Evaluation of the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of the methanolic extract of Ferula szowitsiana root on PHA-induced inflammation in human lymphocytes.
Autor: Askari, Vahid Reza; Baradaran Rahimi, Vafa; Assaran, Amin; Iranshahi, Mehrdad; Boskabady, Mohammad Hossein
Publication year: 2020
Drug and chemical toxicology
issn:1525-6014 0148-0545
doi: 10.1080/01480545.2019.1572182
Abstract:
Inflammation is defined as a defensive response of the body against either the endogenous or exogenous triggers, while this process becomes chronic leading to various disorders such as asthma, cancers, and multiple sclerosis. Recently, pharmacological properties of different constituents of F. szowitsiana have been reported. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of the methanolic extract of F. szowitsiana root on human isolated lymphocytes. The effects of either F. szowitsiana (10, 40 and 160 μg/ml) or dexamethasone (0.1 mM) were evaluated on the levels of cell proliferation, reactive oxygen species (ROS), nitric oxide (NO) production, malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities, and total glutathione content (GSH) as well as the secretion of inflammatory cytokines [interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α] in the presence or absence of phytohemagglutinin (PHA) stimulation (n = 8 for each group). PHA stimulation notably elevated ROS, NO, MDA, IL-6, and TNF-α levels as well as diminished GSH, CAT and SOD levels. In PHA-stimulated, the results also revealed that F. szowitsiana (10-160 µg/ml) significantly decreased MDA, ROS, NO, IL-6 and TNF-α levels as well as increased CAT, SOD and GSH levels. Collectively, F. szowitsiana is able to attenuate the overproduction of inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in the presence of PHA-stimulated T lymphocytes, while to propagate the anti-oxidative defense. Contextually, the plant has promising healing effects in the different inflammatory disorders associated with the interference of the acquired immune system such as multiple sclerosis and asthma.
Language: eng
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Pmid: 30764672
Tags: Humans; inflammation; oxidative stress; Plant Extracts/*pharmacology/therapeutic use; Cytokines/analysis; Reactive Oxygen Species/analysis; Antioxidants/*pharmacology/therapeutic use; Inflammation/chemically induced/*drug therapy; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/*pharmacology/therapeutic use; F. szowitsiana; Ferula/*chemistry; Lymphocytes/drug effects/immunology; Malondialdehyde/analysis; Nitric Oxide/analysis; Phytohemagglutinins/pharmacology; Superoxide Dismutase/analysis; T lymphocytes; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/analysis; tumor necrosis factor-α
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30764672/
