Abstract
Abstract Objectives 1) To evaluate the changes in inflammatory response induced by sorghum polyphenols in activated macrophages and 2) to evaluate possible efficacy of sorghum polyphenols on an opportunistic intracellular pathogen, Legionella pneumophila (LP). Methods Raw 265.7 cells mouse macrophage cells were treated with sorghum phenolic extract (SPE) under control and activating conditions to evaluate the role of SPE in inflammatory and anti-inflammatory processes. Study measured: nitric oxide production in the supernatant, mRNA using qPCR array of 84 genes in activated macrophages. Morphological changes were observed, and LC3 protein expression was measured to test for autophagy using western blot. NF-kB and STAT3 nuclear translocation was measured using a fractionization kit, followed by western blot. The replication of LP was measured within RAW 264.7 cells and in vitro (in media without cell presence). Cytotoxicity assay and a western blot apoptosis marker caspase-3 were used to evaluate the cytotoxicity of SPE on RAW 264.7 cells. Because LP reproduction within cells is greatly attenuated in the presence of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF), LP replication was measured under the presence of TNF neutralizing antibodies. Results SPE decreased nitric oxide production in activated LPS/IFNΥ macrophages although not significantly. SPE attenuated Th2 cytokine response in LPS/IFNΥ activated macrophages by decreasing expression of IL-6 and IL-10 while not changing expression of other inflammatory cytokines. Quantitative PCR data confirmed that genes in the IL-10 and IL-6 pathway were downregulated by cotreatment of SPE and LPS/IFNΥ when compared to LPS/IFNΥ alone. Morphological changes observed exhibited formation of large vacuole like structures. Analysis of LC3 confirmed that autophagy was increased in activated cells treated with SPE. Nuclear fractionization confirmed that STAT3 signaling was attenuated by SPE in activated macrophages. SPE significantly reduced the replication of LP in macrophage cells but not in vitro. The attenuation of LP grown in RAW 264.7 cells was independent of TNF presence. Conclusions This data suggests that sorghum phenolic compounds may have potential pharmaceutical/nutritional uses to combat intracellular pathogens. Funding Sources All funding was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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