• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.190-195
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• 2011

본 연구에서 돼지 PBMC에 t10c12-CLA 처리는 TNF-${\alpha}$생산을 증가시켰으나, LPS 자극 PBMC에서는 TNF-${\alpha}$생산을 감소시켰다. t10c12-CLA 처리는 PBMC의 inhibitory ${\kappa}B$ ($I{\kappa}B$)-${\alpha}$ 단백질 분해를 증가시키고 NF-${\kappa}B$ p65 활성 수준을 증가시켰다. 그러나 LPS 자극 PBMC에서는 상반되는 효과가 관찰되었다. 특히, LPS 비자극 PBMC에서 t10c12-CLA는 NF-${\kappa}B$ 저해제인 caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE)를 처리한 경우 NF-${\kappa}B$ p65 활성 수준을 증가시켰으나 반대로 LPS로 자극한 CAPE 처리 PBMC에서는 NF-${\kappa}B$ p65 활성 수준을 억제시켰다. 이상의 결과는 t10c12-CLA가 돼지 PBMC에 있어 LPS 자극 유무에 따라 다른 효과를 가질 수 있으며, 이는 NF-${\kappa}B$ p65 활성도의 변화와 관련성이 있음을 보여주고 있다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2014

Collaboration of TLR and non-TLR pathways in innate immune cells, which acts in concert for the induction of inflammatory cytokines, can mount a specific adaptive immune response tailored to a pathogen. Here, we show that murine DC produced increased IL-23 and IL-6 when they were treated with LPS together with curdlan that activates TLR4 and dectin-1, respectively. We also found that the induction of the inflammatory cytokine production by LPS and curdlan requires activation of IKK. However, the same treatment did not induce DC to produce a sufficient amount of TGF-${\beta}$. As a result, the conditioned media from DC treated with LPS and curdlan was not able to direct $CD4^+$ T cells to Th17 cells. Addition of TGF-${\beta}$ but not IL-6 or IL-$1{\beta}$ was able to promote IL-17 production from $CD4^+$ T cells. Our results showed that although signaling mediated by LPS together with curdlan is a potent stimulator of DC to secrete many pro-inflammatory cytokines, TGF-${\beta}$ production is a limiting factor for promoting Th17 immunity.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.173-183
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• 2001

Substance P can stimulate secretion of tumor necrosis $factor-\;{\alpha}\;(TNF-\;{\alpha}\;)$ from astrocytes stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Here I report that Chilbogeum can modulate cytokines secretion from primary cultures of rat astrocytes. Chilbogeum $(10\;{\mu}g/ml)$ significantly inhibited the $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion by astrocytes stimulated with LPS and Substance P. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) has been shown to elevate $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion from LPS-stimulated astrocytes while having no effect on astrocytes in the absence of LPS. Treatment of Chilbogeum $(10,\;100\;{\mu}g/ml)$ to astrocytes stimulated with both LPS and Substance P decreased IL-1 secretion significantly. The secretion of $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ by LPS and Substance P in astrocytes was progressively inhibited with increasing amount of IL-1 neutralizing antibody. Upon stimulation from various agents, these cells adopt a reactive phenotype, a morphological hallmark in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology, during which they themselves may produce still more inflammatory cytokines. Chilbogeum $(10,\;100\;{\mu}g/ml)$ significantly inhibited the $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion by CCF-STTG1 astrocytoma cells stimulated with $A\;{\beta}$ and IL-1. These results suggest that Chilbogeum may inhibit $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion by inhibiting IL-1 secretion and that Chilbogeum has an antiinflammatory activity in AD brain.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2011

Although various derivatives of caffeic acid have been reported to possess a wide variety of biological activities such as protection of neuronal cells against excitotoxicity, the biological activity of 1-docosanoyl cafferate (DC) has not been examined. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of DC, isolated from the stem bark of Rhus verniciflua, on lipopoly-saccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV2 microglial cells. Pretreatment of cells with DC significantly attenuated LPS-induced NO production, and mRNA and protein expression of iNOS in a concentration-dependent manner. DC also significantly suppressed LPS-induced release of cytokines such as TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$. Consistent with the decrease in cytokine release, DC dose-dependently and significantly attenuated LPS-induced mRNA expression of these cytokines. Furthermore, DC significantly suppressed LPS-induced degradation of IKB, which retains NF-kB in the cytoplasm. Therefore, nuclear translocation of NF-kB induced by LPS stimulation was significantly suppressed with DC pretreatment. Taken together, the present study suggests that DC exerts its anti-inflammatory activity through the suppression of NF-kB translocation to the nucleus.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.253-257
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• 2008

