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Abstract Title:

Polysaccharide extracted from Taraxacum platycarpum root exerts immunomodulatory activity via MAPK and NF-κB pathways in RAW264.7 cells.

Abstract Source:

J Ethnopharmacol. 2021 Aug 12 ;281:114519. Epub 2021 Aug 12. PMID: 34390795

Abstract Author(s):

Natchanok Talapphet, Subramanian Palanisamy, ChangSheng Li, Nan Ma, Narayanasamy Marimuthu Prabhu, SangGuan You

Article Affiliation:

Natchanok Talapphet

Abstract:

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Taraxacum platycarpum Dahlst. (Korean dandelion) is a medicinal herb used in traditional medicine in Korea to treat various disease such as furuncles, mammitis, hepatitis, jaundice. Moreover, a decoction prepared from T. platycarpum leaves and stems is an effective treatment for cancer, glycosuria, liver disease, pleurodynia, and stomach problems.

AIM OF THE STUDY: The main objective of this work was to study the composition and structural properties of polysaccharides (TPP) from Taraxacum platycarpum Dahlst. root and investigate the immunostimulatory activity on RAW264.7 cells.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: TPP was extracted from T. platycarpum using hot water extraction, ethanol precipitation method and its fractionated using DEAE-Sepharose fast flow column. The composition, molecular weight, and structural characterization of TPP and its fractions were evaluated by various techniques. Further, the immunostimulatory activity of polysaccharides was tested on murine macrophage cell line RAW264.7 by various in vitro assays. The structure effect of TPP on RAW264.7 cells was studied by the removal of sulfate (desulfation) and protein (deproteinization) contents from TPP.

RESULTS: We obtained three fractions namely TPP-1, TPP-2, and TPP-3 which mainly consisted of carbohydrates (75.55, 52.71, and 48.41%), sulfate (8.42, 15.19, and 27.67%), uronic acid (1.27, 6.56, and 4.39%), and protein (8.15, 24.85, and 9.73%). The average molecular weight of the fractions was 56.7, 108.2, and 132.3 × 10 g/mol, respectively. The polysaccharides activate the RAW264.7 cell to produce a significant amount of NO and upregulate the various mRNA expression by the activation of MAPK and NF-κB pathways via TLR4, TLR2, and CR3 receptors. The structurally modified deproteinated derivative (DP-TPP-2) moreeffectively decreases the NO production which means the protein content of TPP-2 mainly contributes to the RAW264.7 cells activation. The structure of DP-TPP-2 primarily consists of 1 → 2)-Galp, 1 → 6)-Glup, 1 → 2) - Rhap, and 1 → 5) - Arap glycosidic linkages.

CONCLUSIONS: The present study demonstrated that the polysaccharide isolated from T. platycarpum shows admirable immunostimulatory by the activation of MAPK and NF-κB pathways through TLR4, TLR2, and CR3 receptors. The protein content of polysaccharides mainly contributes to the RAW264.7 cells activation. Our study results could be useful for developing a new immunostimulant agent.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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