| Literature DB >> 21641970 |
Ai-Wen Feng1, Chao Yu, Qing Mao, Ning Li, Qiu-Rong Li, Jie-Shou Li.
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The effect of berberine hydrochloride (BBR) on inducible cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in small intestinal mucosa and related mechanisms was investigated in a rat model of acute endotoxemia. The results showed that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) increased COX-2 expression, whereas SB202190 and BBR curtailed it. LPS increased phosphorylation of mucosal p38 MAPK and ATF2 as well as production of ATF2, whereas BBR attenuated these effects. LPS upregulated mucosal peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), but BBR reduced this receptor. GW9662 aggravated LPS-induced and reversed BBR-attenuated COX-2 expression. The findings showed that BBR ameliorated COX-2 overexpression partially via modulation of p38 and PPARγ pathways during acute endotoxemia.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21641970 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2011.05.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fitoterapia ISSN: 0367-326X Impact factor: 2.882