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Astaxanthin Provides Antioxidant Protection in LPS-Induced Dendritic Cells for Inflammatory Control

Mar Drugs

Astaxanthin, originating from marine organisms, is a natural bioactive compound with powerful antioxidant activity. Here, we evaluated the antioxidant ability of astaxanthin on dendritic cells (DCs), a key target of immu

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Reference Id
4607
Evidence Id
21197
Core Evidence Id
21197
Source Reference Id
2480
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF003277
Subject Paper Key
HBIN017178_34677433
Pubmed Id
34677433
Doi
10.3390/md19100534
Paper Title
Astaxanthin Provides Antioxidant Protection in LPS-Induced Dendritic Cells for Inflammatory Control
Paper Abstract
Astaxanthin, originating from marine organisms, is a natural bioactive compound with powerful antioxidant activity. Here, we evaluated the antioxidant ability of astaxanthin on dendritic cells (DCs), a key target of immune regulation, for inflammatory control in a sepsis model. Our results showed that astaxanthin suppressed nitric oxide (NO) production, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and lipid peroxidation activities in LPS-induced DCs and LPS-challenged mice. Moreover, the reduced glutathione (GSH) levels and the GSH/GSSG ratio were increased, suggesting that astaxanthin elevated the level of cellular reductive status. Meanwhile, the activities of antioxidant enzymes, including glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD), were significantly upregulated. Astaxanthin also inhibited the LPS-induced secretions of IL-1β, IL-17, and TGF-β cytokines. Finally, we found that the expressions of heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) were significantly upregulated by astaxanthin in LPS-induced DCs, suggesting that the HO-1/Nrf2 pathway plays a significant role in the suppression of oxidative stress. These results suggested that astaxanthin possesses strong antioxidant characteristics in DC-related inflammatory responses, which is expected to have potential as a method of sepsis treatment.
Journal
Mar Drugs
Publish Year
2021
Experiment Subject
mouse
Experiment Type
Animal Experiment
Phenotype Related
Sepsis
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Astaxanthin Provides Antioxidant Protection in LPS-Induced Dendritic Cells for Inflammatory Control
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