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Zedoarondiol isolated from the rhizoma of Curcuma heyneana is involved in the inhibition of iNOS, COX-2 and pro-inflammatory cytokines via the downregulation of NF-κB pathway in LPS-stimulated murine macrophages
- Title
- Zedoarondiol isolated from the rhizoma of Curcuma heyneana is involved in the inhibition of iNOS, COX-2 and pro-inflammatory cytokines via the downregulation of NF-κB pathway in LPS-stimulated murine macrophages
- Authors
- Cho W.; Nam J.-W.; Kang H.-J.; Windono T.; Seo E.-K.; Lee K.-T.
- Ewha Authors
- 서은경
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 서은경
- Issue Date
- 2009
- Journal Title
- International Immunopharmacology
- ISSN
- 1567-5769
- Citation
- International Immunopharmacology vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 1049 - 1057
- Indexed
- SCI; SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Several sesquiterpene lactones that have been isolated from medicinal plants are known to have many pharmacological activities. In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of zedoarondiol, a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from the rhizoma of Curcuma heyneana, in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophage cells. Zedoarondiol dose-dependently inhibited LPS-stimulated nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) productions in RAW 264.7 macrophage and in mouse peritoneal macrophage cells. Consistent with these findings, in RAW 264.7 cells, zedoarondiol suppressed the LPS-stimulated protein levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and the mRNA expressions of iNOS, COX-2, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, molecular data revealed that zedoarondiol inhibited LPS-stimulated DNA binding activity and the transcription activity of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), and this effect was accompanied by decreases in the degradation and phosphorylation of inhibitory κB (IκB)-α, and in the subsequent blocking of NF-κB translocations to the nucleus. Furthermore, zedoarondiol attenuated the phosphorylations of IκB kinase (IKK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38), and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Taken together, the findings of the present study indicate that zedoarondiol inhibits iNOS, COX-2, and pro-inflammatory cytokine expressions by suppressing the phosphorylations of IKK and MAPKs, and by subsequently inactivating the NF-κB pathway. These relations reveal, in part, the mechanism underlying the anti-inflammatory properties of zedoarondiol. © 2009.
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.intimp.2009.04.012
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- 약학대학 > 약학과 > Journal papers
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