Polyphenols from Blossoms of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara Engl

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Polyphenols from blossoms of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara Engl. show significant anti-complement and anti-inflammatory effects Chun-Yan Shen, Jian-Guo Jiang, Chun-Ling Huang, Wei Zhu, and Chao-Yang Zheng J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03759 • Publication Date (Web): 24 Sep 2017 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on September 28, 2017

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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

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Polyphenols from blossoms of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara Engl.

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show significant anti-complement and anti-inflammatory effects

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Chun-Yan Shen †, Jian-Guo Jiang *†, Chun-Ling Huang § ⊗, Wei Zhu § , Chao-Yang Zheng *§

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510640, China

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510120, China

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College of Food and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou,

The second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou

Sci-tech Industrial Park, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China

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*Author (Jian-Guo Jiang) for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected]; phone +86-20-

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87113849; fax: +86-20-87113843)

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*Author (Chao-Yang Zheng) for correspondence ([email protected]; phone +86-20-

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39318571; fax: +86-20-39318571)

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Abstract

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Citrus aurantium L. var. amara Engl. (CAVA) was traditionally used as a digestant or expectorant

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in China. Crude polyphenols (CAVAP-W) extracted from blossoms of CAVA were mainly

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composed of eriocitrin/neoeriocitrin, eriocitrin/neoeriocitrin, rhoifolin, hesperidin, naringin,

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rutin, veronicastroside, neohesperidin and hesperetin by LC-MS analysis. CAVAP-W showed

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significant anti-complement and anti-inflammatory effects. Due to the close relationship between

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anti-complement and anti-inflammatory activity, the anti-inflammatory effect was further

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investigated and the results showed that CAVAP-W significantly suppressed production of

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interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), and mRNA

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expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β and cyclooxygenase-2

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(COX-2) in lipopolysaccharides-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Furthermore, CAVAP-W inhibited

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mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation and NF-κB activation through

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suppressing nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) P65, degradation and

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phosphorylation of IκBα, phosphorylation of IκKBɑ/ß, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and P38,

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and activation of COX-2, thereby exerting the anti-inflammatory effects.

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Key words: Citrus aurantium L. var. amara Engl.; polyphenolys; LC-MS; anti-complement; anti-

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inflammatory

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INTRODUCTION

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Complement system, playing a critical role in the host defense, had various beneficial

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biological activities, such as protecting against infectious agents and opsonizing anti-genic

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particles. However, excessive activation of complement could also induce severe tissue damage

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and various inflammation associated diseases. Inflammation was a complex process regulated by

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many pro-inflammatory mediators and their excessive production might lead to various acute and

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chronic inflammatory diseases including atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and even cancer.1-3

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There is growing acceptance that active ingredients extracted from natural products usually

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exert various beneficial effects such as anti-aging, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and

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anti-cancer, with few side effects.4-7 Specifically, polyphenols are a major class of phytochemicals

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found in natural products and receiving much attention owing to their great contributions to

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human health. Especially, a growing number of published data focused on the anti-inflammatory

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effects of Citrus polyphenols.8-11 For example, Kang et al. found that the flavonoids extracted

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from Korea Citrus aurantium L. displayed significant anti-inflammatory effects on LPS-induced

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RAW264.7 cells by suppressing mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and nuclear factor-

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kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathways.10

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Citrus aurantium L. var. amara Engl. (CAVA), a member of genus Citrus (Rutaceae), was

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widely used as edible and medicinal resource nowadays in China. It was traditionally used as a

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digestant and expectorant in China. Also, blossoms of CAVA were claimed to be a popular kind

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of beverage. Our published reports

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oil, flavonoids and polysaccharides extracted from blossoms of CAVA possessed various

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pharmacological activities.

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showed that many active ingredients including essential

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Nevertheless, information about possible bioactivities of its polyphenols was rather limited.

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Therefore, this study was undertaken to investigate the anti-complement and anti-inflammatory

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activities of polyphenols from CAVA as well as explore the underlying molecular mechanism.

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Simultaneously, high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis of

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CAVAP-W was also performed in order to speculate the specific constituents responsible for the

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observed bioactivity.

