Shepherd's Purse Polyphenols Exert Its Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidative Effects Associated with Suppressing MAPK and NF- κ B Pathways and Heme Oxygenase-1 Activation

Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019 Jan 13:2019:7202695. doi: 10.1155/2019/7202695. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.), a wild herb as a traditional herbal medicine, has been proved with multiple healthy benefits. In this study, the chemical constituents of shepherd's purse were identified by UPLC-QTOF-MS/MS. The antioxidative and anti-inflammatory potential of shepherd's purse extract (SPE) were also investigated applying lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced inflammation in RAW 264.7 macrophages and a carrageenan-induced mice paw edema model. Twenty-four chemical compounds were identified mainly including phenolic acids and flavonoids. The data also indicated SPE inhibited the productions of NO, PGE2, TNF-α, and IL-6 stimulated with LPS. In addition, SPE inhibited the increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and upregulated the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). We further found that SPE inhibited the phosphorylation of P38 MAPK and activation of NF-κB. In vivo mice model also indicated that SPE showed strong antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activity.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Antioxidants / therapeutic use*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 / metabolism*
  • Herbal Medicine / methods*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism*
  • Polyphenols / metabolism*
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • NF-kappa B
  • Polyphenols
  • Heme Oxygenase-1
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases