Background: The role of (CD) in macrophage activation remains unclear, particularly in the Ras homolog family member A (RhoA) signaling pathway. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of CD on the viability, proliferation, morphological changes, migration, phagocytosis, differentiation, and release of inflammatory factors and signaling pathways in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages.
Methods: Cell counting kit-8 and water-soluble tetrazolium salt assays were used to evaluate the viability and proliferation of RAW264.7 macrophages. A transwell assay was examined to assess cell migration. The ingestion of lumisphere assay was employed to detect the phagocytic capacity of macrophages. Phalloidin staining was performed to observe morphological changes in the macrophages. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to quantify inflammation-related cytokines in cell culture supernatants. Cellular immunofluorescence and western blotting were adopted to show the expression of inflammation-related factors, biomarkers of M1/M2 subset macrophages, and factors of the RhoA signaling pathway.
Results: We found that CD increased the viability and proliferation of RAW264.7 macrophages. CD also impaired the migration and phagocytic capacity of macrophages, induced anti-inflammatory M2 macrophage polarization, such as M2-like morphological changes, and upregulated M2 macrophage biomarkers and anti-inflammatory factors. We also observed that CD inactivated the RhoA signaling pathway.
Conclusions: CD mediates the activation of LPS-stimulated macrophages, alleviates the inflammatory responses of macrophages, and activates related signaling pathways induced by LPS.
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