The Effect of Manuka Honey on dHL-60 Cytokine, Chemokine, and Matrix-Degrading Enzyme Release under Inflammatory Conditions

Authors

Benjamin A. Minden-Birkenmaier, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis, 330 Engineering Technology Building, Memphis, TN 38152, USA.
Meghan B. Meadows, Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, 222 Robison Hall, Memphis, TN 38152, USA.
Kasyap Cherukuri, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis, 330 Engineering Technology Building, Memphis, TN 38152, USA.Follow
Matthew P. Smeltzer, Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, 222 Robison Hall, Memphis, TN 38152, USA.
Richard A. Smith, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, E228A Coleman Building, 956 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
Marko Z. Radic, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 201 Molecular Science Building, 858 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38152, USA.
Gary L. Bowlin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis, 330 Engineering Technology Building, Memphis, TN 38152, USA.Follow

Abstract

A large body of and evidence indicates that Manuka honey resolves inflammation and promotes healing when applied topically to a wound. In this study, the effect of two different concentrations (0.5% and 3% v/v) of Manuka honey on the release of cytokines, chemokines, and matrix-degrading enzymes from neutrophils was examined using a differentiated HL-60 cell line model in the presence of inflammatory stimuli. The results indicate that 0.5% honey decreased TNF-α, IL-1β, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, IL-12 p70, MMP-9, MMP-1, FGF-13, IL-1ra, and IL-4 release, but increased MIP-3α, Proteinase 3, VEGF, and IL-8 levels. In contrast, 3% honey reduced the release of all analytes except TNF-α, whose release was increased. Together, these results demonstrate a dose-dependent ability of Manuka honey to modify the release of cytokines, chemokines, and matrix-degrading enzymes that promote or inhibit inflammation and/or healing within a wound. The findings of this study provide further guidance for the future use of Manuka honey in wounds or tissue engineering templates. Future investigation is warranted to validate the results and translate these results to physiologically relevant environments.

Publication Title

Med one

Recommended Citation

Minden-Birkenmaier, B. A., Meadows, M. B., Cherukuri, K., Smeltzer, M. P., Smith, R. A., Radic, M. Z., & Bowlin, G. L. (2019). The Effect of Manuka Honey on dHL-60 Cytokine, Chemokine, and Matrix-Degrading Enzyme Release under Inflammatory Conditions. Med one, 4 (2) https://doi.org/10.20900/mo.20190005