OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Young Yum pill (YYP) on inflammatory mediators in cultured RAW 264.7 cells and elucidate the nuclear factor- kappa B (NF-κB)-related mechanism behind the action. METHODS: YYP w...OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Young Yum pill (YYP) on inflammatory mediators in cultured RAW 264.7 cells and elucidate the nuclear factor- kappa B (NF-κB)-related mechanism behind the action. METHODS: YYP was extracted with 95% ethanol Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages were used to evaluate the effect of YYP on inflammatory mediators. Production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) were measured by Griess test and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. The levels of genes and proteins involved in the generation of inflammatory mediators were examined using real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting, respectively. RESULTS: YYP dose-dependently suppressed LPS-induced production of NO, PGE2 and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), and elevation of mRNA and protein levels of inducible NO synthase and cyclooxygenase- 2 in RAW 264.7 macrophages. These observations were associated with decreased NF-κB p65 phosphorylation and nuclear localization, enhanced Akt (protein kinase B) phosphorylation, as well as reduced inhibitor of κB (IκB)α degradation and IκB kinase α/β phosphorylation. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrated an inhibitory effect of YYP on the NF-κB-regulated inflammatory mediators NO, PGE2 and TNF-α in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages, providing a pharmacological basis for the use of YYP in treating inflammatory disorders.展开更多
通过制备Co Cr Fe Mn Ni X（X=V,Ti,Si,Zr）高熵合金,研究了原子尺寸差异δ与合金的组织、相结构和磨损性能之间的关系。研究结果表明：随着δ值增大,合金的XRD衍射强度逐渐降低,合金由FCC单相结构过渡到FCC＋BCC双相结构;随着δ值的增...通过制备Co Cr Fe Mn Ni X（X=V,Ti,Si,Zr）高熵合金,研究了原子尺寸差异δ与合金的组织、相结构和磨损性能之间的关系。研究结果表明：随着δ值增大,合金的XRD衍射强度逐渐降低,合金由FCC单相结构过渡到FCC＋BCC双相结构;随着δ值的增大,对应合金的摩擦因数降低,硬度和磨损性能提高。当δ值大于11.40%时,合金的显微组织、相结构、硬度和磨损性能均发生显著变化,δ=11.40%为Co Cr Fe Mn Ni X高熵合金组织和性能发生突变的阈值。展开更多
基金Supported by Wai Yuen Tong Medicine Company Limited,Innovation and Technology Fund(UIT/315)General Research Fund(GRF:12125116)of Hong KongFRG1/16-17/048 and FRG2/16-17/033 from the Hong Kong Baptist University
文摘OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Young Yum pill (YYP) on inflammatory mediators in cultured RAW 264.7 cells and elucidate the nuclear factor- kappa B (NF-κB)-related mechanism behind the action. METHODS: YYP was extracted with 95% ethanol Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages were used to evaluate the effect of YYP on inflammatory mediators. Production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) were measured by Griess test and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. The levels of genes and proteins involved in the generation of inflammatory mediators were examined using real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting, respectively. RESULTS: YYP dose-dependently suppressed LPS-induced production of NO, PGE2 and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), and elevation of mRNA and protein levels of inducible NO synthase and cyclooxygenase- 2 in RAW 264.7 macrophages. These observations were associated with decreased NF-κB p65 phosphorylation and nuclear localization, enhanced Akt (protein kinase B) phosphorylation, as well as reduced inhibitor of κB (IκB)α degradation and IκB kinase α/β phosphorylation. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrated an inhibitory effect of YYP on the NF-κB-regulated inflammatory mediators NO, PGE2 and TNF-α in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages, providing a pharmacological basis for the use of YYP in treating inflammatory disorders.
文摘通过制备Co Cr Fe Mn Ni X（X=V,Ti,Si,Zr）高熵合金,研究了原子尺寸差异δ与合金的组织、相结构和磨损性能之间的关系。研究结果表明：随着δ值增大,合金的XRD衍射强度逐渐降低,合金由FCC单相结构过渡到FCC＋BCC双相结构;随着δ值的增大,对应合金的摩擦因数降低,硬度和磨损性能提高。当δ值大于11.40%时,合金的显微组织、相结构、硬度和磨损性能均发生显著变化,δ=11.40%为Co Cr Fe Mn Ni X高熵合金组织和性能发生突变的阈值。
