title: Antrodia camphorata suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced nuclear factor-kappaB activation in transgenic mice evaluated by bioluminescence imaging.
abstract: In an earlier study, we found that Antrodia camphorata inhibited the production of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cytokines, inducible nitric oxide synthase, and cyclooxygenase-2 by blocking nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation in cultured RAW 264.7 macrophages. This study was aimed at evaluating the inhibitory effects of the fermented culture broth of A. camphorata in terms of LPS-induced NF-kappaB activation in transgenic mice by using a non-invasive, real-time NF-kappaB bioluminescence imaging technique. Transgenic mice carrying the luciferase gene under the control of NF-kappaB were given A. camphorata (570 mg/kg, p.o.) for three consecutive days and then injected with LPS (4 mg/kg, i.p.). In vivo imaging showed that treatment with LPS increased the luminescent signal, whereas A. camphorata suppressed the LPS-induced inflammatory response significantly. Ex vivo imaging showed that A. camphorata suppressed LPS-induced NF-kappaB activity in the small intestine, mesenteric lymph nodes, liver, spleen, and kidney. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that A. camphorata suppressed production of the LPS-induced tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and NF-kappaB p65 subunit in these organs. Furthermore, A. camphorata attenuated the productions of LPS-induced TNF-alpha and IL-1beta in serum from transgenic mice. We report the first confirmation of the anti-inflammatory action in vivo of this potentially beneficial mushroom.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cosmeceutics, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: You-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Hseu
authors.forename: Hui-Chi
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chien-Yun
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hsiang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology; D055491:Antrodia / Q000737:chemistry*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000633:toxicity; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D049449:Luminescence; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016207:Cytokines; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D008156:Luciferases