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α-spinasterol isolated from Achyranthes aspera L. ameliorates inflammation via NF-κB and Nrf2/HO-1 pathways.

Qiongli Zeng | Weiting Xiao | Heng Zhang | Wei Liu | Xionglong Wang | Zhen Li | Yue Han | Zhi Wang | Shunxiang Li | Jinwei Yang | Wen Ouyang
Scientific reports | 2025

On the basis of previous studies, the low-polar part of Achyranthes aspera L. (A. aspera) had strong anti-inflammatory activity. Three compounds were isolated from the low polarity fraction of A. aspera, and their structures were identified as α-spinasterol (1), 7,8-dihydrospinasterol (2), 22,23-dihydrospinasterol (3). Among them, the content of α-spinasterol (1) in A. aspera was higher in the spring and winter seasons through HPLC methods, ranging from 0.0085 to 0.0157%. Futhermore, in the LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells inflammation model, α-spinasterol significantly reduced the levels of cytokines such as IL-6, PGE2 and TNF-α, inhibited the expression of COX-2, 5-LOX, p-IKKβ, p-NFκB and p-IkBα proteins, and promoted the expression of Nrf2, HO-1 and NQO1 proteins. Therefore, this study showed that α-spinasterol can inhibit LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells inflammation, and its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of NF-κB pathway, activation of Nrf2 pathway, and reduction of excessive release of inflammatory factors.

Pubmed ID: 39962315

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Associated grants

  • Agency: the first-class construction discipline of Chinese materia medica of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
    Id: No.3 [2018]
  • Agency: the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,
    Id: 2022JJ40315
  • Agency: the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,
    Id: 2021JJ30500
  • Agency: the Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Hunan Province,
    Id: 21B0390
  • Agency: the Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Hunan Province,
    Id: 23A0303
  • Agency: the scientific research project of Hunan Provincial Health Commission,
    Id: D202303067601

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