title: Curcumin inhibits IL1 alpha and TNF-alpha induction of AP-1 and NF-kB DNA-binding activity in bone marrow stromal cells.
abstract: We have previously demonstrated that anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compound curcumin (diferuloyl-methane) inhibits the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/JE) in bone marrow stromal cells by suppressing the transcriptional activity of the MCP-1/JE gene. Since both AP-1 (TRE) and NF-kB (kB) binding motifs are present in the promoter of MCP-1/JE gene, we examined the effect of curcumin on IL1 alpha- and TNF-alpha-induced activation of ubiquitous transcription factors AP-1 and NF-kB by electrophoretic mobility shift assay and Western blotting. IL1 alpha and TNF-alpha rapidly induced both AP-1 and NF-kB DNA binding activities in +/+(-)1.LDA11 stromal cells. However, treatment of these cells with curcumin blocked the activation of AP-1 and NF-kB by both cytokines. These data suggest that inhibition of MCP-1/JE transcription by curcumin involves blocking of AP-1 and NF-kB activation by IL1 alpha or TNF-alpha.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
authors.forename: Y X
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Pindolia
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Janakiraman
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Gautam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003474:Curcumin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004347:Drug Interactions; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D016328:NF-kappa B; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003474:Curcumin