, Baek SH, Lee HJ, Kim HM. The Effect of Acupuncture on Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Patients with Chronic Headache: A Preliminary Report. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2012; 31:945-54. [PMID: 14992546 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x03001661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Acupuncture has been widely used as a treatment for various conditions like headache and stroke, especially in Asian countries such as Korea and China. But few scientific investigations have been carried out. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of acupuncture on the production of inflammatory cytokines in patients with chronic headache (CH). Patients with CH were treated with acupuncture during the acute stage. Clinical signs of CH disappeared markedly after three months of treatment with acupuncture. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained from a normal group and those from the patients with CH, before and after treatment with acupuncture, were cultured for 24 hours in the presence or absence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The amount of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in LPS culture supernatant was significantly increased in the patients with CH compared to the healthy control group (p < 0.05). But those cytokines came down toward the levels of the healthy group (p < 0.05) after treatment with acupuncture, although the levels still remained elevated. Plasma cytokine levels were analyzed to evaluate any change due to acupuncture treatment. There was little difference in the levels of IL-1β or IL-6 due to the treatment with acupuncture in the patients with CH, but significantly reduced plasma levels of TNF-α were observed. These data suggest that acupuncture treatment has an inhibitory effect on pro-inflammatory cytokine production in patients with CH.
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- Hyun-Ja Jeong
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, South Korea
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Chanput W, Reitsma M, Kleinjans L, Mes JJ, Savelkoul HFJ, Wichers HJ. β-Glucans are involved in immune-modulation of THP-1 macrophages. Mol Nutr Food Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.1734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Food & Biobased Research; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen; The Netherlands
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- Food & Biobased Research; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen; The Netherlands
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- Food & Biobased Research; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen; The Netherlands
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- Cell Biology and Immunology Group; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen; The Netherlands
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Xu X, Yasuda M, Nakamura-Tsuruta S, Mizuno M, Ashida H. β-Glucan from Lentinus edodes inhibits nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-α production and phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated murine RAW 264.7 macrophages. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:871-8. [PMID: 22102286 PMCID: PMC3256862 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.297887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2011] [Revised: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Lentinan (LNT), a β-glucan from the fruiting bodies of Lentinus edodes, is well known to have immunomodulatory activity. NO and TNF-α are associated with many inflammatory diseases. In this study, we investigated the effects of LNT extracted by sonication (LNT-S) on the NO and TNF-α production in LPS-stimulated murine RAW 264.7 macrophages. The results suggested that treatment with LNT-S not only resulted in the striking inhibition of TNF-α and NO production in LPS-activated macrophage RAW 264.7 cells, but also the protein expression of inducible NOS (iNOS) and the gene expression of iNOS mRNA and TNF-α mRNA. It is surprising that LNT-S enhanced LPS-induced NF-κB p65 nuclear translocation and NF-κB luciferase activity, but severely inhibited the phosphorylation of JNK1/2 and ERK1/2. The neutralizing antibodies of anti-Dectin-1 and anti-TLR2 hardly affected the inhibition of NO production. All of these results suggested that the suppression of LPS-induced NO and TNF-α production was at least partially attributable to the inhibition of JNK1/2 and ERK1/2 activation. This work discovered a promising molecule to control the diseases associated with overproduction of NO and TNF-α.
