PMID- 26298161 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160614 LR - 20181113 IS - 1420-908X (Electronic) IS - 1023-3830 (Linking) VI - 64 IP - 10 DP - 2015 Oct TI - NZ suppresses TLR4/NF-kappaB signalings and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages. PG - 799-808 LID - 10.1007/s00011-015-0863-4 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the potential therapeutic effects of NZ on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 cells and explore its underlying mechanisms. METHODS: The effect of NZ on NO generation in LPS-activated macrophage was measured by Griess assay. The concentrations of TNF-alpha, IL-18, IL-1beta were analyzed with ELISA kits. The LPS-induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was determined by flow cytometry. The protein expressions of TLR4, NF-kappaB and NLRP3 signaling pathway were investigated with Western blot analysis. RESULTS: It was shown that NZ significantly reduced the production of NO and the generation of pro-inflammatory cytokines in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. In addition, NZ markedly inhibited the up-regulation of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) and the activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Of note, NZ suppressed the expression of the inflammasome component such as NOD-like receptor 3(NLRP3), apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing CARD(ASC), as well as the levels of cytokines including Interleukin-18(IL-18) and Interleukin-1beta(IL-1beta). CONCLUSION: These results indicated that NZ inhibited the generations of NO and pro-inflammatory cytokines by suppressing TLR4/MyD88/NF-kappaB pathway, suggesting that NZ could be an effective candidate for ameliorating LPS-induced inflammatory responses. FAU - Xiang, Pengjun AU - Xiang P AD - State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, 210009, China. FAU - Chen, Tong AU - Chen T AD - State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, 210009, China. FAU - Mou, Yi AU - Mou Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, 210009, China. FAU - Wu, Hui AU - Wu H AD - State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, 210009, China. FAU - Xie, Peng AU - Xie P AD - State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, 210009, China. FAU - Lu, Guo AU - Lu G AD - State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, 210009, China. FAU - Gong, Xiaojian AU - Gong X AD - State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, 210009, China. FAU - Hu, Qinghua AU - Hu Q AD - State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, 210009, China. FAU - Zhang, Yihua AU - Zhang Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, 210009, China. FAU - Ji, Hui AU - Ji H AD - State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No. 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, 210009, China. huijicpu@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150823 PL - Switzerland TA - Inflamm Res JT - Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] JID - 9508160 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Inflammasomes) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Myd88 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein) RN - 0 (Nlrp3 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Tlr4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 0 (olean-28-13beta-olide-2) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - 6SMK8R7TGJ (Oleanolic Acid) RN - EC 3.4.22.36 (Caspase 1) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/*pharmacology MH - Carrier Proteins/*drug effects MH - Caspase 1/metabolism MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Inflammasomes/*drug effects MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - Mice MH - Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/biosynthesis MH - NF-kappa B/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein MH - Nitric Oxide/metabolism MH - Oleanolic Acid/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - RAW 264.7 Cells MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/*antagonists & inhibitors OTO - NOTNLM OT - LPS OT - NF-kappaB OT - NLRP3 OT - NO OT - NZ OT - RAW264.7 EDAT- 2015/08/25 06:00 MHDA- 2016/06/15 06:00 CRDT- 2015/08/24 06:00 PHST- 2015/06/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/07/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/07/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/08/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/08/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/06/15 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00011-015-0863-4 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00011-015-0863-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Inflamm Res. 2015 Oct;64(10):799-808. doi: 10.1007/s00011-015-0863-4. Epub 2015 Aug 23.