PMID- 32106625 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201125 LR - 20201125 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 5 DP - 2020 Feb 25 TI - Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidative Activity of Indole-3-Acetic Acid Involves Induction of HO-1 and Neutralization of Free Radicals in RAW264.7 Cells. LID - 10.3390/ijms21051579 [doi] LID - 1579 AB - The cellular and molecular mechanisms by which indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), a tryptophan-derived metabolite from gut microbiota, attenuates inflammation and oxidative stress has not been fully elucidated. The present study was to unearth the protective effect and underlying mechanism of IAA against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory response and free radical generation in RAW264.7 macrophages. IAA significantly ameliorated LPS-induced expression of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) as well as generation of reactive oxidative species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO). LPS-triggered nuclear translocation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) p65 was mitigated by IAA treatment. Further, an up-regulation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) was observed in IAA-treated cells in dose-dependent manner under both normal and LPS-stimulated condition. Interference of HO-1 activity by tin protoporphyrin IX (SnPP) impeded the alleviative effects of IAA on expression of IL-1beta and IL-6 induced by LPS, whereas demonstrated no effect on its suppression of ROS and NO production. This result suggests a HO-1-dependent anti-inflammatory effect of IAA and its direct scavenging action on free radicals. Treatment with CH-223191, a specific antagonist of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), showed no significant effects on the beneficial role of IAA against inflammation and free radical generation. In summary, our findings indicate that IAA alleviates LPS-elicited inflammatory response and free radical generation in RAW264.7 macrophages by induction of HO-1 and direct neutralization of free radicals, a mechanism independent of AhR. FAU - Ji, Yun AU - Ji Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3483-0729 AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Yin, Wenzhen AU - Yin W AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Liang, Yuan AU - Liang Y AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Sun, Lijun AU - Sun L AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Yin, Yue AU - Yin Y AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Zhang, Weizhen AU - Zhang W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8791-2798 AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, China. LA - eng GR - 2017YFC0908900/the National Key R&D Program of China/ GR - 2018M641113/the Projects funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation/ GR - 81730020 and 81930015/the National Natural Science Foundation of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200225 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Ccl2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Indoleacetic Acids) RN - 0 (Interleukins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 6U1S09C61L (indoleacetic acid) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (Heme Oxygenase-1) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology MH - Antioxidants/*pharmacology MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics/metabolism MH - Heme Oxygenase-1/*metabolism MH - Indoleacetic Acids/*pharmacology MH - Interleukins/genetics/metabolism MH - Mice MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - RAW 264.7 Cells MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/*metabolism PMC - PMC7084870 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HO-1 OT - LPS OT - free radical OT - indole-3-acetic acid OT - inflammation OT - macrophage COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2020/02/29 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/26 06:00 PMCR- 2020/03/01 CRDT- 2020/02/29 06:00 PHST- 2020/02/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/02/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/02/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/02/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms21051579 [pii] AID - ijms-21-01579 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms21051579 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Feb 25;21(5):1579. doi: 10.3390/ijms21051579.