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Riki Toita1,2, Satoshi Fujita1,2, Jeong-Hun Kang3
1Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
Abstract:
Phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) is mainly derived from the bovine brain cortex or soybean lecithin. We investigated macrophage uptake behavior and the anti-inflammatory response induced by liposomes containing bovine brain- (B-PSL) or soybean-derived PtdSer (S-PSL). The size of B-PSL and S-PSL was very similar. There were no significant differences in the uptake of B-PSL and S-PSL by Raw 264.7 macrophage cells. Addition of B-PSL or S-PSL decreased the production of the inflammatory cytokines, IL-1α, IL-6 and TNF-α, in lipopolysaccharide-treated Raw 264.7 cells, but there were no differences between them. These results suggest that S-PSL may be used as an anti-inflammatory agent.
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