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. 2021 Jun 15;14(6):571. doi: 10.3390/ph14060571

Table 3.

In vitro anti-inflammatory effects of 6-shogaol.

Cell Type Concentration Effects
Human HaCaT cells 0.1, 1, and 10 µM Reduced release of IL-1β, TNF, IL-6, IL-8
Human polymorphonuclear neutrophils Increasing concentrations DPPH scavenging: IC50: 8 µM
6 µM Reduction of fMLP-induced oxidative burst
Murine RAW 264.7 macrophages 1, 3, 6 µM Reduction of LPS-induced nitrite and PGE2 release
Murine RAW 264.7 macrophages 5 µM Reduction of LPS-triggered exposition of arachidonic acid and of LPS/IFN-γ-induced NO synthesis
Murine RAW 264.7 macrophages 2, 10, and 20 µM Reduction of LPS-induced TNF, IL-1β, and NO
Murine RAW 264.7 macrophages 10–20 µM Reduction of LPS-triggered mRNA, protein and activation of iNOS and COX-2; reduction of nitrite and PGE2
6 and 10 µM Reduction of NFκB nuclear translocation and IκBα degradation and phosphorylation;
inhibition of ERK phosphorylation
and PI3K/Akt activation
Human 293T cells 20 and 30 µM Reduction of MyD88- and IKKβ-induced NFκB activity
Murine hematopoietic cell line Ba/F3 20 and 30 µM Block of LPS-activated degradation of IRAK-1
30 µM Block of LPS-induced TLR4 dimerization
Primary rat cortical neuron-glia cells 10 µM Reduction of LPS-induced NO, iNOS, COX-2 protein, PGE2, IL-1β, and TNF; inhibition of LPS-triggered p38, JNK and ERK phosphorylation and NFκB activity, IκBα phosphorylation and degradation
Murine microglia cell line BV-2 10 µM Reduction of LPS-induced iNOS, COX-2
Human mast cells (HMC-1) 0.1 and 1 µM Reduction of TPA/A23187-induced IL-6, IL-8, and TNF release
50 and 100 µM Reduction of nuclear NFκB and cytosolic IκBα phosphorylation
10 µM Inhibition of JNK activation
Rat peritoneal mast cells 0.1 µM Reduction of compound 48/80-induced histamine release
Murine microglia cell line BV-2 5, 10, and 20 µM Reduction of LPS-activated TNF, IL-1β, PGE2, and IL-6 release, NFκB phosphorylation and translocation into the nucleus, IκBα degradation and phosphorylation;
Increase of PPARγ
Human proximal tubular cell line HK-2 50, 100, and 150 µM Reduction of TNF-induced TNF, IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, MIP-2, and ICAM-1 mRNA;
reduction of H2O2-induced IL-8, MIP-2, TNF, ICAM-1
150 µM Inhibition of TNF-activated nuclear NFκB, pIKK, pIκBα, and IκBα degradation
Primary mouse proximal tubule 50, 100, and 150 µM Reduction of LPS/TNF-induced TNF, IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, MIP-2, and ICAM-1
Human HepG2 cells 1, 5, and 10 µM Reduction of H2O2-induced cellular oxidative stress;
Increase of GSH, GCS, and ARE activity
5 and 10 µM Block of GST
Upregulation of pJNK, Nrf2, and HO-1
Human THP-1 macrophages 5 and 20 µM Reduction of LPS/ATP-triggered IL-1β and secretion and mRNA;
inhibition of NLRP3 and active caspase-1
Human HT29/B6 100 µM Reduction of TNF-induced Akt, IκBα and NFκB phosphorylation;
induction of ERK and p38
75, 100, and 125 µM Increase of TER and prevention of fluorescein permeability and claudin 1, down-regulation of claudin 2
Murine chondrogenic cell line ATDC5 5 µM Reduction of LPS/IL-1β-induced NO, LPS-induced MCP-1, IL-6, MyD88, ERK phosphorylation and iNOS
Human primary chondrocytes 5 µM Reduction of cathepsin K activity
Primary rat astrocytes 10 µM Reduction LPS-triggered IL-1β and IL-6 release, iNOS and COX-2 protein, LPS-induced HDAC1 protein and up-regulation of HSP70;
restoration of acetyl histone 3 protein after LPS degradation