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- Xiaojuan Xu
- From the Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- the Department of Agrobioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- the Organization of Advanced Science and Technology, Kobe University, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan, and
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- the Organization of Advanced Science and Technology, Kobe University, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan, and
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- the Department of Agrobioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- the Department of Agrobioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Xu X, Pan C, Zhang L, Ashida H. Immunomodulatory beta-glucan from Lentinus edodes activates mitogen-activated protein kinases and nuclear factor-kappaB in murine RAW 264.7 macrophages. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:31194-8. [PMID: 21775433 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.246470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Lentinan, a cell wall β-glucan from the fruiting bodies of Lentinus edodes, is well known to be a biological defense modifier, but the signal transduction pathway(s) induced by Lentinan have not been elucidated. In this study, we extracted Lentinan (LNT-S) by ultrasonication from Lentinus edodes and report that, in murine RAW 264.7 macrophages, LNT-S glucan activated NF-κB p65 and triggered its nuclear translocation as determined by Western blotting. Moreover, LNT-S enhanced NF-κB-luciferase activity in the Dual-Luciferase gene system assay. Its upstream signaling molecules, MAPKs such as ERK1/2 and JNK1/2, were shown to be activated by assessing the level of phosphorylation in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, but its downstream proinflammatory enzyme, inducible NOS, was not observed. The data evaluated using a TNF-α ELISA kit and Griess reagent further demonstrated that no proinflammatory mediators such as TNF-α and NO were produced by LNT-S stimulation in RAW 264.7 cells. In contrast, LPS significantly induced inducible NOS expression and increased NO and TNF-α production, which are associated with activation of the NF-κB p65/p50 heterodimer complex. It is possible that LNT-S did not activate NF-κB p65/p50, and the activation of NF-κB p65 was not sufficient to stimulate cytokine production. These data demonstrate that LNT-S glucan carries out its immunomodulating activity by activating MAPK signaling pathways without secretion of TNF-α and NO.
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- Xiaojuan Xu
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Ryu DS, Kim SH, Oh SM, Lee HS, Jeong JH, Kim SH, Lee DS. Immunosuppressive activities of water-soluble barley β-glucan on alloantigen reactive cell proliferation and cytotoxicity. Food Sci Biotechnol 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10068-011-0037-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Jeong HJ, Choi IY, Kim MH, Kim HM, Moon PD, Hong JW, Kim SH. Chungsim-Yeunja-Tang decreases the inflammatory response in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with cerebral infarction through an NF-κB dependent mechanism. J Neuroinflammation 2010; 7:85. [PMID: 21108840 PMCID: PMC3009630 DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-7-85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Accepted: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Chungsim-Yeunja-Tang (CYT) has been used as a medicine for cerebral infarction (CI) patients in Korea. The objective of this study was to determine precisely the effect of CYT on CI patients using peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Methods For a clinical study, 47 CI patients were identified who had taken CYT (0.01 g/kg) 3 times a day after meals for 2 weeks by oral administration. For ex vivo experiments, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from CI patients. We analyzed the effect of CYT and its main components on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cytokine production and mechanism on PBMCs of CI patients by using ELISA, western blot analysis, transcription factor enzyme-linked immunoassay, and caspase assay. Results Clinical signs of CI significantly disappeared about 2 weeks after oral administration of CYT to CI patients (P < 0.05). CYT and quercetin, an active compound of CYT, significantly inhibited LPS-induced interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α production and expression in PBMCs. CYT and quercetin also inhibited LPS-induced nuclear translocation and DNA binding activities of nuclear factor-κB and degradation of IκBα. In addition, CYT and quercetin inhibited LPS-induced IL-32 expression and caspase-1 activation. Conclusion These results suggest a mechanism that might explain the beneficial effect of CYT in treating CI patients. Taken together, our findings indicate that inhibition of IL-32 expression and caspase-1 activation may be a novel biomarker and potential therapeutic target in CI.
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- Hyun-Ja Jeong
- Biochip Research Center, Hoseo University, Asan, Chungnam, Republic of Korea
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Jeong HJ, Lee HJ, Hong SH, Kim HM, Um JY. INHIBITORY EFFECT OF YANGKYUK-SANHWA-TANG ON INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE PRODUCTION IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELLS FROM THE CEREBRAL INFARCTION PATIENTS. Int J Neurosci 2009; 117:525-37. [PMID: 17365133 DOI: 10.1080/00207450600773590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yangkyuk-Sanhwa-Tang (YST) has been used for the Soyangin cerebral infarction (CI) patients according to Sasang constitutional philosophy. This study investigated the effect of YST on production of various cytokines using peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from the Soyangin CI patients group. The amount of interleukin (IL)-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha increased in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated cells compared with unstimulated-cells. YST inhibited IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-8 production in PBMCs stimulated with LPS. These data suggest that YST has a regulatory effect on cytokine production, which might explain its beneficial effect in the treatment of Soyangin CI patients.
