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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Diarctigenin was previously isolated as an inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) production in macrophages from the seeds of Arctium lappa used as an alternative medicine for the treatment of inflammatory disorders. However, little is known about the molecular basis of these effects. Here, we demonstrated that diarctigenin inhibited the production of NO, prostaglandin E(2), tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-6 with IC(50) values of 6 to 12 miciroM in zymosan- or lipopolysaccharide-(LPS) activated macrophages. Diarctigenin attenuated zymosan-induced mRNA synthesis of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and also inhibited promoter activities of iNOS and cytokine genes in the cells. Because nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB plays a pivotal role in inflammatory gene transcription, we next investigated the effect of diarctigenin on NF-kappaB activation. Diarctigenin inhibited the transcriptional activity and DNA binding ability of NF-kappaB in zymosan-activated macrophages but did not affect the degradation and phosphorylation of inhibitory kappaB (IkappaB) proteins. Moreover, diarctigenin suppressed expression vector NF-kappaB p65-elicited NF-kappaB activation and also iNOS promoter activity, indicating that the compound could directly target an NF-kappa-activating signal cascade downstream of IkappaB degradation and inhibit NF-kappaB-regulated iNOS expression. Diarctigenin also inhibited the in vitro DNA binding ability of NF-kappaB but did not affect the nuclear import of NF-kappaB p65 in the cells. Taken together, diarctigenin down-regulated zymosan- or LPS-induced inflammatory gene transcription in macrophages, which was due to direct inhibition of the DNA binding ability of NF-kappaB. Finally, this study provides a pharmacological potential of diarctigenin in the NF-kappaB-associated inflammatory disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Anti-Inflammatory Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytokines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dinoprostone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-6, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lignans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lipopolysaccharides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NF-kappa B, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Zymosan, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/diarctigenin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1521-0103
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
327
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
393-401
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Anti-Inflammatory Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Arctium, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Dinoprostone, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Interleukin-6, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Lignans, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:18694995-Zymosan
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Diarctigenin, a lignan constituent from Arctium lappa, down-regulated zymosan-induced transcription of inflammatory genes through suppression of DNA binding ability of nuclear factor-kappaB in macrophages.
pubmed:affiliation
College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't