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MATERIALS AND METHODS

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Materals and Chemicals

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Blossoms of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara Engl. were collected in the year of 2016 from

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Zhejiang Province in China. The blossoms were washed, drained, freeze-dried and powdered with

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a grinder and then packed into sealed containers for further use. Dulbecco’s modified eagle

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medium (DMEM), fetal bovine serum (FBS), Trizol Reagent and Penicillin G/streptomycin were

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purchased from GIBCO (Grand Island, NY). 3-(4, 5-Dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2, 5-diphenyl-2H-

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tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St.

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Louis, MO, USA). NF-κB activation-nuclear translocation assay kit and the nuclear and

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cytoplasmic protein extraction kit were purchased from Beyotime Biotech (Guangzhou, China).

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ELISA kits of mouse interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β

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(IL-1β) were purchased from Cusabio Biothch CO., Ltd. (Wuhan, China). The antibodies to

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GAPDH, phospho-SAPK/JNK, phospho-P38 MAPK, NF-κB P65, IκBα, phospho-IκKα/ß and

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cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) were all purchased from Cell Signaling Technology (Beverly, MA,

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USA). Acetonitrile was HPLC-grade and all other reagents used in this research were of analytical

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grade.

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Extraction of Polyphenols

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Processed powders (5.0 g) of CAVA blossoms were extracted at 90 oC for 1 h with 100 mL of

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distilled water. The resulting extracts were filtered through filter papers and evaporated under

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reduced pressure using a rotary vacuum evaporator at 40 oC. The dried samples were eventually

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obtained and named as CAVAP-W.

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Determination of Total Polyphenols Contents

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The dried samples (CAVAP-W) obtained in 2.2 were used for determining total phenolic

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contents according to the published method.15 Aliquots (0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 mL) of the

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sample solutions were taken in separated test tubes and made up to the volume of 1 mL with

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distilled water. Then 0.5 mL of Folin–Ciocalteu reagent and 2.5 mL of saturated sodium carbonate

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solution were added sequentially to each tube. After vigorous vortex, the tubes containing the

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reaction mixture were placed in the dark for 40 min. Eventually, the absorbance at 725 nm was

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recorded against the blank. Then the total phenolic contents were calculated as gallic acid

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equivalents according to the calibration curve.

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LC-MS Analysis

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In order to determine the compounds in CAVAP-W, LC-MS analysis was conducted using Agilent Technology 6130 Quadrupole LC/MS equipment based on previous reports.16-18

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The chromatographic separation of CAVAP-W was carried out by HPLC using a Waters

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AQUITY UPLC CSH C18 column (2.1×100 mm, 1.7 µm). The mobile phases were 0.1% aqueous

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formic acid (eluent A) and acetonitrile (eluent B). The eluent gradient applied for solvent B was as

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follows: 0.01-8 min, 2 %-20% B; 8-13 min, 20%-25% B; 13-15 min, 25%-25% B; 15-22 min,

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25%-50% B; 22-25 min, 50%-95% B; 25-28 min, 95%-2% B; 28-30 min, 2% B, at a flow rate of

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0.3 mL/min. The column temperature was 40 oC and the injection volume was 10 µL. MS

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operation parameters were set as follows: capillary voltage, 4000 V; nebulizer pressure, 40 psi;

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drying gas flow rate, 10 L/min; gas temperature, 500 oC. And the electrospray mass spectra

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ranging from m/z 100 to 1000 were taken.

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Anti-complement Activity Assay

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In the current research, distilled water was employed to resuspend CAVAP-W. anti-

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complement activity of CAVAP-W was investigated using the classical pathway according to Seo

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et al. with slight modifications.19 Normal human serum was used as the complement source and

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heparin sodium was used as the positive control.

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Anti-inflammatory Activity Assay

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Cell Culture and Treatment

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Murine macrophage RAW264.7 cell line, human hepatocyte cells LO2 were purchased from

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cell bank of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai of China and cultured in DMEM

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supplemented with 10% FBS at 37 oC in a 5% CO2 humidified atmosphere. CAVAP-W was

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dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), filtered through 0.25 µm filter membrane, and stored at -

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20 °C for future use. During the experiment, the samples were diluted in DMEM to various

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working concentrations varying from 15.625 to 500 µg/mL.

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Assay of Cell Viability

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Aliquot of 100 µL cells (LO2 and RAW264.7) were seeded into 96-well plates at a

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concentration of 7×104 cells/mL and incubated for 24 h to make the cells adherent. Then the

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supernates were removed and fresh medium containing different concentrations of CAVAP-W

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(31.25, 62.5, 125, 250 and 500 µg/mL) were added. After incubation for 24 h, the supernates were

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discarded and 200 µL of MTT solution (0.5 mg/mL) diluted in fresh DMEM without FBS was

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added. 4 h later, MTT solutions were removed and the adherent cells were washed twice with PBS.