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- Hyun-Ja Jeong
- Department of Pharmacology College of Oriental Medicine, Institute of Oriental Medicine Kyung Hee University. Seoul. Republic of Korea
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Jeong HJ, Kim SJ, Kim HM, Um JY, Moon PD, Jun SM, Hong SH. Yulda-Hanso-Tang attenuates the endotoxin-induced inflammatory cytokine production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Int J Neurosci 2007; 117:1149-65. [PMID: 17613118 DOI: 10.1080/00207450600934580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yulda-Hanso-Tang (YHT) has been used as a formula for the cerebral infarction (CI) patients. This study investigated the anti-inflammatory effects and possible mechanism of YHT on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The amount of interleukin-1beta, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha was increased in the LPS-treated cells. But, increased cytokine was inhibited by YHT except IL-8. The study showed that YHT inhibited the IL-1beta mRNA expression. YHT also inhibited LPS-induced activation of NF-kappaB and degradation of IkappaBalpha. These results suggest that YHT is an inhibitor of NF-kappaB, which might explain its beneficial effect in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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- Hyun-Ja Jeong
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Oriental Medicine, Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kyriacou HM, Steen KE, Raza A, Arman M, Warimwe G, Bull PC, Havlik I, Rowe JA. In vitro inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum rosette formation by Curdlan sulfate. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007; 51:1321-6. [PMID: 17283200 PMCID: PMC1855515 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01216-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Spontaneous binding of infected erythrocytes to uninfected erythrocytes to form rosettes is a property of some strains of Plasmodium falciparum that is linked to severe complications of malaria. Curdlan sulfate (CRDS) is a sulfated glycoconjugate compound that is chemically similar to known rosette-inhibiting drugs such as heparin. CRDS has previously been shown to have antimalarial activity in vitro and is safe for clinical use. Here we show that CRDS at therapeutic levels (10 to 100 microg/ml) significantly reduces rosette formation in vitro in seven P. falciparum laboratory strains and in a group of 18 African clinical isolates. The strong ability to inhibit rosetting suggests that CRDS has the potential to reduce the severe complications and mortality rates from P. falciparum malaria among African children. Our data support further clinical trials of CRDS.
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- Helen M Kyriacou
- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, United Kingdom
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Luhm J, Langenkamp U, Hensel J, Frohn C, Brand JM, Hennig H, Rink L, Koritke P, Wittkopf N, Williams DL, Mueller A. Beta-(1-->3)-D-glucan modulates DNA binding of nuclear factors kappaB, AT and IL-6 leading to an anti-inflammatory shift of the IL-1beta/IL-1 receptor antagonist ratio. BMC Immunol 2006; 7:5. [PMID: 16553947 PMCID: PMC1472690 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2172-7-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2005] [Accepted: 03/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Beta-1-->3-D-glucans represent a pathogen-associated molecular pattern and are able to modify biological responses. Employing a comprehensive methodological approach, the aim of our in vitro study was to elucidate novel molecular and cellular mechanisms of human peripheral blood immune cells mediated by a fungal beta-1-->3-D-glucan, i.e. glucan phosphate, in the presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1). RESULTS Despite an activation of nuclear factor (NF) kappaB, NFinterleukin(IL)-6 and NFAT similar to LPS or TSST-1, we observed no significant production of IL-1beta, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha or interferon gamma induced by glucan phosphate. Glucan phosphate-treated leukocytes induced a substantial amount of IL-8 (peak at 18 h: 5000 pg/ml), likely due to binding of NFkappaB to a consensus site in the IL-8 promoter. An increase in IL-1receptor antagonist (RA) production (peak at 24 h: 12000 pg/ml) by glucan phosphate-treated cells positively correlated with IL-8 levels. Glucan phosphate induced significant binding to a known NFIL-6 site and a new NFAT site within the IL-1RA promoter, which was confirmed by inhibition experiments. When applied in combination with either LPS or TSST-1 at the same time points, we detected that glucan phosphate elevated the LPS- and the TSST-1-induced DNA binding of NFkappaB, NFIL-6 and NFAT, leading to a synergistic increase of IL-1RA. Further, glucan phosphate modulated the TSST-1-induced inflammatory response via reduction of IL-1beta and IL-6. As a consequence, glucan phosphate shifted the TSST-1-induced IL-1beta/IL-1RA ratio towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype. Subsequently, glucan phosphate decreased the TSST-1-induced, IL-1-dependent production of IL-2. CONCLUSION Thus, beta-1-->3-D-glucans may induce beneficial effects in the presence of pro-inflammatory responses, downstream of receptor binding and signaling by switching a pro- to an anti-inflammatory IL-1RA-mediated reaction. Our results also offer new insights into the complex regulation of the IL-1RA gene, which can be modulated by a beta-1-->3-D-glucan.
