Synergistic anti-oxidative/anti-inflammatory treatment for acute lung injury with selenium based chlorogenic acid nanoparticles through modulating Mapk8ip1/MAPK and Itga2b/PI3k-AKT... by Huizhen Xing, Xinwei Bai, Xiaoying Pei, Yuqi Zhang, Xueying Zhang, Shujun Chen, Dan Li, Bin Lv, Xiaoying Wang, Xiaoli Wu

“…In addition, the CHSe NPs modulated the immune microenvironment of ALI by reversing M1 macrophage polarization, downregulating the expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-a), nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and myeloperoxidase (MPO), and upregulating anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) levels, thereby alleviating excessive inflammation and decreasing neutrophil infiltration. …”
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Selenium-enriched oolong tea (Camellia sinensis) extract exerts anti-inflammatory potential via targeting NF-κB and MAPK pathways in macrophages by Qi Wang, Juqing Huang, Yafeng Zheng, Xuefang Guan, Chenchun Lai, Huiying Gao, Chi-Tang Ho, Bin Lin

“…Se-TE treatments (50 and 150 μg/mL) significantly suppressed the over-production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in LPS-stimulated macrophages via downregulating the expression of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). …”
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Correlation between Apelin and Some Angiogenic Factors in the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia: Apelin-13 as Novel Drug for Treating Preeclampsia and Its Physiological Effects on Place... by Reham Z. Hamza, Abdel Aziz A. Diab, Mansour H. Zahra, Ali K. Asalah, Suzan M. M. Moursi, Najah M. Al-Baqami, Fawziah A. Al-Salmi, Mai S. Attia

“…This study was formulated to assess the serum apelin level in PE, investigate its correlation with some inflammatory, oxidative stress, and angiogenic proteins in a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor; the N (gamma)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)-induced rat model of PE and determine whether apelin administration could protect against development of PE. 40 healthy adult female albino rats and 10 adult male albino rats were used in this study. …”
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Protective Role of Glutathione and Nitric Oxide Production in the Pathogenesis of Pterygium by Fidelina Parra, Alexander Kormanovski, Gustavo Guevara-Balcazar, María del Carmen Castillo-Hernández, Antonio Franco-Vadillo, Mireille Toledo-Blas, Rosa Adriana Jarillo-Luna, Eleazar Lara-Padilla

“…The levels of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), nitric oxide (NO), 3-nitrotyrosine (3NT), reduced and oxidized glutathione (GSH and GSSG), and catalase (CAT) were evaluated in tissue homogenates. …”
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Phytochemicals of Vitis vinifera L. var. King Ruby protect mice from benzo(a)pyrene-induced lung injury by Gehad S. Ahmedy, Hend M. Selim, Mona El-Aasr, Souzan M. Ibrahim, Suzy A. El-Sherbeni

“…Antioxidant activity was indicated by decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression with the remarkable increase in glutathione (GSH). …”
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A Circulating Subpopulation of Monocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells as an Independent Prognostic/Predictive Factor in Untreated Non-Small Lung Cancer Patients by Eleni-Kyriaki Vetsika, Filippos Koinis, Marianthi Gioulbasani, Despoina Aggouraki, Anna Koutoulaki, Eirini Skalidaki, Dimitris Mavroudis, Vassilis Georgoulias, Athanasios Kotsakis

“…Two monocytic [CD14+CD15−CD11b+CD33+HLA-DR−Lin− and CD14+CD15+CD11b+CD33+HLA-DR−Lin−] and a granulocytic [CD14−CD15+CD11b+CD33+HLA-DR−Lin−] subpopulations of MDSCs were identified, expressing inducible nitric oxide synthase, and reactive oxygen species, respectively. …”
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Patchoulene Epoxide Isolated from Patchouli Oil Suppresses Acute Inflammation through Inhibition of NF-κB and Downregulation of COX-2/iNOS by Jia-Li Liang, Jia-Zhen Wu, Yu-Hong Liu, Zhen-Biao Zhang, Qi-Duan Wu, Han-Bin Chen, Yan-Feng Huang, Yao-Xing Dou, Jiang-Tao Zhou, Zi-Ren Su, Janis Ya-Xian Zhan

