Effects of baicalin on protecting inflammation in mice induced by lipopolysaccharide
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    A inflammatory model of RAW264.7 cell induced with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was established in vitro to study the effects and mechanism of baicalin (BCN) against LPS-induced inflammatory injury in mice. The cellular phagocytic ability, nitric oxide (NO) release, and mRNA expression to inflammatory cytokines and TGF-β/SMAD2 pathways related genes were measured. Experiments in vivo were conducted using different concentrations of baicalin to establish an inflammatory model in BALB/c mice after 7 consecutive days of gastric lavage and intraperitoneal injection of LPS. The spleen index, subgroups and immune balance of T cell in mice were detected. RT-qPCR was used to determine the mRNA expression of inflammatory cytokines and TGF-β/SMAD2 pathways related genes in the spleen. Results showed that baicalin had no effect on inhibiting the proliferation of RAW264.7 cell within the range of 0-25 μg/mL. When the LPS concentration was 1 mg/mL, the survival rate of RAW264.7 cell was 54.55%. Different concentrations of baicalin enhanced the phagocytic ability(P<0.05) and reduced NO release (P<0.05) of RAW264.7 cells. The mRNA expression of inflammatory cytokines related genes increased (P<0.05) while the mRNA expression of TGF-β/SMAD2 pathways related genes decreased after LPS stimulation. The mRNA expression of above genes was reversed after intervention with baicalin. The spleen index of mice significantly increased(P<0.05) after LPS treatment, and different doses of baicalin groups improved this situation(P<0.05). Results of flow cytometry showed that baicalin improved the differentiation of CD4+ and CD8+ cells stimulated by LPS, reduced the ratio of CD4+/CD8+, and restored the imbalance of Th17/Treg balance axis induced by LPS. It is indicated that baicalin alleviates the LPS induced inflammation in mice, and its mechanism may be related to the activation of TGF-β/SMAD2 signaling pathway, the inhibition of inflammatory cytokines expression, and the restoration of Th17/Treg balance axis.

    Table 1 Primer sequences
    Fig.1 Effect of baicalin (A) and LPS (B) on the proliferation of RAW264.7 cell
    Fig.2 Phagocytosis (A) and NO content (B) of LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells by baicalin treatment
    Fig.3 Relative mRNA expression levels in RAW264.7 cells after LPS stimulation and baicalin treatment
    Fig.4 Spleen index of mice after different levels of baicalin feeding and LPS stimulation
    Fig.5 Results of T Cell differentiation after different levels of baicalin feeding and LPS stimulation
    Fig.6 Immuno-equilibrium flow cytometry after different levels of baicalin feeding and LPS stimulation
    Fig.7 mRNA expression of cytokines associated with spleen after different levels of baicalin feeding and LPS stimulation
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闫普普,朱君,刘佳丽,黄永熙,余捷,汤锋,郭利伟. Effects of baicalin on protecting inflammation in mice induced by lipopolysaccharide[J]. Jorunal of Huazhong Agricultural University,2024,43(5):224-233.

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