PMID- 23072581 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130823 LR - 20211021 IS - 1476-5381 (Electronic) IS - 0007-1188 (Print) IS - 0007-1188 (Linking) VI - 168 IP - 6 DP - 2013 Mar TI - Suppression of PU.1-linked TLR4 expression by cilostazol with decrease of cytokine production in macrophages from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. PG - 1401-11 LID - 10.1111/bph.12021 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The present study assessed the effects of cilostazol on LPS-stimulated TLR4 signal pathways in synovial macrophages from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These effects were confirmed in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: Expression of TLR4, PU.1, NF-kappaB p65 and IkappaBalpha on synovial fluid macrophages from RA patients was determined by Western blotting, and cytokines were measured by ELISA. Anti-arthritic effects were evaluated in CIA mice. KEY RESULTS: Intracellular cAMP was concentration-dependently raised by cilostazol (1-100 muM). Cilostazol significantly suppressed LPS-stimulated increase of TLR4 expression by blocking PU.1 transcriptional activity in RA macrophages. In addition, cilostazol decreased LPS-induced myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) expression, but not that of TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6). Cilostazol also suppressed IkBalpha degradation and NF-kappaB p65 nuclear translocation. Moreover, LPS-induced increase of cytokine production (TNF-alpha, IL-1beta) was inhibited by cilostazol, an effect which was accompanied by suppression of IkappaBalpha degradation, and NF-kappaB p65 nuclear translocation. However, expression of anti-inflammatory IL-10 was elevated by cilostazol and forskolin/IBMX. In mice with CIA, post-treatment with cilostazol (30 mg kg(-)(1) day(-)(1)) decreased expression of TLR4 in knee joints in association with decreased recruitment of macrophages. Consequently, synovial inflammation, proteoglycan depletion and bone erosion were significantly inhibited by cilostazol treatment. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Cilostazol down-regulated LPS-stimulated PU.1-linked TLR4 expression and TLR4/MyD88/NF-kappaB signal pathways, and then suppressed inflammatory cytokine production in synovial macrophages from RA patients. Also cilostazol markedly inhibited the severity of CIA in mice. CI - (c) 2012 The Authors. British Journal of Pharmacology (c) 2012 The British Pharmacological Society. FAU - Park, S Y AU - Park SY AD - Medical Research Center for Ischemic Tissue Regeneration, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. FAU - Lee, S W AU - Lee SW FAU - Baek, S H AU - Baek SH FAU - Lee, C W AU - Lee CW FAU - Lee, W S AU - Lee WS FAU - Rhim, B Y AU - Rhim BY FAU - Hong, K W AU - Hong KW FAU - Kim, C D AU - Kim CD LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Br J Pharmacol JT - British journal of pharmacology JID - 7502536 RN - 0 (Antirheumatic Agents) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Phosphodiesterase 3 Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (TLR4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tetrazoles) RN - 0 (Tlr4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) RN - 0 (proto-oncogene protein Spi-1) RN - N7Z035406B (Cilostazol) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antirheumatic Agents/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Arthritis, Rheumatoid/*drug therapy/immunology/metabolism/pathology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cilostazol MH - Cytokines/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Knee Joint/drug effects/immunology/metabolism/pathology MH - Macrophage Activation/drug effects MH - Macrophages/*drug effects/immunology/metabolism/pathology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred DBA MH - Phosphodiesterase 3 Inhibitors/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Second Messenger Systems/drug effects MH - Tetrazoles/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Trans-Activators/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC3596645 EDAT- 2012/10/18 06:00 MHDA- 2013/08/24 06:00 PMCR- 2014/03/01 CRDT- 2012/10/18 06:00 PHST- 2011/10/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/07/30 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/10/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/10/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/10/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/08/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1111/bph.12021 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Br J Pharmacol. 2013 Mar;168(6):1401-11. doi: 10.1111/bph.12021.