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Then 150 µL of DMSO was carefully added into each well to complete dissolve the purple

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formazan crystals. Finally, the absorbance of 570 nm was detected using a microplate reader.

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Determinaton of NO Production and Cytokines Secretion

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Production of NO was determined based on the accumulation of nitrite in the culture

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supernatants using the protocol described by our previous report.7 Briefly, 1 mL of RAW264.7

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cells at a density of 3×105 cells/mL were seeded into each well of 24-well plates and stimulated

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with culture medium or LPS (1 µg/mL) or LPS in the presence of different concentrations of

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CAVAP-W (15.625, 31.25, 62.5, 125, 250 and 500 µg/mL) for 24 h. Then the culture supernatants

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were collected and incubated with equal volume of Griess reagents for 10 min in the dark.

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Eventually, nitrite concentration was determined based on the absorbance at 550 nm and the

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sodium nitrite standard curve. Furthermore, the cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1β) released to the

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culture medium, were also determined by ELISA using commercial reagent kits following the

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manufacturer’s instructions. DXM (dexamethasone) is a steroid that can inhibit the expression of

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several immune mediators and widely used in clinical trials for inflammation-related diseases.20

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Therefore, we choose DXM as a positive control when evaluating the anti-inflammatory potential

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of CAVAP-W.

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RT-PCR Analysis

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RT-PCR analysis was conducted according to Lu et al with slight modification.21 In brief,

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RAW264.7 cells were seeded into 6-well plates at 5×105 cells/well and stimulated with tested

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samples for 3 h. Then LPS (1 µg/mL) was added and the cells were incubated for another 12 h. 12

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h later, RAW264.7 cells were washed with cold PBS twice and the total RNA was isolated using

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Trizol reagent. Thereafter, total RNA was quantified with Nano Drop spectrophotometer (Nano

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Drop Technologies, Wilmington, DE) and reverse-transcribed into cDNA with cDNA synthesis

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kits. The resulting cDNA was further amplified by PCR with Fast Star DNA Master SYBR Green

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TTTGTCAAGCTCATTTCCTGGTATG-3, reverse, 5-TGGGATAGGGCCTCTCTTGC-3),

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inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) (forward, 5-CGGCAA ACATGACTTCAGGC-3, reverse,

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5-GCACATCAAAGCGGCCATAG-3), IL-6 (forward, 5-TACTCGGCAAACCTAGTGCG-3,

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reverse,

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GGGGATTATGGCTCAGGGTC-3,

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(forward,

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TGTCCATTGAGGTGGAGAGCTTTCAGC-3)

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ATCCTTGCTGTTCC-3,

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initiated at 50 oC for 2 min, followed by 95 oC for 10 min, 40 cycles of 95 oC for 15 s, 60 oC for 1

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min, 95 oC for 15 s, 60 oC for 1 min and 95 oC for 15 s. The results were expressed as the ratio of

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optimal density normalized to GAPDH.

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Detection of NF-κB Localization by Immunofluorescence

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and

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the

gene-specific

primers

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as

below:

–GTGTCCCAACATTCATATTGTCAGT-3), reverse,

TNF-α

(forward,

(forward,

5-CGAGGCTCCAGTGAATTCGG-3),

5-TGAAGGGCTGCTTCCAAACCTTTGACC-3,

reverse,

GAPDH

and

COX-2

reverse, (forward,

5-

5IL-1β 5-

5-CAGCAA

5-TGGGCAAAGAATGCAAACATC-3). Cycling was

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The detection of NF-κB nuclear translocation was performed based on the published research

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using the NF-κB Activation-Nuclear Translocation Assay Kit (Beyotime Biotech, China).22

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Initially, RAW264.7 cells adherent on glass coverslips were stimulated with LPS for 3 h and then

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CAVAP-W (500 µg/mL) for another 12 h. When incubation time was reached, cells were fixed

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for15 min and blocked for 1 h at room temperature. Then the primary rabbit anti-NF-κB P65

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antibody and the secondary Cy3-labeled antibody were added successively. Afterwards,

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RAW264.7 cells were stained with 2-(4-amidinophenyl)-6-indolecarbamidine dihydrochloride

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(DAPI) at 2 µM for 5 min. Each step above was followed by washing three times with washing

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buffer for 5 min each. Finally, RAW264.7 cells were preserved in anti-fade mounting medium and

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observed with a fluorescence microscope immediately.