Acrolein is a highly electrophilic ${\alpha},{\beta}$-unsaturated aldehyde present in a number of environmental sources, especially cigarette smoke. It reacts strongly with the thiol groups of cysteine residues by Michael addition and has been reported to inhibit nuclear $factor-{\kappa}B$ ($NF-{\kappa}B$) activation by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The mechanism by which it inhibits $NF-{\kappa}B$ is not clear. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a key role in sensing microbial components and inducing innate immune responses, and LPS-induced dimerization of TLR4 is required for activation of downstream signaling pathways. Thus, dimerization of TLR4 may be one of the first events involved in activating TLR4-mediated signaling pathways. Stimulation of TLR4 by LPS activates both myeloid differential factor 88 (MyD88)- and TIR domain-containing adapter inducing $IFN{\beta}$ (TRIF)-dependent signaling pathways leading to activation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ and IFN-regulatory factor 3 (IRF3). Acrolein inhibited $NF-{\kappa}B$ and IRF3 activation by LPS, but it did not inhibit $NF-{\kappa}B$ or IRF3 activation by MyD88, inhibitor ${\kappa}B$ kinase $(IKK){\beta}$, TRIF, or TNF-receptor-associated factor family member-associated $NF-{\kappa}B$ activator (TANK)-binding kinase 1 (TBK1). Acrolein inhibited LPS-induced dimerization of TLR4, which resulted in the down-regulation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ and IRF3 activation. These results suggest that activation of TLRs and subsequent immune/inflammatory responses induced by endogenous molecules or chronic infection can be modulated by certain chemicals with a structural motif that enables Michael addition.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.601-610
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• 1997

연구배경 : 그람음성 간균의 내독소에 의한 sepsis syndrome에서 단핵 식세포는 내독소에 의해 자극받아 여러 종류의 cytokine을 분비함으로써 개체를 방어하는데 있어 매우 중요한 역할을 한다. 그러나 불행히도 cytokine들은 개체를 방어하는 작용 뿐 아니라 TNF등의 경우처럼 심각한 조직손상을 가져오는 효과도 있다. 그러므로 생체 내에서 내독소에 반응하여 cytokine의 분비를 조절하는 기능은 매우 중요하다. 이전의 연구에서 미리 내독소에 노출된 단색 식세포는 내독소로 재자극 시 cytokine 생성능의 저하가 관찰되었는데 이러한 현상을 '내독소 내성'이라고 하며 cytokine 분비조절에 중요한 역할을 하리라 생각되나 그 기전 등에 대해서는 연구가 부족한 상태이다. 방 법 : 생체 외에서 내독소에 대한 내성획득의 조건을 확립하고자 정상인의 말초혈액 단핵구를 10ng/ml의 저농도 내독소로 24시간 전처치한 후 2회 세척하고 다시 1 ng/ml의 내독소로 각각 4시간, 6시간, 24시간 자극하여 TNF-$\alpha$와 IL-8의 단백량을 측정하고 총 RNA를 분비하였다. 내독소 내성 획득 기전을 밝히고자 내독소 전처치 시에 자가혈청, PMA, antiCD14 Ab, Indomethacin, $PGF_2$를 각각 첨가하여 내성획득에 영향을 주는지 알아보았다. TNF-$\alpha$와 IL-8의 단백량은 ELISA를 이용하여 측정하였고 분리한 RNA를 이용하여 TNF-$\alpha$와 IL-8에 대한 Northern blot analysis를 시행하였다. 결 과 : 말초혈액을 저농도 내독소로 전처치하면 TNF-$\alpha$ 단백 생성 및 mRNA 발현을 억제하였으나 IL-8에 대해서는 이러한 현상을 관찰할 수 없었다. 전처치 시에 antiCD14 Ab를 내독소와 같이 준 경우 억제된 TNF-$\alpha$ 생성이 부분적으로 회복되었다. PMA만으로 전처치 하여도 저농도 내독소 전처치와 유사하게 내독소 내성을 유도할 수 있었다. 결 론 : 내독소에 의한 내성획득에는 CD14가 관여하고 Protein kinase C 경로를 통하며 pretranslational 수준에서 조절되는 것으로 생각된다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2018

