Enhanced anti-inflammatory effects of DHA and quercetin in lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW264.7 macrophages by inhibiting NF-κB and MAPK activation

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 499-508

  Si, Tian Lei ^a   Liu, Qi ^a   Ren, Yu Fei ^b   Li, Hui ^a   Xu, Xiao Yun ^a   Li, Er Hu ^a   Pan, Si Yi ^a   Zhang, Jiu Liang ^a   Wang, Ke Xing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Henan Xingtai SandT Industry Co   (China)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Inflammatory cytokines; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Nitric oxide; Nuclear factor B; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROTEIN P50; QUERCETIN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AUTACOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAW 264.7 CELL LINE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOMARKERS; CELL LINE; CYTOKINES; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PHOSPHORYLATION; QUERCETIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84973440970     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5259     Document Type: Article

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