Effect of Wasabi Extract on Inflammatory Response of BV2 Cells Induced by Lipopolysaccharide

Objective: This study was to investigate the effect of wasabi extract 6-(methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate (6-MITC) on preventing neuroinflammation. Methods: The activation of BV2 microglia cell was introduced by LPS to establish an in vitro neuroinflammatory cell model, and the influence of 6-MITC on the survival rate of BV2 cells was deceted by MTT assay and the mRNA expression level of inflammatory factors in each group were deceted by RT-qPCR. Results: 6-MITC can significantly down-regulate mRNA expression levels of the inflammatory factor interleukin-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) after activation of BV2 cells induced by LPS. Conclusion: 6-MITC can inhibit LPS-induced microglia activation and decrease inflammatory response of BV2 cells.