Ergolide, sesquiterpene lactone from Inula britannica, inhibits inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclo-oxygenase-2 expression in RAW 264.7 macrophages through the inactivation of NF-kappaB
- Authors
- Jeung Whan Han; Byeong Gon Lee; 김용기; Jong Woo Yoon; Hye Kyoung Jin; Sungyoul Hong; Hoi Young Lee; Kang Ro Lee; Hyang Woo Lee
- Issue Date
- Jun-2001
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Keywords
- ergolide; inducible nitric oxide synthase; cyclo-oxygenase-2; NF-kappa B; I kappa B
- Citation
- Br J Pharmacol, v.133, no.4, pp 503 - 512
- Pages
- 10
- Journal Title
- Br J Pharmacol
- Volume
- 133
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 503
- End Page
- 512
- URI
- https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/149586
- DOI
- 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704099
- ISSN
- 0007-1188
1476-5381
- Abstract
- 1 We investigated the mechanism of suppression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) by ergolide, sesquiterpene lactone from Inula britannica.
2 iNOS activity in cell-free extract of LPS/IFN-gamma -stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages was markedly attenuated by the treatment with ergolide. Its inhibitory effect on iNOS was paralleled by decrease in nitrite accumulation in culture medium of LPS/IFN-gamma -stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages in a concentration-dependent manner. However, its inhibitory effect does not result from direct inhibition of the catalytic activity of NOS.
3 Ergolide markedly decreased the production of prostaglandin E-2 (PGE(2)) in cell-free extract of LPS/IFN-gamma -stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages in a concentration-dependent manner, without alteration of the catalytic activity of COX-2 itself.
4 Ergolide decreased the level of iNOS and COX-2 protein, and iNOS mRNA caused by stimulation of LPS/IFN-gamma in a concentration-dependent manner, as measured by Western blot and Northern blot analysis, respectively.
5 Ergolide inhibited nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation, a transcription factor necessary for iNOS and COX-2 expression in response to LPS/IFN-gamma. This effect was accompanied by the parallel reduction of nuclear translocation of subunit p65 of NF-kappaB as well as I kappaB-alpha degradation. In addition, these effects were completely blocked by treatment of cysteine, indicating that this inhibitory effect of ergolide could be mediated by alkylation of NF-kappaB itself or an upstream molecule of NF-kappaB.
6 Ergolide also directly inhibited the DNA-binding activity of active NF-kappaB in LPS/IFN-gamma- pretreated RAW 264.7 macrophages.
7 These results demonstrate that the suppression of NF-kappaB activation by ergolide might be attributed to the inhibition of nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB resulted from blockade of the degradation of I kappaB and the direct modification of active NF-kappaB, leading to the suppression of the expression of iNOS and COX-2, which play important roles in inflammatory signalling pathway.
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