Ameliorative Effect of Areca Nut Polyphenols on Adverse Effects Induced by Lipopolysaccharides in RAW264.7 Cells

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 29; no. 6; p. 1329
• Main Authors: Zou, Luyan, Yi, Shuhan, Wang, Yuanliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.03.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Animals; Anopheles; Areca; areca nut polyphenol; Cancer; Carcinogens; Cell cycle; Cell division; Chinese medicine; Cytokines; Disease; Enzymes; Free radicals; Gene expression; Genomes; Lipopolysaccharides - adverse effects; LPS; Mice; Nuts; Ontology; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Polyphenols; Polyphenols - pharmacology; Principal components analysis; Proteins; RAW 264.7 Cells; RAW264.7; RNA; RNA seq; RNA sequencing; China; India; RNA seq; RAW264.7; areca nut polyphenol; LPS
• ISSN: 1420-3049; 1420-3049
• DOI: 10.3390/molecules29061329

In Asian regions, areca nuts are tropical fruits that are extensively consumed. The areca nut contains a lot of polyphenols and its safety is unknown. In this research, we investigated the effects of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and areca nut polyphenols (ANP) on normal RAW264.7 cells. The results showed that LPS stimulated adverse effects in normal cells by affecting cytokine production. The GO analysis results mainly affected DNA repair, cell division, and enzyme activities. In the KEGG analysis results, the NOD-like receptor signaling pathway, which is related to NF-κB, MAPK, and the pro-inflammatory cytokines, is the most significant. In the protein-protein interaction network (PPI) results, significant sub-networks in all three groups were shown to be related to cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction. Collectively, our findings showed a comprehensive understanding of LPS-induced toxicity and the protective effects of ANP by RNA sequencing.