Anti‐inflammatory effect of a polysaccharide fraction from Craterellus cornucopioides in LPS‐stimulated macrophages.

Immunocytes‐involved inflammation is considered to modulate the damage in various diseases. Oxidative stress is initiated by oxidative agents such as LPS and ROS, which are strongly involved in chronic inflammation. Our previous study found that a polysaccharide fraction from Craterellus cornucopioides (CCPP‐1) showed good antioxidant activity. However, the anti‐inflammatory effect of CCPP‐1 was still elusive. The objective of this study was to evaluate the anti‐inflammatory activity of CCPP‐1 and its potential mechanism in LPS‐stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. The results showed that CCPP‐1 could inhibit LPS‐induced ROS and NO accumulation. Additionally, CCPP‐1 could decrease pro‐inflammatory cytokines production (TNF‐α, IL‐1β, and IL‐18) and inflammatory mediator (iNOS) expression, which might be associated with its capacity to inhibit NF‐κB signaling pathway and NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Therefore, this study suggested that CCPP‐1 had an ameliorative effect on the inflammation response and was potential to develop into functional food for treating chronic inflammation. Practical applications: Craterellus cornucopioides is an edible fungus widely distributed in Southwestern China. It was reported that C. cornucopioides polysaccharide (CCPP‐1), as important active ingredient, showed good antioxidant activity. However, the anti‐inflammatory effect was still elusive. This study showed that CCPP‐1 possessed anti‐inflammatory activity. The molecular mechanism might be associated with its capacity to inhibit NF‐κB signaling pathway and NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Therefore, polysaccharides from C. cornucopioides have potential to develop into functional food to combat inflammatory condition and thus indirectly halt the progression of various inflammatory response‐related chronic diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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