title: Vitamin E suppresses the induction of reactive oxygen species release by lipopolysaccharide, interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in rat alveolar macrophages.
abstract: Over the last decade, although investigations have suggested that vitamin E affects the immune response, not much is known about its affect on the alveolar macrophage functions. In the present study, we have investigated the effect of high vitamin E (DL-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, alpha-TA) supplementation for 10 d on the activation state of rat alveolar macrophages induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), interleukin (IL)-1beta or tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha on the basis of their ability to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide (O2-*) and H2O2. LPS treatment (1 and 10 microg/mL) caused 2.44 and 2.54-fold increases in O2-*, and 2.1 and 2.3-fold increases in H2O2, respectively, from alveolar macrophages (AMs) in the diet group fed 50 mg alpha-TA/kg. However, this enhancement was not observed for the AMs of the diet groups fed 250 or 1,250 mg alpha-TA/kg. Similar results were obtained on treating the AMs with proinflammatory cytokines IL-1beta or TNF-alpha. The observed suppression in ROS release in response to various stimulants may be due to the direct and/or indirect effect of high vitamin E (250 and 1,250 mg alpha-TA/kg diet) supplementation. It may therefore, be concluded that high alpha-TA supplementation in the diet modulates the activation of AMs in rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pathania
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Syal
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Khanduja
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004032:Diet; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000187:drug effects; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D014810:Vitamin E