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: One of the mechanisms considered to be prevalent in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is hyper-stimulation of microglia. Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocapa L.) is widely used to treat diabetes and atherosclerosis, and is known to exert anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects; however, its neuroprotective effects have not been elucidated thus far. MATERIALS/METHODS: We undertook to assess the anti-inflammatory effect of the ethanolic extract of black chokeberry friut (BCE) in BV2 cells, and evaluate its neuroprotective effect in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced mouse model of AD. RESULTS: Following stimulation of BV2 cells by LPS, exposure to BCE significantly reduced the generation of nitric oxide as well as mRNA levels of numerous inflammatory factors such as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), interleukin 1 beta ($IL-1{\beta}$), and tumor necrosis factor alpha ($TNF-{\alpha}$). In addition, AD was induced in a mouse model by intraperitoneal injection of LPS ($250{\mu}g/kg$), subsequent to which we investigated the neuroprotective effects of BCE (50 mg/kg) on brain damage. We observed that BCE significantly reduced tissue damage in the hippocampus by downregulating iNOS, COX-2, and $TNF-{\alpha}$ levels. We further identified the quinic acids in BCE using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS). Furthermore, we confirmed the neuroprotective effect of BCE and quinic acid on amyloid beta-induced cell death in rat hippocampal primary neurons. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that black chokeberry has protective effects against the development of AD.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.5-21
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• 2001

The influence of electroacupuncture (EA), a traditional Chinese medical treatment, on type Ⅱ collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) was examined in DBA/1J mice in vivo. Mice were immunized intradermally twice at the 3-week interval with bovine type Ⅱ collagen(C Ⅱ). EA stimulation, begun on the 21 simultaneously with the second immunization, was applied at the acupoint equivalent to GV4 three times a week for 3 weeks. The results showed that EA delayed the onset, attenuated the severity of arthritis, and reduced the anti-collagen antibody level. Furthermore, we investigated the impact of EA on the productions of endogenous $interleukin-1{\Beta}$ (IL-1 beta) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and the levels of IL-1 beta mRNA in splenocytes and synovial tissues from C Ⅱ immunized mice on the 45 and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophages of normal mice by using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). EA stimulation significant inhibited the concentrations of splenic endogenous IL-1 beta and serum PGE2. The expression of IL-1 beta mRNA in spleen cells was obviously down-regulated and that in synovial tissues was modestly affected by EA. COX-2 mRNA was highly expressed in cultured peritoneal macrophages when stimulated with LPS. Previous treatment with EA also reduced LPS-stimulated induction of COX-2 mRNA. These data suggest that EA has an inhibitory effect on murine CIA, and the partial mechanism of its therapeutic result may be attributed to inhibiting the productions of IL-1 beta and PGE2 by suppression the IL-1 beta and COX-2 gene activations.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.420-423
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• 2011

Since CKD-712 has been developed as an anti-inflammatory agent, we examined the effect of CKD-712 during TLR4 signaling. Using HEK293 cells expressing TLR4, CKD-712 was pre-treated 1 hr before LPS stimulation. Activation of NF-${\kappa}B$ was assessed by promoter assay. The activation of ERK, JNK, p38, IRF3 and Akt was measured by western blotting. CKD-712 inhibited the NF-${\kappa}B$ signaling triggered by LPS. The activation of ERK, JNK, p38 or IRF3 was not inhibited by CKD-712. On the contrary the activation of these molecules was augmented slightly. The activation of Akt with stimulation of LPS was also enhanced with CKD-712 pre-treatment at lower concentration, but was inhibited at higher concentration. We suggest that during TLR4 signaling CKD-712 inhibits NF-${\kappa}B$ activation. However, CKD-712 augmented the activation of Akt as well as Map kinases. Therefore, we suggest that CKD-712 might have a role as an immunomodulator.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.1236-1251
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• 1998

