To study the anti-inflammatory mechanism of dendrocandin U
from Dendrobium huoshanense, a model of LPS-induced inflammation in
RAW264.7 cells was established. The release of NO was detected by Griess
method, the mRNA expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS),
tumor necrosis factor
(TNF-
) and interleukin-1
(IL-1
) were detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain
reaction(RT-qPCR), and the expressions of proteins related to nuclear
factor kappa-B(NF-
B), mitogen-activated protein kinases(MAPKs) and Akt signaling pathways
were detected by Western blot. The results showed that dendrocandin U
significantly inhibited LPS-induced NO release and mRNA expressions of
iNOS, TNF-
and IL-1
in RAW264.7 cells (
). Meanwhile, dendrocandin U significantly inhibited LPS-induced
phosphorylation of I
B, p65, ERK1/2, JNK1/2, p38 and Akt (
). Dendrocandin U could inhibit LPS-induced inflammatory responses in
RAW264.7 cells by inhibiting the activation of NF-
B, MAPKs and Akt signaling pathways.