Dihydrotanshinone exhibits an anti-inflammatory effect in vitro and in vivo through blocking TLR4 dimerization.

Pharmacological Research : the Official Journal of the Italian Pharmacological Society
Renyikun YuanYu-Lin Feng

Abstract

Dihydrotanshinone (DHT), one of the major ingredients of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen), displays many bioactivities. However, the activity and underlying mechanism of DHT in anti-inflammation have not yet been elucidated. In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory activity and molecular mechanism of action of DHT both in vitro and in vivo. Our data showed that DHT significantly decreased the release of inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-1β in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, THP-1 cells, and bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs), and altered the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). In addition, flow cytometry results indicated that DHT reduced the calcium influx, and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and nitric oxide (NO) generation in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Moreover, DHT suppressed the transcription of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), the expressions of NF-κB proteins, and nuclear translocation of NF-κB/p65, thereby suggesting that the NF-κB pathway played a role in the anti-inflammatory action of DHT. In addition, DHT attenuated LPS-challenged activator protein-1 (AP-1) activity, re...Continue Reading

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