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Western Blot Analysis

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RAW264.7 cells treated with CAVAP-W at concentrations of 125, 250 and 500 µg/mL were

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scraped into ice-cold PBS and centrifuged at 2,000 g for 5 min. Then the resulting pellets were

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incubated with lysis buffer on ice for 40 min. Vigorous vortex was conducted every 10 min to

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make complete lysis. Then the lysis was centrifuged at 12,000 g for 20 min at 4 °C and the 7



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supernatants were collected as whole cell lysates. Furthermore, the cytoplasmic and nuclear

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proteins were extracted and isolated using the Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Protein Extraction Kit

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(Beyotime, China) based on the manufacturer’s instructions. The concentrations of the proteins

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obtained above were determined using a BCA kit. 40 µg of proteins were separated using 10-12%

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sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and then transferred to PVDF

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membranes. Then the blots were blocked with 5% BSA diluted in 1×TBST (0.1% Tween-20 in

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1×TBS) at 4 oC overnight, followed with incubation with various primary antibodies and

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horseradish peroxidase-linked secondary antibody. 1×TBST was used to wash the blots after each

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procedure above. The bands were visualized using ECL reagents and quantified with Image J

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software (NIH, USA).

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Statistical Analysis

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All tests were performed in triplicate and the results were presented as mean±standard

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deviation (SD). The results were analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey post hoc

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test (p < 0.05). Statistical analysis was carried out using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences

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20.0 software and p < 0.05 was considered significant.

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RESULTS

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LC-MS Analysis of CAVAP-W

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The total phenolic content of CAVAP-W was determined to be 3.7%. Fig 1 displayed the LC-

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MS chromatogram and the identification data. Nine compounds including eriocitrin/neoeriocitrin,

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eriocitrin/neoeriocitrin, rhoifolin, hesperidin, naringin, rutin, veronicastroside, neohesperidin and

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hesperetin were identified in CAVAP-W. Specifically, eriocitrin and neoeriocitrin were isomeric

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compounds. Generally speaking, we may not be able to identify and distinguish eriocitrin and

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neoeriocitrin based on the mass spectrum. Naringin and hesperidin were also detected in Korea C.

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aurantium 10 and C. aurantium var. bigaradia 23 according to the published literatures. In fact, all

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the nine compounds were identified for the first time in the analyzed sample of CAVAP-W for the

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fact that there were no published literatures on the study of polyphenols from blossoms of CAVA.

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Inhibitory Effects on Hemolysis and LPS-induced NO Production

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The potential cytotoxicity of CAVAP-W on LO2 and RAW264.7 cells was evaluated by

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MTT assay. The results (data not shown) demonstrated that CAVAP-W displayed no cellular

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toxicity (cell viability all exceeded 90%) at concentrations up to 500 µg/mL. Therefore, 15.625,

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31.25, 62.5, 125, 250 and 500 µg/mL were chosen as working concentrations for further research.

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As shown in Fig 2A, CAVAP-W showed the highest hemolysis inhibition ratio of 58.91% at the

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maximum concentration of 500 µg/mL, close to that of the positive control heparin sodium

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(89.11%) at the same concentration (Fig 2A). Of note, at low concentration of 15.625 µg/mL, the

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hemolysis inhibition activity of CAVAP-W was 63.75 %, much higher than that of the positive

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control heparin sodium (19.7%).

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Furthermore, CAVAP-W significantly suppressed the production of NO at 500 µg/mL and

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the inhibition activity was close to that of the positive control DXM (50 µg/mL) (Fig 2B).

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Additionally, effects of CAVAP-W on morphological changes in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells

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were also evaluated in the current research. As shown in Fig 3, LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells

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increased in size and became irregular in shape, which was in accordance with the large quantities

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of NO in response to inflammatory stimulus of LPS. However, the cells possessed relatively

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smooth surfaces after treated with CAVAP-W at different concentrations of 125, 250 and 500

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µg/mL.

