Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Student: Alžbeta Horvátová Supervisor: prof. PharmDr. Petr Pávek PhD. Title of diploma thesis: Anti-inflammatory effects of ursodeoxycholyl lysophosphatidylethanolamide on THP-1 human macrophages via Toll-like receptor 4 Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) became the most common liver disease in developed countries. It is well-known that the level of protectant phosphatidylcholine (PC) is decreased in NASH. The bile acid-phospholipid conjugate ursodeoxycholyl lysophosphatidylethanolamide (UDCA-LPE) was designed in order to specifically deliver PC to hepatocytes. However, previous studies have proved that UDCA-LPE possesses its proper hepatoprotectant capacity and exhibits anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic properties and also improved steatosis and hyperlipidaemia in various models in vivo. These effects may be mediated secondary through modulation of immune system. Therefore, in order to dissect if UDCA-LPE directly influences immune cells in vitro, release of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα, IL-6 and IL-1β in LPS-induced THP-1-derived human macrophages was measured by ELISA. Moreover, effects of UDCA-LPE on MAPK signalling pathways and nuclear translocation of NFκB were...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:351489 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Horvátová, Alžbeta |
| Contributors | Pávek, Petr, Nachtigal, Petr |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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