PMID- 23360889 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130705 LR - 20220316 IS - 1096-0333 (Electronic) IS - 0041-008X (Linking) VI - 268 IP - 1 DP - 2013 Apr 1 TI - Involvement of PKA and HO-1 signaling in anti-inflammatory effects of surfactin in BV-2 microglial cells. PG - 68-78 LID - S0041-008X(13)00038-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.taap.2013.01.017 [doi] AB - Surfactin, one of the most powerful biosurfactants, is a bacterial cyclic lipopeptide. Here, we investigated the anti-neuroinflammatory properties of surfactin in lipoteichoic acid (LTA)-stimulated BV-2 microglial cells. Surfactin significantly inhibited excessive production of the pro-inflammatory mediators TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), and suppressed the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Subsequent mechanistic studies revealed that surfactin inhibited LTA-induced nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and signal transducer and activator of transcription-1 (STAT-1) activation. However, surfactin increases the phosphorylation of the STAT-3, a component of the homeostatic mechanism causing anti-inflammatory events. We also demonstrated that surfactin induces heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression and nuclear factor-regulated factor-2 (Nrf-2) activation, and that the anti-inflammatory effects of surfactin are abrogated by small interfering RNA-mediated knock-down of HO-1 or Nrf-2. Interestingly, we found that surfactin increased the level of cAMP and induced phosphorylation of cAMP responsive element binding protein (CREB) in microglial cells. Furthermore, treatment with the protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor, H-89, blocked HO-1 induction by surfactin and abolished surfactin's suppressive effects on ROS and NO production. These results indicate that HO-1 and its upstream effector, PKA, play a pivotal role in the anti-neuroinflammatory response of surfactin in LTA-stimulated microglia. Therefore, surfactin might have therapeutic potential for neuroprotective agents to treat inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. CI - Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Park, Sun Young AU - Park SY AD - Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Jangjeon-dong, Keumjeong-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Ji-Hee AU - Kim JH FAU - Lee, Sang Joon AU - Lee SJ FAU - Kim, YoungHee AU - Kim Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130127 PL - United States TA - Toxicol Appl Pharmacol JT - Toxicology and applied pharmacology JID - 0416575 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Lipopeptides) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (NFE2L2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Peptides, Cyclic) RN - 0 (STAT1 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 24730-31-2 (surfactin peptide) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (Heme Oxygenase-1) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology MH - Blotting, Western MH - Brain/cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Heme Oxygenase-1/*metabolism MH - Lipopeptides/*pharmacology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred ICR MH - Microglia/*drug effects/*metabolism MH - Microscopy, Confocal MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/immunology MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Peptides, Cyclic/*pharmacology MH - STAT1 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects EDAT- 2013/01/31 06:00 MHDA- 2013/07/06 06:00 CRDT- 2013/01/31 06:00 PHST- 2012/09/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/01/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/01/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/01/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/01/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/07/06 06:00 [medline] AID - S0041-008X(13)00038-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.taap.2013.01.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2013 Apr 1;268(1):68-78. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.01.017. Epub 2013 Jan 27.