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Anti-inflammatory Activity Assay

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Inhibitory Effect of CAVAP-W on Cytokine Secretion

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In order to further evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of CAVAP-W, the secretion of

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cytokines including IL-6, TNF-ɑ and IL-1ß were investigated. Obviously, CAVAP-W displayed

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the strongest inhibition effect on expression of IL-6 in a concentration-dependent manner (Fig 4A).

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For example, the suppression effect of CAVAP-W (125 µg/mL) on expression of IL-6 was greater

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than the positive control DXM (50 µg/mL). At concentrations of 31.25, 125, 250 and 500 µg/mL,

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CAVAP-W showed significant inhibitory effects on TNF-ɑ production (Fig 4B). However, when

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RAW264.7 cells were stimulated with CAVAP-W at 62.5 µg/mL, the accumulation of TNF-ɑ

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(28281.82 pg/mL) even exceeded that of LPS (26781.82 pg/mL), indicating that the concentration

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of CAVAP-W was closely related to the secretion of TNF-ɑ. Simultaneously, CAVAP-W varying

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from 31.25 to 500 µg/mL showed significant inhibition effects on IL-1ß production without a 9



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concentration-dependent manner (Fig 4C). In support, published data also found that polyphenols

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from blueberries could mediate the balances in pro-inflammatory cytokines of IL-1 and IL-6, thus

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exhibiting anti-inflammatory activity.24

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Inhibitory Effect of CAVAP-W on mRNA Expression of iNOS, IL-6, TNF-ɑ and

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IL-1ß

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The inhibitory effect of CAVAP-W on expression of iNOS on transcription level was

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demonstrated in Fig 4D. The expression of iNOS mRNA was the lowest in normal RAW264.7

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cells while sharply increased in LPS-induced cells. When CAVAP-W was added to the media, the

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expression of iNOS mRNA was significantly suppressed, indicating that CAVAP-W might inhibit

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NO production through suppressing iNOS mRNA expression. Consistently, Hwang et al. also

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reported that NO production was closely associated with the gene expression of iNOS.25

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Consistent with the data in 3.4.1, CAVAP-W also potently inhibited expression of IL-6 mRNA

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(Fig 4E) and IL-1ß mRNA (Fig 4G). The mRNA level of TNF-α was not significantly affected by

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CAVAP-W at 62.5-250 µg/mL. CAVAP-W only suppressed the expression of TNF-ɑ mRNA at

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its maximum concentration of 500 µg/mL (Fig 4G). According to Fig 4B and F, CAVAP-W

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showed higher inhibitory effect on TNF-α gene expression than that on TNF-α production. One

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possible explanation would be that TNF-ɑ acted through two transmembrane receptors including

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TNFR1 and TNFR2.26 Another reason could be that the production of some other pro-

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inflammatory mediators, such as IL-6 and IL-1ß, could also regulate the secretion of TNF-ɑ from

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activated macrophages.27-30

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Inhibitory Effect of CAVAP-W on COX-2 Activation

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COX-2 is an inducible enzyme and undetectable in most normal tissues. However, it could be

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abundantly expressed in activated macrophages stimulated with LPS.31 Therefore, COX-2 could

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serve as target for developing novel therapeutic options. As shown in Fig 4H, CAVAP-W

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produced a concentration-dependent decrease in expression of COX-2 mRNA. Subsequently, this

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was further confirmed by examining the expression of COX-2 protein using western blot method

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(Fig 6A-1 and A-2). CAVAP-W at 125-500 µg/mL potently suppressed the expression of COX-2

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protein in a concentration-dependent manner. Consistently, rheosmin isolated from pine needle

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also significantly decreased COX-2 expression in RAW264.7 cells stimulated with LPS through

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inhibiting activation of NF-kB pathway.32

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Inhibitory Effect of CAVAP-W on NF-κB Activation

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Immunocytochemical analysis suggested that CAVAP-W dramatically inhibited the

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translocation of NF-kB subunit P65 into the nucleus in LPS-stimulated macrophages compared

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with control cells (Fig 5). Consistent with immunocytochemical analysis, western blot analysis

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further showed that CAVAP-W treatment enhanced the cytosolic P65 (Fig 6C-1 and C-2),

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resulting in a decrease in the nuclear P65 (Fig 6D-1 and D-2). Also, CAVAP-W dramatically

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inhibited the phosphorylation of P65 (Fig 6B-1 and B-2). In addition, CAVAP-W significantly

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inhibited the proteolytic degradation of IκBɑ (Fig 6E-1 and E-2), phosphorylation of IκBɑ (Fig

