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Research ArticleCELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms of Isoflavone Metabolites in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Microglial Cells

Jin-Sun Park, Moon-Sook Woo, Dong-Hyun Kim, Jin-Won Hyun, Won-Ki Kim, Jae-Chul Lee and Hee-Sun Kim
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics March 2007, 320 (3) 1237-1245; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.106.114322
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The microglial activation plays an important role in neurodegenerative diseases by producing several proinflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide (NO). We found that three types of isoflavones and their metabolites that are transformed by the human intestinal microflora suppress lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced release of NO and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in primary cultured microglia and BV2 microglial cell lines. The inhibitory effect of the isoflavone metabolites (aglycon form) was more potent than that of isoflavones (glycoside form). The RNase protection assay showed that the isoflavone metabolites regulated inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and the cytokines at either the transcriptional or post-transcriptional level. A further molecular mechanism study was performed for irisolidone, a metabolite of kakkalide, which had the most potent anti-inflammatory effect among the six isoflavones tested. Irisolidone significantly inhibited the DNA binding and transcriptional activity of nuclear factor (NF)-κB and activator protein-1. Moreover, it repressed the LPS-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation without affecting the activity of c-Jun N-terminal kinase or p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. The level of NF-κB inhibition by irisolidone correlated with the level of iNOS, TNF-α, and interleukin (IL)-1β suppression in LPS-stimulated microglia, whereas the level of ERK inhibition correlated with the level of TNF-α and IL-1β repression. Overall, the repression of proinflammatory cytokines and iNOS gene expression in activated microglia by isoflavones such as irisolidone might have therapeutic potential for various neurodegenerative diseases including ischemic cerebral disease.

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  • This work was supported by the Health Planning Technology and Evaluation Board (Grant A050451). J.S.P. was supported by the Brain Korea 21 project in 2006.

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  • doi:10.1124/jpet.106.114322.

  • ABBREVIATIONS: NO, nitric oxide; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; IL, interleukin; LPS, bacterial lipopolysaccharide; NF, nuclear factor; ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinase; PD98059, 2′-amino-3′-methoxyflavone; U0126, 1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis(2-aminophenylthio)butadiene; PDTC, pyrrolidone dithiocarbamate; MG132, carbobenzoxy-l-Leucyl-l-leucyl-l-lucinal; MEM, modified Eagle's medium; FCS, fetal calf serum; MTT, 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; TBST, Tris-buffered saline/Tween 20; MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase; JNK, c-Jun N-terminal kinase; AP, activator protein; iNOS, inducible nitric-oxide synthase; EMSA, electrophoretic mobility shift assay.

    • Received September 19, 2006.
    • Accepted December 22, 2006.
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Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms of Isoflavone Metabolites in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Microglial Cells

Jin-Sun Park, Moon-Sook Woo, Dong-Hyun Kim, Jin-Won Hyun, Won-Ki Kim, Jae-Chul Lee and Hee-Sun Kim
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics March 1, 2007, 320 (3) 1237-1245; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.106.114322

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Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms of Isoflavone Metabolites in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Microglial Cells

Jin-Sun Park, Moon-Sook Woo, Dong-Hyun Kim, Jin-Won Hyun, Won-Ki Kim, Jae-Chul Lee and Hee-Sun Kim
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics March 1, 2007, 320 (3) 1237-1245; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.106.114322
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