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Although the effects of alverine on spontaneous and induced contractile activity are well known, its anti-inflammatory activity has not been fully evaluated. In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of alverine in vitro and in vivo. The production of nitric oxide (NO) in RAW264.7 cells activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly (I:C)) was reduced by alverine. The mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) was also dose-dependently inhibited by treatment with alverine. In reporter gene assays, alverine clearly decreased luciferase activity, mediated by the transcription factor nuclear factor \u03baB (NF-\u03baB) in TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-\u03b2 (TRIF)- or MyD88-overexpressing HEK293 cells. Additionally, phosphorylation of NF-\u03baB subunits and upstream signaling molecules, including p65, p50, AKT, I\u03baB\u03b1, and Src was downregulated by 200 \u03bcM of alverine in LPS-treated RAW264.7 cells. Using immunoblotting and cellular thermal shift assays (CETSAs), Src was identified as the target of alverine in its anti-inflammatory response. In addition, HCl\/EtOH-stimulated gastric ulcers in mice were ameliorated by alverine at doses of 100 and 200 mg\/kg. 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