“…PAO was also shown to significantly downregulate the protein and mRNA expressions of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS). Western blot analysis revealed that PAO remarkably inhibited p50 and p65 translocation from the cytosol to the nucleus by suppressing IKKβ and IκBα phosphorylation. …”
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Impact of Soybean Bioactive Peptides on Growth, Lipid Metabolism, Antioxidant Ability, Molecular Responses, and Gut Microbiota of Oriental River Prawn (<i>Macrobrachium nipponense<... by Chang Yang, Bo Liu, Liangkun Pan, Dong Xia, Cunxin Sun, Xiaochuan Zheng, Peng Chen, He Hu, Qunlan Zhou

“…SBPs enhanced inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity to synthesize nitric oxide (NO) by activating the <i>imd</i>-<i>relish</i> pathway. …”
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Investigation of the Mechanism Underlying Calcium Dobesilate-Mediated Improvement of Endothelial Dysfunction and Inflammation Caused by High Glucose by Yijun Zhou, Chaojun Qi, Shu Li, Xinghua Shao, Zhaohui Ni

“…Western blot and real-time PCR analyses were used to detect PTX3, p-IKBa/IKBa (I-kappa-B-alpha), and p-eNOS/eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) expression in mice and HUVECs. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining were used to observe renal tissue damage in mice. …”
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Neuroprotective Efficacy of <i>Astragalus mongholicus</i> in Ischemic Stroke: Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms by Yongjae Hong, Geon Ko, Yeong-Jae Jeon, Hyeon-Man Baek, Juni Lee, Donghun Lee, Jieun Park, Jaehong Kim, Keun-A Chang

“…Additionally, AM increased neuroprotective metabolites levels, reduced gliosis, and decreased oxidative stress, as evidenced by reduced inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). These findings highlight the antioxidant properties of AM and its strong therapeutic potential for promoting recovery after ischemic stroke by alleviating neurological deficits, reducing gliosis, and mitigating oxidative stress.…”
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Guttiferone K Exerts the Anti-inflammatory Effect on Mycobacterium Tuberculosis- (H37Ra-) Infected Macrophages by Targeting the TLR/IRAK-1 Mediated Akt and NF-κB Pathway by Qingwen Zhang, Jinxia Sun, Yan Fu, Weigang He, Yinhong Li, Hongsheng Tan, Hongxi Xu, Xin Jiang

“…It was evidenced by the decreased production of inflammatory mediators, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). …”
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NOS inhibition sensitizes metaplastic breast cancer to PI3K inhibition and taxane therapy via c-JUN repression by Tejaswini Reddy, Akshjot Puri, Liliana Guzman-Rojas, Christoforos Thomas, Wei Qian, Jianying Zhou, Hong Zhao, Bijan Mahboubi, Adrian Oo, Young-Jae Cho, Baek Kim, Jose Thaiparambil, Roberto Rosato, Karina Ortega Martinez, Maria Florencia Chervo, Camila Ayerbe, Noah Giese, David Wink, Stephen Lockett, Stephen Wong, Jeffrey Chang, Savitri Krishnamurthy, Clinton Yam, Stacy Moulder, Helen Piwnica-Worms, Funda Meric-Bernstam, Jenny Chang

“…A clinical study in anthracycline-refractory MpBC patients suggested that nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor NG-monomethyl-l-arginine (L-NMMA) may augment anti-tumor efficacy of taxane. …”
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Ultrasound stimulated perfluorobutane microbubbles cavitation enhanced the therapeutic effect of colchicine in rats with acute gouty arthritis by Ji-cheng Zhang, Bo Gou, Tian-rui Wang, Wan-tai Dang, Yan-hui Li, Wen Wen, Jian Liu