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6F-1 and F-2) and phosphorylation of IκKɑ/ß (Fig 6G-1 and G-2). For example, the expression of

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IκBɑ in RAW264.7 cells was sharply improved when administrated with CAVAP-W at 500

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µg/mL, close to that in control cells. In support, several phytochemicals showed anti-inflammation

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potential by inhibiting activation and translocation of NF-kB from the cytoplasm to the nucleus.33-

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Inhibitory Effect of CAVAP-W on MAPKs Phosphorylation

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In order to further investigate the mechanism of CAVAP-W in regulation of inflammatory

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response, the inhibition effect of CAVAP-W on MAPKs signaling pathways were also detected.

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As shown in Fig 6E-1 and E-2, CAVAP-W significantly suppressed the phosphorylation of JNK.

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The expression level of phospho-P38 was down-regulated when administrated with LPS,

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consistent with published report.21 However, the expression level of phospho-P38 was up-

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regulated when pre-treated with CAVAP-W at 125-500 µg/mL and was close to that of the control

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cells without samples (Fig 6F-1 and F-2). These results indicated that MAPKs signaling pathway

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was also blocked.

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DISCUSSION

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The crude polyphenols of CAVA (CAVAP-W) were extracted with distilled water and the

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yield of polyphenols was determined to be 3.7% with Folin–Ciocalteu reagent. Consistent with our

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results, Karimi also reported that the total phenolic content of boiling water extracts from Citrus

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aurantium bloom was 3.93%.37 Then LC-MS analysis demonstrated that CAVAP-W was mainly

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composed of eriocitrin/neoeriocitrin, eriocitrin/neoeriocitrin, rhoifolin, hesperidin, naringin, rutin,

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veronicastroside, neohesperidin and hesperetin. LC-MS method, a powerful technique for the

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characterization and structural elucidation in the identification of polyphenols were employed in

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many published reports.38, 39

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Furthermore, we investigated the anti-complement and anti-inflammatory effects of CAVAP-

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W. CAVAP-W displayed comparable hemolysis and NO inhibition rate to the positive control of

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heparin sodium and DXM, respectively. Complement was one of the major mediators of the

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inflammatory response. Agents with anti-inflammatory activities were usually found to display

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significant anti-complement effects. Numerous published data reported that the complement

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system was closely related to the inflammatory process.40,

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demonstrated that the anti-inflammatory activity of triterpenes was probably owing to their anti-

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complementary activity.42 Consistent with published reports,40-42 it could be inferred that the

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potent inhibitory effect of CAVAP-W on NO production (Fig 2B) might be also closely related to

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that on hemolysis (Fig 2A). Therefore, further study on CAVAP-W was conducted to reveal the

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underlying molecular mechanism of its anti-inflammatory effects.

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Specifically, previous study

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ELISA and RT-PCR analysis further indicated that CAVAP-W potently inhibited the

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secretion of IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1β, as well as the mRNA expression of IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β and

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COX-2 on transcription levels. A growing number of published reports demonstrated that NF-κB

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was an important factor in the regulation of iNOS, IL-6, TNF-ɑ and IL-1ß.43, 44 For example, the

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NF-κB-binding element at -85 bp of murine iNOS promoter played a critical role in iNOS

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expression and NO production.45 So the immunocytochemical analysis and western blot analysis

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were performed to investigate whether NF-κB was involved in regulation of inflammatory

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response of CAVAP-W. The results showed that CAVAP-W significantly blocked NF-κB

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activation by inhibiting the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) P65,

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degradation and phosphorylation of IκBα, phosphorylation of IκBα and IκKBɑ/ß. Furthermore,

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CAVAP-W administration also inhibited MAPK signaling pathway by suppressing

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phosphorylation of JNK as well as P38. In fact, MAPK signaling pathway was closely associated

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example, polyozellin isolated from Polyozellus multiplex dramatically inhibited NO accumulation

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and iNOS gene expression by suppressing activation of NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways.36

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Numerous bioactivity investigations on polyphenols extracted from natural products using cell

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lines, at concentrations in the low-µM-to-mM range, showed that most of these active ingredients

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appear as phase II metabolites in the circulatory system after dietary intake, and their presence in

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plasma after dietary intake rarely exceeds nM concentrations.46 However, there were also a

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growing number of published data demonstrating that modest long-term intakes of polyphenols

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are beneficial to the treatment of various diseases.47, 48 Furthermore, various methods such as

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physical activity49 and enzymatic modification50 were reported to be employed to improve the

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bioavailability of polyphenols. Specifically, Nielsen et al. proved that the bioavailability of

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hesperidin could be increased by changing the absorption site, which was achieved via enzymatic

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modification to hesperetin-7-glucoside.50 Therefore, new methods could be used in future

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interventions to ensure or improve the bioavailability of polyphenols thereby fully exploiting their

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beneficial properties. The future work will be focused on the purification and characterization of

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CAVAP-W in order to find the specific compounds responsible for its bioactivities.

