title: The genome-wide expression profile of Nelumbinis semen on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV-2 microglial cells.
abstract: This study was conducted to evaluate the protective mechanisms of Nelumbinis semen (NS) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced activation of BV-2 microglial cells. The anti-inflammatory effects of NS were determined by analyzing nitric oxide production and proinflammatory cytokines using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The mechanism was evaluated in BV-2 cells with or without NS treated with LPS for various lengths of time using oligonucleotide microarray and real time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The oligonucleotide microarray analysis revealed that mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway-related genes such as Fgfr3, Fgf12, Rasal2, Nfkb2, Map2k5, Mapk1, Map3k7, and NFatc2 were down-regulated in LPS activated BV-2 cells by pretreatment with NS. In addition, significant decreases in Nos1ap gene expression were observed with NS pretreatment. Cluster linked pathway analysis using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes database revealed that the effects of NS were closely associated with the regulation of mitochondria functions. These results suggested that NS can affect the MAPK signaling pathway and mitochondrial functions in BV-2 cells activated with LPS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Hwan-Suck
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Eunjung
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Hyuk-Joon
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Sung-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Yangseok
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Minkyu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Moochang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Hyunsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bae
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D017628:Microglia / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016207:Cytokines; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C501480:Nelumbinis Semen; D009569:Nitric Oxide