title: Acetylsalicylic acid and sodium salicylate inhibit LPS-induced NF-kappa B/c-Rel nuclear translocation, and synthesis of tissue factor (TF) and tumor necrosis factor alfa (TNF-alpha) in human monocytes.
abstract: We have investigated the effects of acetylsalicylic acid and sodium salicylate on the LPS-induced synthesis of the pro-coagulant protein tissue factor (TF) and the pro-inflammatory protein tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), as well as the prostaglandin PGE2 in human monocytes. Both drugs dose-dependently inhibited LPS-induced TF and TNF-alpha synthesis at the mRNA and the protein level, and reduced PGE2 production. As evidenced by electro mobility shift assay (EMSA) and the use of a NF-kappa B prototypic probe, these drugs probably exert their inhibitory effects by interference with the nuclear translocation of NF-kappa B/c-Rel proteins. These data may expand the understanding of the anti-thrombotic and anti-inflammatory effects of these drugs when activation of monocytes occurs.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. liv.osnes@ioks.uio.no
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Osnes
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Foss
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Joø
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Okkenhaug
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Westvik
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ovstebø
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kierulf
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D012980:Sodium Salicylate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013925:Thromboplastin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016328:NF-kappa B; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D013925:Thromboplastin; D001241:Aspirin; D012980:Sodium Salicylate