“…For the evaluation of vascular inflammation and dilation, plasma interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) served as the key indicators. …”
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Protective effects of berbamine against arginase-1 deficiency-induced injury in human brain microvascular endothelial cells by Xiaolan Wei, Weiwei Li, Zixuan Chen, Jintu Chen, Yun Chen, Jiangping Cai, Huasong Lin

“…The results showed that BBM effectively mitigated the negative effects of ARG1 deficiency on HCMEC/D3 cell viability, migration, apoptosis, adhesion, and angiogenesis, while also reducing Arg, NO, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and ROS levels in HCMEC/D3 cells. …”
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Lonicera caerulea polyphenols inhibit fat absorption by regulating Nrf2-ARE pathway mediated epithelial barrier dysfunction and special microbiota by Yuehua Wang, Ningxuan Gao, Andrea Nieto-Veloza, Lingxi Zhou, Xiyun Sun, Xu Si, Jinlong Tian, Yang Lin, Xinyao Jiao, Bin Li

“…LCP also inhibited the dysfunction of the small intestine epithelial barrier, via alleviating the oxidative stress activated by Nrf2-ARE pathway, and by modulating the expressions of pro-inflammatory factors such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), nuclear factor kappa-B p65 (NF-κB p65) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the small intestine. Additionally, LCP administration restored the balance in small intestine microbiota and increased the abundance of the specific bacteria, such as Lactobacillus, involved in fat absorption. …”
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Protective Effects of Thalidomide on High-Glucose-Induced Podocyte Injury through In Vitro Modulation of Macrophage M1/M2 Differentiation by Hui Liao, Yuanping Li, Xilan Zhang, Xiaoyun Zhao, Dan Zheng, Dayue Shen, Rongshan Li

“…The present study explored the effects of Tha on mRNA and protein expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α, mannose receptor (CD206), and arginase- (Arg-) 1 in HG-activated macrophages. iNOS and TNF-α are established as markers of classically activated macrophage (M1). …”
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Sevoflurane Exacerbates Cognitive Impairment Induced by Aβ1–40 in Rats through Initiating Neurotoxicity, Neuroinflammation, and Neuronal Apoptosis in Rat Hippocampus by Yue Tian, Ke-yan Chen, Li-dan Liu, Yun-xia Dong, Ping Zhao, Shan-bin Guo

“…Interleukin- (IL-) 1β, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA expression increased after the rats inhaled sevoflurane in the Aβ-treated group (both P<0.01). …”
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UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS profiling, molecular networking, and molecular docking analysis of Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth. ex. Walp. stem ethanolic extract and its gastroprotective effec... by Aya A. Wafaey, Seham S. El-Hawary, Osama G. Mohamed, Sahar S. Abdelrahman, Alaa M. Ali, Ahmed A. El-Rashedy, Mohamed F. Abdelhameed, Farid N. Kirollos

“…Additionally, it enhanced superoxide dismutase and inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B alpha levels, while lowering the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase. Histopathological examination revealed significant improvements in gastric tissue morphology in GSS-treated groups compared to the control group. …”
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Cinnamic acid alleviates endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress by targeting PPARδ in obesity and diabetes by Yizhen Bai, Dechao Tan, Qiaowen Deng, Lingchao Miao, Yuehan Wang, Yan Zhou, Yifan Yang, Shengpeng Wang, Chi Teng Vong, Wai San Cheang

“…Western blotting results indicated that CA treatment upregulated the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPARδ), and activated nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/ heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/ protein kinase B (Akt)/ endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) signaling pathways in mouse aortas in vivo and ex vivo. …”
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Selected cannabis cultivars modulate glial activation: in vitro and in vivo studies by Sigal Fleisher-Berkovich, Nitzan Sharon, Yvonne Ventura, Valeria Feinshtein, Jonathan Gorelick, Nirit Bernstein, Shimon Ben-Shabat

“…Materials and methods In vitro experiments were performed with lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated BV-2 microglia and primary glial cells to evaluate the effect of different cannabis cultivars on nitric oxide (NO) and inflammatory cytokines, as well as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein expression. An in vivo experiment using the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) MS model was conducted using Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) as the activating peptide. …”
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