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- Endometritis negatively impacts dairy farming, prompting research into potential treatments like berberine.
- The study found that berberine significantly decreased inflammation markers in bovine endometrial epithelial cells (bEECs) caused by LPS.
- Results indicate berberine's anti-inflammatory effects are partly due to its activation of the Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway, with Nrf2 activators further inhibiting proinflammatory cytokines.
Article Abstract
Endometritis is a common inflammatory disease that disturbs the rapid development of dairy farming. In the present study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of berberine on the LPS-induced inflammatory response in bovine endometrial epithelial cells (bEECs) and the participation of the Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway in this process. Berberine treatment significantly reduced the LPS-induced expression levels of CRP, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in bEECs. The Nrf2 signaling pathway in these cells was also activated by berberine. We further evaluated the effects of Nrf2 activators and inhibitors on the downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines. The activator of Nrf2 significantly inhibited the production of these proinflammatory cytokines that was induced by LPS. However, an inhibitor of Nrf2 only partially inhibited the anti-inflammatory effects of berberine on the LPS-induced inflammatory response in bEECs. In conclusion, our findings suggest that berberine exerts anti-inflammatory effects partially by activating the Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway.
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