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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
Microglial activation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases by producing various proinflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide (NO). In the present study, the anti-inflammatory and subsequent neuroprotective effects of catechol and its derivatives including 3-methylcatechol, 4-methylcatechol, and 4-tert-butylcatechol were investigated in microglia and neuroblastoma cells in culture. The four catechol compounds showed anti-inflammatory effects with different potency. The catechols significantly decreased lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced NO and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha production in BV-2 microglia cells. The catechols also inhibited the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and TNF-alpha at mRNA or protein levels in the LPS-stimulated BV-2 cells. In addition, the catechols inhibited LPS-induced nuclear translocation of p65 subunit of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB, IkappaB degradation, and phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in BV-2 cells. Moreover, the catechols attenuated the cytotoxicity of LPS-stimulated BV-2 microglia toward co-cultured rat B35 neuroblastoma cells. The catechols, however, did not protect B35 cells against H(2)O(2) toxicity, indicating that the compounds exerted the neuroprotective effect by inhibiting the inflammatory activation of microglia in the co-culture. The anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties of the catechols in cultured microglia and neuroblastoma cells suggest a therapeutic potential of these compounds for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases that are associated with an excessive microglial activation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0014-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
588
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
106-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Anti-Inflammatory Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Catechols, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Microglia, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Neurotoxicity Syndromes, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Nitrites, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Tetrazolium Salts, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Thiazoles, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:18499097-p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Anti-inflammatory effects of catechols in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated microglia cells: inhibition of microglial neurotoxicity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Brain Science and Engineering Institute, CMRI, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, 101 Dong-In, Joong-gu, Daegu, 700-422, Republic of Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't