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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

3-O-Acetyl-11-keto-boswellic Acid Decreases Basal Intracellular Ca²⁺ Levels and Inhibits Agonist-Induced Ca²⁺ Mobilization and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation in Human Monocytic Cells

Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (D.P., L.T., S.G.); Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany (J.J.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Institute of Pharmacy, Eberhard-Karls-University Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany (O.W.)

Previously, we showed that 11-keto-boswellic acid and 3-O-acetyl-11-keto-BA (AKBA) stimulate Ca²⁺ mobilization and activate mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs). Here, we addressed the effects of boswellic acids on the intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]_i) and on the activation of p38^MAPK and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in the human monocytic cell line Mono Mac (MM) 6. In contrast to PMNLs, AKBA concentration dependently (1–30 µM) decreased the basal [Ca²⁺]_i in resting MM6 cells but also in cells where [Ca²⁺]_i had been elevated by stimulation with platelet-activating factor (PAF). AKBA also strongly suppressed the subsequent elevation of [Ca²⁺]_i induced by N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP), PAF, or by the direct phospholipase C activator 2,4, 6-trimethyl-N-(meta-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-benzenesulfonamide, but AKBA failed to prevent Ca²⁺ signals induced by thapsigargin or ionomycin. Suppression of Ca²⁺ homeostasis by AKBA was also observed in primary monocytes, isolated from human blood. Moreover, AKBA inhibited the activation of p38^MAPK and ERKs in fMLP-stimulated MM6 cells. Although the effects of AKBA could be mimicked by the putative phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor U-73122 (1-[6-[[17-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl]amino]hexyl]-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione), AKBA appears to operate independent of PLC activity since the release of intracellular inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate evoked by 2,4,6-trimethyl-N-(meta-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-benzenesulfonamide was hardly diminished by AKBA. Inhibitor studies indicate that AKBA may decrease [Ca²⁺]_i by blocking store-operated Ca²⁺ and/or nonselective cation channels. Together, AKBA interferes with pivotal signaling events in monocytic cells that are usually required for monocyte activation by proinflammatory stimuli. Interruption of these events may represent a possible mechanism underlying the reported anti-inflammatory properties of AKBA.

Address correspondence to: Dr. Oliver Werz, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Institute of Pharmacy, Eberhard-Karls-University Tubingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tubingen, Germany. E-mail: o.werz{at}pharmchem.uni-frankfurt.de

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