Anti-inflammatory activity of guluronate oligosaccharides obtained by oxidative degradation from alginate in lipopolysaccharide-activated murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells

J Agric Food Chem. 2015 Jan 14;63(1):160-8. doi: 10.1021/jf503548a.

Abstract

Alginate has notably diverse pharmacological activities. The present study investigated the anti-inflammatory activity of the guluronate oligosaccharides prepared by oxidative degradation (GOS-OD) from alginate. GOS-OD significantly attenuated the production of nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and reactive oxygen species (ROS), the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, and the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. Moreover, GOS-OD potently decreased the binding of LPS to the cell surface and LPS-induced Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and cluster of differentiation (CD) 14 expression. Additionally, GOS-OD could remarkably inhibit the LPS-induced activation of nuclear factor (NF)-κB and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathways in RAW 264.7 cells. These results indicate that GOS-OD may reduce the LPS-stimulated inflammatory responses through blocking the activation of NF-κB and MAP kinases, suggesting that GOS-OD may be considered as a potential nutraceutical for inflammation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alginates / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Glucuronic Acid / chemistry
  • Hexuronic Acids / chemistry
  • Hexuronic Acids / pharmacology*
  • Lipopolysaccharides / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology*
  • Macrophages / drug effects*
  • Macrophages / immunology
  • Mice
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • NF-kappa B / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism
  • Oligosaccharides / chemistry
  • Oligosaccharides / pharmacology*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Alginates
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Hexuronic Acids
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • NF-kappa B
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4
  • guluronic acid
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Glucuronic Acid
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases