Deer Bone Oil Extract Suppresses Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Responses in RAW264.7 Cells

Biol Pharm Bull. 2016;39(4):593-600. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b15-00952.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of deer bone oil extract (DBOE) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses in RAW264.7 cells. DBOE was fractionated by liquid-liquid extraction to obtain two fractions: methanol fraction (DBO-M) and hexane fraction (DBO-H). TLC showed that DBO-M had relatively more hydrophilic lipid complexes, including unsaturated fatty acids, than DBOE and DBO-H. The relative compositions of tetradecenoyl carnitine, α-linoleic acid, and palmitoleic acid increased in the DBO-M fraction by 61, 38, and 32%, respectively, compared with DBOE. The concentration of sugar moieties was 3-fold higher in the DBO-M fraction than DBOE and DBO-H. DBO-M significantly decreased LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW264.7 cells in a dose-dependent manner. This DBO-M-mediated decrease in NO production was due to downregulation of mRNA and protein levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). In addition, mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory mediators, such as cyclooxygenase (COX-2), interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-12β, was suppressed by DBO-M. Our data showed that DBO-M, which has relatively higher sugar content than DBOE and DBO-H, could play an important role in suppressing inflammatory responses by controlling pro-inflammatory cytokines and mediators.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bone and Bones / chemistry*
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Complex Mixtures / pharmacology*
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 / genetics
  • Deer*
  • Fatty Acids / analysis
  • Gene Expression / drug effects
  • Interleukin-12 / genetics
  • Interleukin-1beta / genetics
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / genetics
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / metabolism
  • Oils / chemistry
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Complex Mixtures
  • Fatty Acids
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Oils
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Interleukin-12
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
  • Nos2 protein, mouse
  • Ptgs2 protein, mouse
  • Cyclooxygenase 2