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. 2021 Apr;19(4):434–448. doi: 10.2174/1570159X18666200507082311

Table 3.

Anti-inflammatory effects of Tyr.

Cell culture/animal Model Concentration/dosage Effect/Result Refs.
Human umbilical vein
endothelial cells (HUVECs)
TNF-á-stimulation
(40 ng/mL)
2–20 µM ↓ Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 [17]
Murine macrophages RAW 264.7 Phorbol 12-myristate
13-acetate (1 µM)
100–250 µM ↓ PGE2, LTB4, and COX-2 expression [94]
Culture of astrocytes Oxygen-glucose
deprivation
1.6 mM ↓ TNF-á and IL-6
↓ GFAP, STAT3, and STAT3-P
↑ IêBá and IêBá-P
[105]
Mast cells Anaphylaxis model 1–1000 nM ↓ Degranulation of cells
↓ TNF-á, IL-1â, and IL-4 expression
↓ Calcium influx, phosphorylation of the êB kinase complex
[107]
Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells LPS-stimulation 100 nM ↓ TNF-á release [108]
Mouse monocyte/macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 Interferon-ã (25 U/ml) + gliadin (800 ìg/ml) stimulation 1–4 mM ↓ NO stable metabolites, PGE2 production
↓ NF-êB, STAT-1á, IRF-1 activation, iNOS, and COX-2 expression
[109, 110]
Rat peritoneal leukocytes Calcium ionophore A23187 (1 mM) 100–200 µM ↓ Leukotriene B4
No effect on TXB2
[111]
Human colon adenocarcinoma cells (Caco-2) LPS-stimulation
(1 ìg/mL)
1 ìM ↓ iNOS expression, NO overproduction, and IĸBá degradation [113]
RAW264.7 cells LPS-stimulation
(100 ng/mL)
0.3, 0.6, 1.2 mM ↓ NF-êB, mCD14 expression, and p-I-êB [114]
Human umbilical vein endothelial cells LPS-stimulation
(1 µg/mL)
1–75 µM No effect on the expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 [115]
EA.hy.926 cells Homocysteine (100 ìM)
TNF-á-stimulation
(10 ng/mL)
2.5–7.5 µM
2.5–7.5 µM
↓ Monocyte adhesion, expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1
No effect on the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1
[116]
RAW 264.7 mouse
macrophages
LPS-stimulation
(100 ng/mL)
1 nM–10 µM ↓ NO, nuclear translocation of NF-êB [117]
Mice BULB/c Acute lung injury
(intratracheal injection of LPS, 25 ìg/50 ìL)
0.1, 1, and 10 mg/kg intragastrically ↓ Myeloperoxidase
↓TNF-á, IL-1â, and IL-6
↓ iNOS, COX-2, and phosphorylated-IêBá
[117]
Rats Uveitis (LPS 1 mg/kg intravenously) 100 mg/kg iv ↓ TNF-á, PGE2, and NO [119]
Diluted human blood (1:5) LPS-stimulation (50 g/mL) 0.1–10 mM No effect on IL-1â, IL-6, PGE2 and TNF-á [120]
Human THP-1 monocytic leukemia cells TNF-á-stimulation
(10 ng/mL)
50 ìM No effect on matrix metalloproteinase-9 secretion [121]