PMID- 25767679 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20150313 LR - 20201001 IS - 1976-9148 (Print) IS - 2005-4483 (Electronic) IS - 1976-9148 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 2 DP - 2015 Mar TI - Inhibitory Effect of 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-(thiophen-2-yl) prop-2-en-1-one, a Chalcone Derivative on MCP-1 Expression in Macrophages via Inhibition of ROS and Akt Signaling. PG - 119-27 LID - 10.4062/biomolther.2014.127 [doi] AB - Chalcones (1,3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones), a subfamily of flavonoid, are widely known to possess potent anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. In this study, we investigated the effect of 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-(thio3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl phen-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (TI-I-175), a synthetic chalcone derivative, on endotoxin-induced expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), one of the key chemokines that regulates migration and infiltration of immune cells, and its potential mechanisms. TII-175 potently inhibited MCP-1 mRNA expression stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in RAW 264.7 macrophages without significant effect on cell viability. Treatment of cells with TI-I-175 markedly prevented LPS-induced transcriptional activation of activator protein-1 (AP-1) as measured by luciferase reporter assay, while nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activity was not inhibited by TI-I-175, implying that TI-I-175 suppressed MCP-1 expression probably via regulation of AP-1. In addition, TI-I-175 treatment significantly inhibited LPS-induced Akt phosphorylation and led to a significant decrease in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by LPS, which act as up-stream signaling events required for AP-1 activation in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Taken together, these results indicate that TI-I-175 suppresses MCP-1 gene expression in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages via suppression of ROS production and Akt activation. FAU - Kim, Mi Jin AU - Kim MJ AD - College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kadayat, Taraman AU - Kadayat T AD - College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Um, Yeon Ji AU - Um YJ AD - College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Jeong, Tae Cheon AU - Jeong TC AD - College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Eung-Seok AU - Lee ES AD - College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Park, Pil-Hoon AU - Park PH AD - College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150301 PL - Korea (South) TA - Biomol Ther (Seoul) JT - Biomolecules & therapeutics JID - 101472832 PMC - PMC4354312 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chalcone OT - Inflammation OT - Lipopolysaccharide OT - MCP-1 OT - Reactive oxygen species EDAT- 2015/03/15 06:00 MHDA- 2015/03/15 06:01 PMCR- 2015/03/01 CRDT- 2015/03/14 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/12/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/12/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/03/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/03/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/03/15 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2015/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - bt-23-119 [pii] AID - 10.4062/biomolther.2014.127 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomol Ther (Seoul). 2015 Mar;23(2):119-27. doi: 10.4062/biomolther.2014.127. Epub 2015 Mar 1.