PMID- 27102898 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170309 LR - 20181113 IS - 1573-2576 (Electronic) IS - 0360-3997 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 3 DP - 2016 Jun TI - Tormentic Acid Inhibits IL-1beta-Induced Inflammatory Response in Human Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes. PG - 1151-9 LID - 10.1007/s10753-016-0349-8 [doi] AB - The pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) plays critical roles in pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Tormentic acid (TA), a triterpene isolated from Rosa rugosa, has anti-inflammatory activity. However, the anti-inflammatory effect of TA on OA is still unclear. So, in the present study, we examined the effect of TA on IL-1beta-induced inflammatory response in primary human OA chondrocytes. Our results demonstrated that TA significantly decreased the IL-1beta-stimulated expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) and MMP-13. It also inhibited the IL-1beta-induced expression of inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), as well as the production of NO and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in human OA chondrocytes. Furthermore, TA greatly inhibited the IL-1beta-induced NF-kappaB activation. In conclusion, this study is the first to demonstrate the anti-inflammatory activity of TA in human OA chondrocytes. TA significantly inhibits the IL-1beta-induced inflammatory response by suppressing the NF-kappaB signaling pathway. Thus, TA may be a potential agent in the treatment of OA. FAU - Yang, Yang AU - Yang Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, 300211, China. FAU - Wang, Yawei AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Electromyography, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, 300211, China. FAU - Wang, Yumin AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, 300211, China. FAU - Zhao, Meng AU - Zhao M AD - Clinical laboratory, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China. FAU - Jia, Haobo AU - Jia H AD - Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, 300211, China. FAU - Li, Bing AU - Li B AD - Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, 300211, China. braveman1982@163.com. FAU - Xing, Dan AU - Xing D AD - Arthritis Clinic & Research Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, 100044, China. xingdan@bjmu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Inflammation JT - Inflammation JID - 7600105 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Interleukin-18) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Triterpenes) RN - 53155-25-2 (euscaphic acid) SB - IM MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chondrocytes/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/chemically induced/*drug therapy MH - Interleukin-18/pharmacology MH - NF-kappa B/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Osteoarthritis/drug therapy/*pathology MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Triterpenes/*pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - chondrocyte OT - interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) OT - osteoarthritis (OA) OT - tormentic acid (TA) EDAT- 2016/04/23 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/10 06:00 CRDT- 2016/04/23 06:00 PHST- 2016/04/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/04/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/10 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s10753-016-0349-8 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10753-016-0349-8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Inflammation. 2016 Jun;39(3):1151-9. doi: 10.1007/s10753-016-0349-8.