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- Juergen Luhm
- Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical School, University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical School, University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical School, University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical School, University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical School, University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical School, University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical School, University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical School, University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical School, University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Surgery and Immunopharmacology Research Group, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
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Havlik I, Looareesuwan S, Vannaphan S, Wilairatana P, Krudsood S, Thuma PE, Kozbor D, Watanabe N, Kaneko Y. Curdlan sulphate in human severe/cerebral Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2005; 99:333-40. [PMID: 15780339 DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2004.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2003] [Revised: 05/05/2004] [Accepted: 05/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Preclinical studies have shown that curdlan sulphate (CRDS), a sulphated 1-->3-beta-D glucan, inhibits Plasmodium falciparum in vitro and down-modulates the immune response. A direct, non-specific effect on cytoadherence and rosetting may be predicted, as has been described with other sulphated polysaccharides, e.g. heparin. The anticoagulant effect of CRDS is 10-fold lower than heparin. Curdlan sulphate has, therefore, emerged as a candidate for adjunct medication in the treatment of severe/cerebral malaria. Two clinical studies were conducted using CRDS as adjunct medication to conventional therapy (artesunate) in patients with severe and severe/cerebral malaria. Both studies were double-blind and placebo-controlled to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination. Curdlan sulphate appeared to reduce the severity of the disease process, e.g. fever clearance time was shortened. Due to the small number of patients, there was no difference in mortality. The two treatment arms in both studies showed similar results for all laboratory parameters. The only adverse event recorded during CRDS treatment was an increase in activated partial thromboplastin time. This can be monitored easily. It seems that the patients who may benefit most are severe/cerebral cases with no organ damage on admission.
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- I Havlik
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown 2193, South Africa.
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Babayigit H, Kucuk C, Sozuer E, Yazici C, Kose K, Akgun H. Protective effect of β-glucan on lung injury after cecal ligation and puncture in rats. Intensive Care Med 2005; 31:865-70. [PMID: 15818502 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2629-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2004] [Accepted: 03/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Understanding the biological mediators involved in the complex inflammatory response of sepsis and acute lung injury offers the possibility of future investigations targeting treatment based on these mediators. This study investigated whether macrophage activator beta-glucan has a protective effect on acute lung injury in an experimental model of sepsis. DESIGN AND SETTING Experimental study in an experimental research center. MATERIALS 30 rats randomized into three groups (sham, sepsis, and beta-glucan). INTERVENTIONS Cecal ligation and puncture were performed in the beta-glucan and sepsis groups. The beta-glucan group was given a single intraperitoneal dose of beta-glucan (4 mg/kg) following cecal ligation. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Rats treated with beta-glucan had fewer circulating neutrophils, more blood monocytes, and higher serum interleukin 6 levels than septic animals. The percentages of neutrophils and lymphocytes from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and the myeloperoxidase activity measured in the lung tissue were lower in the beta-glucan group than in the sepsis group. Less alveolar hemorrhage and neutrophil infiltration were observed in lungs from animals in the beta-glucan group in the septic groups. CONCLUSIONS In this rat model of intra-abdominal sepsis beta-glucan treatment partially protected against secondary lung injury, decreased lung hemorrhages, and lung neutrophilia. These results suggest that beta-glucan protects against sepsis-associated lung damage.
