TY  - JOUR
TI  - Nuclear receptor agonist activity studies on some
Plantago species and Scutellaria salviifolia Benth.: A
particular focus on liver x receptor alpha and retinoid x
receptor alpha connected with the inflammation
process
AB  - Nuclear receptors are a superfamily of transcription factors that regulate gene transcription and
intracellular function. They have a key role in various biological processes. Liver X receptors (LXR) mainly play
role in lipid metabolism, cholesterol synthesis, glucose homeostasis, and inflammation whereas retinoid X
receptor alpha (RXRα) plays important role in inflammation and immunity. In this study, Plantago holosteum, P.
major subsp. major, P. lagopus, P. scabra, and Scutellaria salviifolia were selected for further investigation due to
their anti-inflammatory activities. For this purpose, liver x receptor alpha (LXRα) and retinoid x receptor alpha
(RXRα) agonist activity of the extracts was determined through luciferase reporter gene assay on HEK293 cells
at a concentration of 100 μg/ml. P. holosteum, P. major subsp. major, P. lagopus, and P. scabra extracts showed weak
LXRα agonist activity with the fold values in a range of 0.95-1.39. P. major showed the highest agonist activity
among tested Plantago species. For LXRα agonist activity, S. salviifolia extract had a fold value of 2.37 which was
comparable to the positive control T09011317 at 10 nM concentration. Results for RXRα agonist activity found to
be similar to LXRα for all extracts. S. salviifolia showed the highest RXRα agonist activity with a fold value of
1.62. Results suggested that Scutellaria species, which are used as traditional medicine especially in eastern Asia
due to its anti-inflammatory effects, might show this effect due to LXRα activation.
AU  - KUTLUAY, Vahap Murat
AU  - SARACOGLU, Iclal
AU  - Inoue, Makoto
AU  - GENC, Yasin
AU  - DOGAN, Zeynep
DO  - 10.29228/jrp.125
PY  - 2022
JO  - Journal of research in pharmacy (online)
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
SN  - 2630-6344
SP  - 272
EP  - 278
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/514853
ER  -