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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-6-18
pubmed:abstractText
In the present study we report the preventive effect of apocynin, an active constituent of the Himalayan herb Picrorhiza kurrooa, on cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) synthesis and activity in human adherent monocytes exposed to serum treated zymosan (STZ) and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). Apocynin markedly decreases the intracellular reduced/oxidized glutathione ratio (GSH/GSSG) and prevents nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation in stimulated monocytes. Moreover, it reduces intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, NADPH oxidase activity in monocyte homogenates and translocation of p47phox subunit in monocyte membranes. p47phox levels are also reduced in lysates of apocynin-treated monocytes. The inhibition of Cox-2 by apocynin is completely abrogated by GSH provision. Results from this study indicate that apocynin inhibits Cox-2 synthesis and activity induced in monocytes by an increased oxidative tone and provide an explanation for the protective effect exerted by this compound in numerous cell and animal models of inflammation. Attenuation of NADPH oxidase derived ROS coupled with GSH/GSSG reduction and suppression of NF-kappaB activation are highlighted as the molecular mechanisms responsible for Cox-2 inhibition.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0891-5849
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
156-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Acetophenones, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Cyclooxygenase 2, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Dinoprostone, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Glutathione, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Isoenzymes, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Monocytes, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-NADPH Oxidase, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Oxidation-Reduction, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Oxygen, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Peroxidase, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Phosphoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Protein Transport, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Thromboxane B2, pubmed-meshheading:15203187-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Apocynin prevents cyclooxygenase 2 expression in human monocytes through NADPH oxidase and glutathione redox-dependent mechanisms.
pubmed:affiliation
E. Grossi Paoletti Center, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't