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- Hulya Babayigit
- Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
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Pelizon AC, Kaneno R, Soares AM, Meira DA, Sartori A. Down-modulation of lymphoproliferation and interferon-gamma production by beta-glucan derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2004; 98:1083-7. [PMID: 15049094 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762003000800019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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beta-glucan, one of the major cell wall components of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been found to enhance immune functions. This study investigated in vivo and in vitro effects of beta-glucan on lymphoproliferation and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production by splenic cells from C57BL/6 female mice. All experiments were performed with particulate beta-glucan derived from S. cerevisiae. Data demonstrated that both, i.p. administration of particulate beta-glucan (20 or 100 micrograms/animal) and in vitro stimulation of splenic cells (20 or 100 micrograms/ml of culture) decreased lymphoproliferation and IFN-gamma production induced by concanavalin A. These results suggest that beta-glucan can trigger a down-modulatory effect regulating a deleterious immune system hyperactivity in the presence of a strong stimulus.
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- A C Pelizon
- Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Biociências da Unesp, Faculdade de Medicina, Campus de Botucatu, 18618-000 Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
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Perović-Ottstadt S, Adell T, Proksch P, Wiens M, Korzhev M, Gamulin V, Müller IM, Müller WEG. A (13)-beta-d-glucan recognition protein from the sponge Suberites domuncula. Mediated activation of fibrinogen-like protein and epidermal growth factor gene expression. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 271:1924-37. [PMID: 15128302 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.04102.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sponges (phylum Porifera) live in a symbiotic relationship with microorganisms, primarily bacteria. Until now, molecular proof for the capacity of sponges to recognize fungi in the surrounding aqueous milieu has not been available. Here we demonstrate, for the demosponge Suberites domuncula (Porifera, Demospongiae, Hadromerida), a cell surface receptor that recognizes (1-->3)-beta-D-glucans, e.g. curdlan or laminarin. This receptor, the (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan-binding protein, was identified and its cDNA analysed. The gene coding for the 45 kDa protein was found to be upregulated in tissue after incubation with carbohydrate. Simultaneously with the increased expression of this gene, two further genes showed an elevated steady state level of expression; one codes for a fibrinogen-like protein and the other for the epidermal growth factor precursor. Expression of the (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan-binding protein and the fibrinogen-like protein occurred in cells on the sponge surface, in the pinacoderm. By Western blotting, the product of the fibrinogen-like protein gene was identified, the recombinant protein isolated, and antibodies raised to this protein. Their application revealed that a 5 kDa factor is produced, which is apparently processed from the 77 kDa epidermal growth factor precursor. Finally, we provided evidence that a tyrosine kinase pathway is initiated in response to exposure to D-glucan; its phosphorylation activity could be blocked by aeroplysinin. In turn, the increased expression of the downstream genes was suppressed. We conclude that sponges possess a molecular mechanism for recognizing fungi via the d-glucan carbohydrates on their surfaces.
