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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
Vascular inflammation induced by the proinflammatory cytokine/NF-kappaB pathway is one of the key mechanisms in the development of atherosclerosis. Peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) plays an important role in the prevention of arterial inflammation and formation of atherogenesis. Herein we examine the effects of a newly identified synthetic PPARgamma ligand, ascochlorin-6 (AS-6), on TNF-alpha-stimulated NF-kappaB activity and inflammatory molecule expression in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). AS-6 successfully inhibited TNF-alpha-stimulated NF-kappaB activity and inflammatory molecule expression, including vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), and fractalkine (CX3CL1). Transient transfection with an [NF-kappaB]x4 luciferase reporter construct showed that AS-6 inhibition of TNF-alpha-stimulated NF-kappaB activation was PPARgamma-dependent. The effects of AS-6 on TNF-alpha-stimulated VCAM-1 and CX3CL1 expression were abolished in cells transfected with an adenovirus expressing dominant-negative PPARgamma and in cells treated with a PPARgamma specific inhibitor, GW9662, confirming again that the anti-inflammatory effect of AS-6 was PPARgamma-dependent. The inhibitory effects of AS-6 on TNF-alpha-stimulated inflammatory gene expression and NF-kappaB activation were more potent than those of rosiglitazone and pioglitazone. This study shows that AS-6 reduces the inflammatory response to TNF-alpha in VSMCs. The data suggest the possibility that AS-6 can be used to prevent the development and progression of atherosclerosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/4-O-carboxymethylascochlorin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Alkenes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ccl2 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CCL2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CX3CL1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokines, CX3C, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cx3cl1 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glycolates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ligands, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NF-kappa B, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/PPAR gamma, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phenols, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ascochlorin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0024-3205
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
120-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Adenoviridae, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Alkenes, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Aorta, Thoracic, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Chemokine CCL2, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Chemokine CX3CL1, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Chemokines, CX3C, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Glycolates, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-PPAR gamma, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Phenols, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:16989870-Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
The ascochlorin derivative, AS-6, inhibits TNF-alpha-induced adhesion molecule and chemokine expression in rat vascular smooth muscle cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Medical Science, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't