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- Title
Rubus coreanus Inhibits Oxidized-LDL Uptake by Macrophages Through Regulation of JNK Activation.
- Authors
Bhandary, Bidur; Lee, Geum-Hwa; So, Byung-Ok; Kim, Sun-Young; Kim, Min-Gul; Kwon, Ji-Wung; Song, Ji-Young; Lee, Hee-Kwon; Kim, Hyung-Ryong; Chae, Soo-Wan; Chae, Han-Jung
- Abstract
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) contributes to atherosclerosis in part by being taken up into macrophages via scavenger receptors and leading to foam cell formation. Herbal compounds that have been used to treat blood stasis (a counterpart of atherosclerosis) for centuries include extracts of medicinal plants in the Rosaceae and Leguminosae families. In this study, we investigated the effect of the unripe Rubus coreanus (Korean black raspberry) fruit extract on oxLDL uptake by murine macrophage cells. In the presence of Rubus coreanus extract (RCE), Dil-labeled oxLDL uptake was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner. SP600125, a specific JNK inhibitor, inhibited the uptake of Dil-oxLDL into macrophages. RCE also inhibited JNK phosphorylation in a time- and dose-dependent manner in macrophages treated with oxLDL. These results indicate that among the mitogen-activated protein kinases, JNK phosphorylation is inhibited by RCE, which is likely the mechanism underlying the RCE-induced inhibition of oxLDL uptake by macrophages.
- Subjects
FRUIT; THERAPEUTIC use of plant extracts; ANIMAL experimentation; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHEMILUMINESCENCE assay; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGES; METABOLISM; MICE; MICROSCOPY; OXIDATION-reduction reaction; RESEARCH funding; STAINS &; staining (Microscopy); TRANSFERASES; WESTERN immunoblotting; ORCIPRENALINE; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2012, Vol 40, Issue 5, p967
- ISSN
0192-415X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0192415X12500711