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Review
. 2017 Nov:52:119-126.
doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.08.030. Epub 2017 Oct 12.

Immune-enhancing effects of polysaccharides extracted from Lilium lancifolium Thunb

Guifang Pan  1 , Zhongwen Xie  2 , Shixia Huang  1 , Yuling Tai  1 , Qingshuang Cai  2 , Wei Jiang  1 , Jiameng Sun  1 , Yi Yuan  3
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Immune-enhancing effects of polysaccharides extracted from Lilium lancifolium Thunb

Guifang Pan et al. Int Immunopharmacol. 2017 Nov.

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Abstract

Lilium lancifolium Thunb. is a Chinese traditional plant with various health benefits. In this study, we purified and characterized the water-soluble polysaccharide fraction (LLP-1A) of L. lancifolium. We also investigated the in vitro immune-enhancing activity of LLP-1A in macrophages and the underlying molecular mechanism. Results showed that LLP-1A was mainly composed of mannose and glucose at a molar ratio of 1.77:1, and its molecular weight was approximately 78.61kDa. The Fourier transform-infrared spectra of LLP-1A also revealed typical polysaccharide characteristics: the presence of uronic acid, pyranose rings and β-glycosidic bonds. With regard to its effects on macrophages, LLP-1A enhanced phagocytic activity and induced the NO production in a dose-dependent manner. Further, it induced expression of the cytokines interleukin-6, monocyte chemotactic protein 1, tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β. With regard to the molecular mechanism, LLP-1A increased protein expression of Toll-like receptor 4 and phosphorylation of the inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase, inhibitor of NF-κB, and nuclear factor-kappa B in RAW 264.7 cells. Therefore, the data suggest that LLP-1A significantly upregulated the expression of immune reactive cytokines in RAW 264.7 macrophages through the TLR4-mediated NF-κB signal pathway. Thus, LLP-1A may have immunomodulatory functions that may prove beneficial for the treatment of immune-related diseases.

Keywords: Characterization; Immunity; Lilium lancifolium Thunb.; NF-κB signaling pathway; Polysaccharide.

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