Original Article

San-Huang-Xie-Xin-Tang Protects against Activated Microglia- and 6-OHDA-Induced Toxicity in Neuronal SH-SY5Y Cells

Table 1

Effects of SHXT (25, 50, 100 and 200 μg/mL) on LPS-induced nitrite, PGE2, iROS, TNF-α and IL-1β production in BV-2 cells.

Nitrite (μM)PGE2 (pg/mL)iROS (%)TNF-α (pg/mL)IL-1β (pg/mL)

Control0.25 ± 0.0314.45 ± 1.5310070.41 ±8. 5110.51 ± 3.57
LPS only3.76 ± 0.20#41.83 ± 2.53#201.52 ± 9.52#704.61 ± 30.53#68.51 ± 5.65#
LPS + SHXT 25 μg/mL2.96 ± 0.4127.39 ± 2.14*192.51 ± 8.52650.25 ± 20.5658.52 ± 7.24
LPS + SHXT 50 μg/mL1.89 ± 0.34*22.52 ± 1.95*182.57 ± 8.50552.53 ± 10.51*50.14 ± 4.65*
LPS + SHXT 100 μg/mL1.63 ± 0.21*21.62 ± 1.52*130.73 ± 6.25*430.56 ± 12.86*42.51 ± 4.64*
LPS + SHXT 200 μg/mL1.50 ± 0.14*14.68 ± 1.35*109.64 ± 6.63*263.50 ± 15.58*26.52 ± 5.63*

Values represent the mean ± SEM from six independent experiments. #P <  .05 versus control, *P <  .05 versus LPS only.