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SUMMARY Lycii fructus is the fruit of Lycium chinense Miller and is part of the Solanaceae family. Lycii fructusproduces various effects such as hypotensive, hypoglycemic, anti-pyretic, and anti-stress activities. Lyciifructus is known to contain betaine, carotene, nicotinic acid, zeaxanthin, and cerebroside. In thepresent study, the effects of Lycii fructus aqueous extract on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-inducedinflammation in murine raw 264.7 macrophage cells were investigated. In this study we utilizedthe 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Western blotting, and nitric oxide (NO) detection. Lycii fructusaqueous extract suppressed NO production by inhibiting the LPS-induced expressions ofinducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF- α) mRNA and iNOSprotein in murine raw 264.7 macrophage cells. Also, Lycii fructus aqueous extract suppressed theactivation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) in the nucleus. These results demonstrated that Lyciifructus aqueous extract causes an anti-inflammatory effect that was likely produced by thesuppression of iNOS expression through the down-regulation of NF-eB binding activity.Key words: Lycii fructus; Lipopolysaccharide; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Nitric oxide;Nuclear factor-kappa B

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Aqueous extract of Lycii fructus suppresses inflammation through the inhibition of nuclear factor kappa B signal pathway in murine raw 264.7 macrophages