title: Sauchinone, a lignan from Saururus chinensis, suppresses iNOS expression through the inhibition of transactivation activity of RelA of NF-kappaB.
abstract: Sauchinone, a known lignan, was isolated from the root of Saururus chinensis as an active principle responsible for inhibiting the production of NO in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells by activity-guided fractionation. Sauchinone dose-dependently inhibited not only the production of NO, but also the expression of iNOS mRNA and protein in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Furthermore, sauchinone prevented LPS-induced NF-kappaB activation, which is known to play a critical role in iNOS expression, assessed by a reporter assay under the control of NF-kappaB. However, an electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) demonstrated that sauchinone did not suppress the DNA-binding activity of NF-kappaB or the degradation of IkappaB-alpha induced by LPS. Further analysis revealed that transactivation activity of RelA subunit of NF-kappaB was dose-dependently suppressed in the presence of sauchinone. Taken together, our results suggested that sauchinone could inhibit production of NO in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells through the suppression of NF-kappaB by inhibiting transactivation activity of RelA subunit.
authors.affiliation: Anticancer Agents Research Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseong, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Bang Yeon
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Jeong-Hyung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Haeng Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Kyung-Sook
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong Beom
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Young Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Sang-Gi
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Paik
authors.forename: Jung Joon
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004149:Dioxoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017705:Lignans / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018517:Plant Roots; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D032134:Saururaceae
chemical_list: D001578:Benzopyrans; D004149:Dioxoles; D017705:Lignans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C410958:sauchinone; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase