Effects of Water Extract from Artemisia argyi Leaves on LPS-Induced Mastitis in Mice.

ABSTRACT: In the context of the unsatisfactory therapeutic effect of antibiotics, the natural products of plants have become a research hotspot. Artemisia argyi (A. argyi) is known as a traditional medicine in China, and its extracts have been reported to have a variety of active functions, including anti-inflammatory. Therefore, after establishing the mouse mastitis model by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the effects of A. argyi leaves extract (ALE) were evaluated by pathological morphology of the mammary gland tissue, gene expression, and serum oxidation index. Studies have shown that ALE has a restorative effect on LPS-induced mammary gland lesions and significantly down-regulated the rise of myeloperoxidase (MPO) induced by LPS stimulation. In addition, ALE played a positive role in LPS-induced oxida

SUBMITTER: Ma Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8997000 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature