摘要
Objective:Investigating the anti-inflammatory effects of magnolol on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation model mouse and its effect on NF-κB pathway.Methods:Mice were randomly divided into 5 group: normal control group, inflammatory model group, dexamethasone positive drug group and, magnolol group. After administrating for 7 d, LPS was intraperitoneally injected to induce inflammatory on the 8th day, and blood was taken 3 h later and the thymus and spleen were weighed. The levels of serum TNF-α, IL-22 and IL-17 were detected by ELISA method. The expression levels of TNF-α, NF-κB p65 and IL-17 in thymus were detected by immunohistochemistry.Results: Magnolol could evidently reduce the levels of serum TNF-α, NF-κB p65 and IL-17 and IL-22. Immunohistochemistry result showed that magnolol could down-regulate the expression of IL-17, TNF-α and p65. Conclusion: Magnolol can prevent and treat LPS-induced inflammation. Its anti-inflammatory effect is connected with the down-regulation of TNF-α and NF-κB p65 protein levels by IL-17 inflammatory pathway. This experiment provides a theoretical basis for magnolol in anti-inflammatory.
