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ArticlePharmaceutical biology2024

The effect of Jian Gan powder on the proliferation, migration and polarization of macrophages and relative mechanism.

Kun Li, Xue Zheng, Jian Zhang, Zhanpeng Yan, Yu Ji, Fei Ge, Fangshi Zhu

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Article in Pharmaceutical biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kun LiAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, PR China.ORCID 0009-0005-1730-8188
Xue ZhengAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, PR China.ORCID 0009-0007-2011-8937
Jian ZhangCollege of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, PR China.
Zhanpeng YanAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, PR China.
Yu JiDepartment of Spleen and Stomach Diseases, Hai'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Nantong, PR China.ORCID 0009-0006-4498-6272
Fei GeDepartment of Spleen and Stomach Diseases, Hai'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Nantong, PR China.ORCID 0000-0002-2831-1295
Fangshi ZhuAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, PR China.ORCID 0009-0001-5574-2330
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNSoochow University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextJian Gan powder (JGP) is a Chinese medicine compound comprised ginseng, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Astragali, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Yujin, Rhizoma Cyperi, Fructus aurantii, Sophora flavescens, Yinchen, Bupleurum and licorice.

objectiveThis study explored the inhibitory effects, polarization and potential mechanisms associated with JGP in macrophages. MATERIALS AND

methodsRAW264.7 cells were randomly divided into six groups for 24 h: control, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), overexpression, 1% JGP, 2% JGP, 4% JGP, 8% JGP and 16% JGP. The effects of JGP on RAW264.7 cell proliferation were assessed using colony formation assays and cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assays. The Transwell assay was used to evaluate its impact on RAW264.7 cell migration. Moreover, we analysed the interleukin-6 (IL-6)/signal transducer and activator of the transcription 3 (IL-6/STAT3) signaling pathway using quantitative real-time PCR and Western blotting. Furthermore, we examined the M1/M2 polarization levels.

resultsUnlike LPS stimulation, JGP serum treatment markedly suppressed macrophage proliferation and migration capacity, while STAT3 overexpression enhanced RAW264.7 cell proliferation and migration. JGP inhibited the proliferation and migration of RAW264.7 cells by attenuating the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway. Furthermore, it inhibited macrophage M1 polarization, promoting M2 polarization. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionsJGP effectively suppressed the cellular function of RAW264.7 cells by down-regulating the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway and modulating macrophage M1/M2 polarization. These findings provide valuable theoretical and experimental basis for considering the potential clinical application of JGP in the treatment of immune-mediated liver injury in clinical practice.

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Interleukin-6LipopolysaccharidesCell ProliferationMacrophagesPowdersInterleukin-6LipopolysaccharidesPowdersJGPM1/M2 polarizationRAW264.7STAT3

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PMID38327157
PMCPMC10854435
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