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- Sanja Perović-Ottstadt
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Abteilung Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Universität, Mainz, Germany
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Ohata A, Usami M, Horiuchi T, Nagasawa K, Kinoshita K. Release of (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan from depth-type membrane filters and their in vitro effects on proinflammatory cytokine production. Artif Organs 2003; 27:728-35. [PMID: 12911348 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2003.07137.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To clarify the origin of (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan in blood products and assess the biological activity of filter extracts, we evaluated (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan extraction from depth filters used to process blood products and their in vitro effects on proinflammatory cytokine production from macrophages. Cellulose or nylon filters were analyzed for (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan using the Fungitec G test. To evaluate the biological activity of the filter extracts, Mono Mac 6 cells (a human macrophage cell line) were cultured with filter extracts with or without lipopolysaccharide, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1beta) concentrations in the culture media were measured. (1-->3)-beta-D-Glucan was released from seven cellulose filters but the nylon filter level was undetectable. Proinflammatory cytokine production ranged from 74.3% to 119.0% of the control for TNF-alpha and 81.2% to 115.9% for IL-1beta. TNF-alpha and IL-1beta levels were low without lipopolysaccharide. The data indicate that (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan in blood products is contaminated with the depth filters and that these filter extracts modulate proinflammatory cytokine production from macrophages.
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- Atsushi Ohata
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Engstad CS, Engstad RE, Olsen JO, Osterud B. The effect of soluble beta-1,3-glucan and lipopolysaccharide on cytokine production and coagulation activation in whole blood. Int Immunopharmacol 2002; 2:1585-97. [PMID: 12433059 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5769(02)00134-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Soluble beta-1,3-glucan has been demonstrated to protect against infection and shock in rats and mice, and clinical studies suggest that administration of soluble glucans to trauma/surgical patients decreases septic complications and improves survival. However, little is known about the precise mechanisms by which glucans influence the state of activation of blood cells, which are responsible for the fulminant cytokine production and the activation of the coagulation system observed in serious gram-negative infection. We studied therefore the effect of an underivatized, soluble yeast beta-1,3-glucan and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), either alone or in combination, on tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8 and IL-10 secretion and monocyte tissue factor (TF) expression in human whole blood. As expected, LPS induced the secretion of substantial amounts of all measured parameters, whereas only minor amounts of TNFalpha, IL-6, and IL-10 were induced by beta-glucan itself. However, beta-glucan itself induced the production of significant amounts of IL-8 and TF. Soluble beta-1,3-glucan had a strong synergistic effect on the LPS-induced secretion of IL-8, IL-10, and on monocyte TF activity, but not on TNFalpha and 1L-6 production. On the other hand, soluble beta-glucan strongly primed LPS stimulation of all parameters, including TNFalpha and IL-6. beta-Glucan also induced detectable neutrophil degranulation within 15 min, whereas a response to LPS was first detected after 90 min. In conclusion, soluble beta-1,3-glucan upregulated leukocyte activity, both on its own and in concert with LPS.
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Tsiapali E, Whaley S, Kalbfleisch J, Ensley HE, Browder IW, Williams DL. Glucans exhibit weak antioxidant activity, but stimulate macrophage free radical activity. Free Radic Biol Med 2001; 30:393-402. [PMID: 11182295 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(00)00485-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 229] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Polymeric carbohydrates have been reported to modulate inflammatory responses in vitro and in vivo. Previous reports suggest that certain carbohydrate polymers, such as (1-->3)-beta-D-glucans, may possess free radical scavenging activity. If glucans are free radical scavengers then it might explain, in part, the ability of these ligands to modulate inflammatory responses. The present study examined the free radical scavenging activity of a variety of carbohydrate polymers and the effect of the polymers on free radical levels in a murine macrophage cell line. All of the carbohydrates exhibited concentration dependent antioxidant effects (EC(50) range = 807 to 43 microg/ml). However, the antioxidant activity for the carbohydrates was modest in comparison with PDTC (EC(50) = 0.13 microg/ml) and the carbohydrate concentration required for antioxidant activity was high (x EC(50) = 283 microg/ml). The antioxidant ability of the polymers was greater (p < .05) than their monosaccharide constituents, i.e., dextrose EC(50) = 807 vs. glucan sulfate EC(50) = 43 microg/ml. Coincubation of glucans with murine J774a.1 cells increased free radical levels when compared to controls. Therefore, the weak free radical scavenging activity of glucan polymers cannot explain their modulatory effect on inflammatory responses in tissue culture and/or disease models of inflammation.
