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Morin Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory Effects on IL-1β-Stimulated Human Osteoarthritis Chondrocytes by Activating the Nrf2 Signaling Pathway
Author(s) -
Yanlong Qu,
Chunlei Wang,
Ning Liu,
Chengzhe Gao,
Fei Liu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000495684
Subject(s) - morin , mmp3 , mmp1 , inflammation , osteoarthritis , gene knockdown , matrix metalloproteinase , nitric oxide , signal transduction , medicine , pharmacology , chemistry , endocrinology , cancer research , apoptosis , biochemistry , pathology , gene expression , gene , alternative medicine
Background/Aims: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial disease that is associated with inflammation in joints. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory activity and mechanism of morin on human osteoarthritis chondrocytes stimulated by IL-1β. Methods: The levels of NO and PGE2 were measured by the Griess method and ELISA. The levels of MMP1, MMP3, and MMP13 were also measured by ELISA. Results: The results revealed that IL-1β significantly increased the production of NO, PGE2, MMP1, MMP3, and MMP13. Additionally, the increases were significantly attenuated by treatment with morin. Furthermore, IL-1β-induced NF-κB activation was suppressed by morin. In addition, the expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 were increased by morin and knockdown of Nrf2 could prevent the anti-inflammatory effects of morin. Conclusion: In conclusion, this study suggested that morin attenuated IL-1β-induced inflammation by activating the Nrf2 signaling pathway.

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