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01-06-2018 | ORIGINAL ARTICLE
FGF-21 Elevated IL-10 Production to Correct LPS-Induced Inflammation
Authors:
Jun-yan Li, Nan Wang, Mir Hassan Khoso, Cheng-bin Shen, Meng-ze Guo, Xin-xin Pang, De-shan Li, Wen-fei Wang
Published in:
Inflammation
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Issue 3/2018
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Abstract
Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) has been previously judged as a major metabolic regulator. In this paper, we show that FGF-21 has a potential role in anti-inflammation and immunoregulation. In vivo, treatment with exogenous FGF-21 can alleviate LPS-induced inflammation. In vitro, FGF-21 inhibited LPS-induced IL-1β expression in THP-1 cells. Furthermore, besides the NF-κB pathway, the mechanism of action of FGF-21 was observed to involve the elevation of IL-10 in the ERK1/2 pathway. This study clearly indicates that FGF21 can be used as an attractive target for the management of inflammatory disorders. This piece of research indicates that FGF-21 could have much value in the management of inflammatory disorders.