NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (7): 1259-1266. doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2025.7.008 cstr: 32307.14.1001-6880.2025.7.008

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Anti-inflammatory effects of four lupane-type triterpenoids from Acanthopanax gracilistylus W.W.Smith

LU Mao-fang1,WU Jian2,JIANG Shi-qin1,LU Man-xia1,YOOK Chong-soo3,LEE Geon-ho3,DAI Ling4,LIU Xiang-qian1*#br#   

  1. 1School of Pharmacy,Hunan University of Chinese Medicine,Changsha 410208,China;2Instrumental Analysis Center,Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Shanghai 200032,China;3College of Pharmacy,Kyung Hee University,Seoul 130-701,Korea; 4School of Pharmacy,Hunan Vocational College of Science and Technology,Changsha 410200,China
  • Online:2025-07-28 Published:2025-07-28

Abstract:

This study aimed to explore the anti-inflammatory effect of four lupane-type triterpenoids from Acanthopanax gracilistylus on lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW 264.7 cells. The lupane-type triterpenoids were impressic acid (1), 3α, 11α-dihydroxy-23-oxo-lup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid (2), 3α, 11α, 23-trihydroxy-lup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid (3), 3α-hydroxy-lup-20(29)-en-23,28-dioic acid (4). RAW 264.7 cells were stimulated by lipopolysaccharide to establish an inflammatory model. The level of nitric oxide was determined by Griess. The levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF) were determined by ELISA. The expression of high-mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) was detected by Western blot. The expressions of TNF-α and IL-1β mRNA were detected by RT-PCR. The levels of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) were measured by ELISA. The results showed that, compared with the model group, compound 1 and 4 could significantly reduce the release of NO, TNF-α, and IL-1β; compound 2 could inhibit the production of NO and IL-1β; compounds 1, 2 and 4 could inhibit the secretion of HMGB1 by cells; compounds 1 and 4 had a significant inhibitory effect on the mRNA expression of TNF-α induced by LPS; compounds 1, 2 and 4 significantly decreased the activity of NF-κB in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells (all P < 0.05). In conclusion, compounds 1, 2 and 4 have certainly anti-inflammatory effects on LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cell inflammation, and their possible mechanism of action is to inhibit the NF-κB signaling pathway and the transcriptional expression of downstream inflammatory mediators, inhibit the secretion of HMGB1, and relieve the inflammatory response of LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells.

Key words: Acanthopanax gracilistylus, lupane-type triterpenoids, anti-inflammatory; high-mobility group box 1 protein, nuclear factor-κB

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