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- E Tsiapali
- Department of Surgery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614-0575, USA
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Masihi KN. Immunomodulators in infectious diseases: panoply of possibilites. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 2000; 22:1083-91. [PMID: 11137615 DOI: 10.1016/s0192-0561(00)00074-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Infections which caused ravages in the past centuries are again resurgent and newly emerging pathogens capable of human diseases continue to surface. Multidrug antibiotic resistance has turned into a major medical problem. Judicious concepts for combating infections in the 21st century have acquired a new poignancy. Immunomodulators of natural, synthetic, and recombinant origin can stimulate host defense mechanisms for the prophylaxis and treatment of diverse viral, bacterial, parasitic and fungal diseases. Some immunomodulator preparations are already licensed for use in patients and numerous others are being extensively investigated in preclinical and clinical studies. Immunomodulators offer a novel adjunct to established antimicrobial therapies.
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- K N Masihi
- Robert Koch Institute, Nordufer 20, D-13353, Berlin, Germany.
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The advent of the antibiotic era ushered in a shift towards non-pathogen-specific therapy of infectious diseases. This led to an overt emphasis on targeting microbial pathogens while strategies directed towards enhancing host immunity were neglected. In an effort to decrease sole reliance on antimicrobials, the time has come for a critical reappraisal of nonantibiotic, albeit immune response-enhancing substances. The diverse array of natural, synthetic, and recombinant immunomodulators discussed in this review succinctly demonstrate the potential of these agents to stimulate host defense mechanisms for prophylaxis and treatment of various microbial infections.
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- K N Masihi
- Robert Koch Institute, Nordufer 20, D-13353, Berlin, Germany.
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Williams DL, Ha T, Li C, Kalbfleisch JH, Laffan JJ, Ferguson DA. Inhibiting early activation of tissue nuclear factor-kappa B and nuclear factor interleukin 6 with (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan increases long-term survival in polymicrobial sepsis. Surgery 1999; 126:54-65. [PMID: 10418593 DOI: 10.1067/msy.1999.99058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent data implicate the activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) and nuclear factor interleukin 6 (NF-IL6) as important steps in the pathophysiologic mechanisms of adult respiratory distress syndrome and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. METHODS This study evaluated the effect of immunomodulating polysaccharides on transcription factor activation, cytokine expression, and mortality in a murine cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model. ICR/HSD mice were treated with glucan (50 mg/kg) 1 hour before or 15 minutes after CLP. Liver and lung tissue were harvested at 3 hours and mortality trends were observed for 20 days. RESULTS CLP increased liver and lung NF-kappa B and NF-IL6 nuclear binding activity as well as tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin 6 messenger RNA levels at 3 hours. Pretreatment or posttreatment with glucans inhibited tissue NF-kappa B and NF-IL6 nuclear binding activity and tissue cytokine messenger RNA levels. Prophylaxis with glucan phosphate or scleroglucan increased (P < .001) long-term survival (20% CLP vs 65% glucan phosphate, 75% scleroglucan). Posttreatment with glucan phosphate also increased (P < .05) long-term survival (20% vs 65%). CONCLUSIONS Pretreatment or posttreatment with biologic response modifiers decreased tissue transcription factor nuclear binding activity and cytokine message in liver and lung of septic mice. Inhibiting early transcription factor activation and cytokine message expression correlates with improved outcome in polymicrobial sepsis as denoted by increased long-term survival.
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- D L Williams
- Department of Surgery, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City 37604-0575, USA
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