연구배경 : 급성폐손상의 병태생리학적 기전에는 염증세포들이 분비하는 다양한 염증성 매개물질들이 매우 중요한 역할을 한다. 이중 특히 tumor necrosis factor-$\alpha$ (TNF-$\alpha$) 는 다른 염증세포들의 화학주성 및 각종 염증성 매개물질 분비에 영향을 미치는 proin-flammatory cytokine으로 작용하는 한편, 직접적으로 세포손상을 야기시키는 세포독성 cytokine으로도 작용하는데, 급성폐손상에서 TNF-$\alpha$와 폐조직 손상과의 직접적인 관련성에 대해서는 아직 구체적으로 확인된 바가 많지 않다. 또한, 최근에 생체내 방어기전으로 스트레스 단백질에 대한 관심이 높아지면서, 단핵구에 내독소를 처치하거나, 동물에 내독소를 투여하기 전에 미리 스트레스 단백질을 합성시킨 경우, 내독소에 의한 손상을 감소시켜 준다는 연구가 보고되었지만, 내독소 자극 자체만으로 스트레스 단백질 합성이 유도되는지는 아직 분명하지 않다. 이에 저자들은 내독소 유도성 급성 폐손상에서 TNF-$\alpha$ 분비와 폐조직 손상을 포함한 일련의 염증반응과의 관계를 분석하고, 생체내 내독소 자극에 대하여 폐포대식세포에서 스트레스 단백질을 포함한 새로운 단백질 합성이 유도되는지 여부를 분석하고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 흰쥐의 기관내로 내독소를 투여한 후 시간별로 기관지폐포세척액내 TNF-$\alpha$농도, 염증세포 백분율 변화, 병리조직학적 소견을 관찰하고, 또한 각 시간대의 폐포대식세포에서 sodium dodesyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis와 inducible heat stress protein72에 대한 면역화학염색을 시행하여 단백질 합성양상을 분석하는 한편, 폐포대식세포에 다양한 농도의 내독소 자극과 열처리를 가한 후, 배양상층액에서 tumor necrosis factor-a 농도를 측정하고, 폐포대식세포의 단백질 합성양상을 분석하였다. 연구결과 : 내독소 투여 후 tumor necrosis factor-$\alpha$는 첫 1시간째부터 현저하게 증가하여 (p< 0.0001) 3시간째 최고치에 이르렀고 6시간째는 감소하기 시작하여 12시간째는 정상 대조군 수준으로 감소하였다. 내독소 투여 후 염증세포 백분율의 변화는 2시간째부터 시작하여 6시간째 최고에 이르러 12시간째까지 지속하였으며, 장시간째에 정상 대조군 수준으로 회복하였다. 병리조직학적 소견상 폐손상 지표 점수는 내독소 투여후 6시간째 최고치에 이르러 24 시간째까지 지속하였다. 내독소 투여 후 분리한 폐포대식세포에서 첫 1시간째부터 장시간째까지 정상 대조군에서는 관찰할 수 없던 35kDa의 새로운 단백질 띠가 관찰되었으며, 면역화학염색상 inducible heat stress protein72는 관찰되지 않았다. 내독소 자극을 가하지 않은 정상 대조세포군에 비해 내독소 자극을 가한 세포군의 배양상층액에서 tumor necrosis factor-$\alpha$ 농도가 유의하게 높았으며 (p<0.001), 내독소 자극만 가한 세포군에 비해 열충격 전처치후 내독소 자극을 가한 세포군의 배양상층액에서 tumor necrosis factor-$\alpha$ 농도가 10 ${\mu}g/ml$ 내독소 자극군만 제외하고 모두 유의하게 감소하였다 (p<0.05). 내독소 자극만 가한 세포군은 10 ${\mu}g/ml$의 고농도에서만 35 kDa 의 단백질 띠가 합성되었고 inducible heat stress protein72는 관찰되지 않았다. 열충격 전처치후 내독소 자극을 가한 세포군은 모두 inducible heat stress protein72가 관찰되었다. 결 론 : 기관내 내독소 투여에 의한 급성 폐손상에서 tumor necrosis factor-$\alpha$는 폐손상 정도와 밀접한 관련이 있다. 또한 내독소 자극에 의해서는 폐포대식세포에서 inducible heat stress protein72 합성이 유도되지 않으며, 35 kDa의 새로운 단백질 합성이 유도되었는데, tumor necrosis factor-$\alpha$ 농도 및 병리조직소견과의 관계를 볼 때, 급성 폐손상에 있어 35 kDa 단백질이 방어적인 역할을 담당하지는 않을 것으로 보이며, 이에 대해서는 향후 더 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.