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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
Oxidative stress is known to be an important contributing factor in many chronic diseases. We tested the hypothesis that in healthy normal volunteers zinc acts as an effective anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent. Ten normal volunteers were administered daily oral zinc supplementation (45 mg zinc as gluconate) and 10 volunteers received placebo for 8 weeks. Plasma zinc, MDA, HAE, and 8-OHdG levels; LPS-induced TNF-alpha and IL-1beta mRNA; and ex vivo TNF-alpha-induced NF-kappaB activity in mononuclear cells (MNC) were determined before and after supplementation. In subjects receiving zinc, plasma levels of lipid peroxidation products and DNA adducts were decreased, whereas no change was observed in the placebo group. LPS-stimulated MNC isolated from zinc-supplemented subjects showed reduced mRNA for TNF-alpha and IL-1beta compared to placebo. Ex vivo, zinc protected MNC from TNF-alpha-induced NF-kappaB activation. In parallel studies using HL-60, a promyelocytic cell line, we observed that zinc enhances the upregulation of mRNA and DNA-specific binding for A20, a transactivating factor which inhibits the activation of NF-kappaB. Our results suggest that zinc supplementation may lead to downregulation of the inflammatory cytokines through upregulation of the negative feedback loop A20 to inhibit induced NF-kappaB activation. Zinc administration to human subjects with conditions associated with increased oxidative stress should be explored.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0891-5849
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1182-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-DNA Adducts, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Deoxyguanosine, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-HL-60 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Interleukin-1, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Lipid Peroxidation, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Monocytes, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:15451058-Zinc
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Antioxidant effect of zinc in humans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. prasada@karmanos.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't