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Title: | Lauric acid ameliorates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced liver inflammation by mediating TLR4/MyD88 pathway in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats |
Authors: | Khan, Hidayat Ullah Aamir, Khurram Jusuf, Patricia Regina Sethi, Gautam Sisinthy, Sreennivas Patro Ghildyal, Reena Arya, Aditya (UniKL RCMP) |
Keywords: | Inflammation Jess Lauric acid Liver LPS TLR4 |
Issue Date: | Jan-2021 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
Citation: | Khan, H. U., Aamir, K., Jusuf, P. R., Sethi, G., Sisinthy, S. P., Ghildyal, R., & Arya, A. (2021). Lauric acid ameliorates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced liver inflammation by mediating TLR4/MyD88 pathway in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. Life Sciences, 265, 118750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118750 |
Abstract: | Background: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is an endotoxin that leads to inflammation in many organs, including liver. It binds to pattern recognition receptors, that generally recognise pathogen expressed molecules to transduce signals that result in a multifaceted network of intracellular responses ending up in inflammation. Aim In this study, we used lauric acid (LA), a constituent abundantly found in coconut oil to determine its anti-inflammatory role in LPS-induced liver inflammation in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. Method: Male SD rats were divided into five groups (n = 8), injected with LPS and thereafter treated with LA (50 and 100 mg/kg) or vehicle orally for 14 days. After fourteen days of LA treatment, all the groups were humanely killed to investigate biochemical parameters followed by pro-inflammatory cytokine markers; tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-1β. Moreover, liver tissues were harvested for histopathological studies and evaluation of targeted protein expression with western blot and localisation through immunohistochemistry (IHC). Results: The study results showed that treatment of LA 50 and 100 mg/kg for 14 days were able to reduce the elevated level of pro-inflammatory cytokines, liver inflammation, and downregulated the expression of TLR4/NF-κB mediating proteins in liver tissues. Conclusion: These findings suggest that treatment of LA has a protective role against LPS-induced liver inflammation in rats, thus, warrants further in-depth investigation through mechanistic approaches in different study models. |
URI: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0024320520315034?via%3Dihub http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/26063 |
ISSN: | 00243205 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles |
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