@article{APS4849,
author = {Myung-hyun Yim and Jang-woo Shin and Jin-young Son and Se-mi Oh and Seung-hyun Han and Jung-hyo Cho and Chong-kwan Cho and Hwa-seung Yoo and Yeon-weol Lee and Chang-gue Son},
title = {Soluble components of Hericium erinaceum induce NK cell activation via production of interleukin-12 in mice splenocytes},
journal = {Acta Pharmacologica Sinica},
volume = {28},
number = {6},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Aim: To investigate the immunoregulatory functions of water extracts of Hericium erinaceum (WEHE) focusing on natural killer (NK) cell-based anticancer activities.
Methods: Mouse splenocytes or purely isolated NK cells were stimulated with 1-100 mg/L WEHE for 24 h followed by co-culture with 51Cr-labled Yac-1 cells for 4 h, then NK cell-derived cytolytic activity was measured using a radio-release assay. Neutralizing antibodies against mouse interleukin-12 (IL-12) were added into the WEHE-stimulated splenocytes, thereafter, cytotoxicity was measured to examine the involvement of IL-12. RT-PCR and ELISA analyses were performed to confirm the induction of transcription and the translation of IL-12 and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in the WEHE-treated splenocytes.
Results: WEHE enhanced the cytolytic activity of total splenocytes towards Yac-1 cells in a dose-dependent manner. However, this activation was not observed when the NK cells isolated from the splenocytes were treated with WEHE. Furthermore, the treatment with antibodies against IL-12 abolished the effect of WEHE on splenocyte-derived cytolytic activity. RT-PCR and ELISA analyses showed the induction of IL-12 and IFN-gamma in the WEHE-treated splenocytes.
Conclusion: WEHE indirectly activates the cytolytic ability of NK cells via the induction of IL-12 in total splenocytes, and possibly via other immuno-mediators or cellular components.},
issn = {1745-7254}, url = {http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/4849}
}