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Funding

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This research was supported by Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou City

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(201604020150), Science and Technology Project of Guangdong (2014A020212682), Special

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Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Guangdong Province (YN2014ZH02).

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Notes

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The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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Figure legends

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5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 represented neohespeidoside (C27H32O15), neoeriocitrin (C27H32O15), rhoifolin

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(C27H30O14), hesperidin (C28H34O15), naringin (C27H32O14), rutin (C27H30O16), veronicastroside

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(C27H30O15), neohesperidin (C29H38O23) and hesperetin (C16H14O6), respectively. Their fragmens

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at (M-H)- (m/z) were 595.1708, 595.1708, 577.1583, 609.1851, 579.1743, 609.1491,

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593.1535, 753.2283 and 301.0721.

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Fig. 2. Inhibitory effects of CAVAP-W on the classical pathway of the complement system (A);

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Inhibition effect of CAVAP-W on NO production in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells (B). All

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experiments were run in triplicate, and data showed mean ± SD values. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01

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compared to control group.

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Fig. 3. Pictures of RAW264.7 cells by an invert microscope after treated with CAVAP-W at

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different concentrations.

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Fig. 4. Effects of CAVAP-W on LPS-induced secretion of IL-6 (A), TNF-α (B) and IL-1ß (C);

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Effects of CAVAP-W on LPS-induced mRNA expression of iNOS (D), IL-6 (E), TNF-α (F), IL-

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1ß (G) and COX-2 (H). All experiments were run in triplicate, and data showed mean ± SD values.

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*p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 compared to LPS-treated group, while

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control group.

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Fig. 5. Analysis of nuclear translocation of NF-κB P65 of CAVAP-W by immunofluorescence

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analysis.

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Fig. 6. Effects of CAVAP-W on the COX-2 (A-1, A-2); phospho-P65 (B-1, B-2); cytosol P65 (C-

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1, C-2); nucleus P65 (D-1; D-2); IκBα (E-1, E-2); phospho-IκBα (F-1, F-2); phospho-IκKα/ß (G-1,

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G-2); phospho-JNK (H-1, H-2); phospho-P38 (I-1, I-2);. All experiments were run in triplicate,

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and data showed mean ± SD values. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 compared to LPS-treated group,

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while ##p < 0.01 compared to the control group.

Fig 1. MS chromatogram of CAVAP-W. The numbers represents the compounds.. Peaks 1, 2, 3, 4,

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Fig 1. The total ion chromatogram of CAVAP-W. Peaks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 represented

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eriocitrin/neoeriocitrin (C27H32O15), eriocitrin/neoeriocitrin (C27H32O15), rhoifolin (C27H30O14),

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hesperidin (C28H34O15), naringin (C27H32O14), rutin (C27H30O16), veronicastroside (C27H30O15),

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neohesperidin (C29H38O23) and hesperetin (C16H14O6), respectively. Their precursor ions [M-H]-

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of each individual were at m/z 595.1708, 595.1708, 577.1583, 609.1851, 579.1743, 609.1491,

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593.1535, 753.2283 and 301.0721, respectively.

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Fig. 2. Inhibitory effects of CAVAP-W on the classical pathway of the complement system (A);

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Inhibition effect of CAVAP-W on NO production in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells (B). All

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experiments were run in triplicate, and data showed mean ± SD values. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01

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Effects of CAVAP-W on LPS-induced mRNA expression of iNOS (D), IL-6 (E), TNF-α (F), IL-

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1ß (G) and COX-2 (H). All experiments were run in triplicate, and data showed mean ± SD values.

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1, C-2); nucleus P65 (D-1; D-2); IκBα (E-1, E-2); phospho-IκBα (F-1, F-2); phospho-IκKα/ß (G-1,

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