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Heliyon . Baicalin reduced injury of and autophagy-related gene expression in RAW264.7 cells infected with H6N6 avian influenza virus

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Heliyon


. 2024 Jun 7;10(12):e32645.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32645. eCollection 2024 Jun 30. Baicalin reduced injury of and autophagy-related gene expression in RAW264.7 cells infected with H6N6 avian influenza virus

Xin Yang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Junxian Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Chunlan Shan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xuqin Song[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jian Yang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hao Xu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Deyuan Ou[SUP] 1 [/SUP]



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Abstract

In the present study, we investigated whether baicalin could reduce the damage caused to RAW264.7 cells following infection with H6N6 avian influenza virus. In addition, we studied the expression of autophagy-related genes. The morphological changes in cells were observed by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, and the inflammatory factors in the cell supernatant were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to detect the levels of RAW264.7 autophagosomes, and western blotting and immunofluorescence were used to detect the protein expression of autophagy marker LC3. Quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the mRNA transcription levels of autophagy key factors. The results showed that different doses of baicalin significantly reduced the H6N6 virus-induced damage of RAW264.7 cells. The contents of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-2, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in the cell supernatant significantly decreased. In addition, the protein expression of LC3 and Beclin-1, ATG12, ATG5 the mRNA levels were significantly decreased. This study showed that baicalin can reduce cell damage and affect the H6N6-induced autophagy level of RAW264.7 cells.

Keywords: Autophagy; Baicalin; H6N6; Influenza A virus; RAW264.7 cells.

 
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