title: A new anti-inflammatory agent KL-1037 represses proinflammatory cytokine and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene expression in activated microglia.
abstract: Excessive proinflammatory cytokine and NO production by activated microglia play a role in neurodegenerative disorders. In this study, we found that a new compound KL-1037 suppressed LPS-induced NO release/inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in BV2 mouse microglial cells. In addition, KL-1037 prominently diminished LPS-induced production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta and IL-6, while it increased anti-inflammatory IL-10 and TGF-beta 1 production. By RNase protection assay and RT-PCR, we showed that KL-1037 regulated iNOS and cytokines at transcriptional or post-transcriptional level. Further analysis of molecular mechanisms revealed that KL-1037 prominently increased intracellular cAMP levels and potentiated LPS-induced pCREB expression. However, LPS-induced MAP kinase or NF-kappa B activities were slightly or little changed by KL-1037. Treatment with cAMP antagonist or IL-10 neutralizing antibody completely reversed upregulation of IL-10 and partially repression of TNF-alpha or NO induced by KL-1037. These data suggest that microglial inactivation by KL-1037 is at least in part due to activation of PKA pathway and/or upregulation of IL-10. Thus, repressing proinflammatory cytokines and iNOS gene expression in activated microglia by KL-1037 may provide potential therapeutic strategies for various neurodegenerative diseases including ischemic cerebral disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Ewha Institute of Neuroscience and Medical Research Center, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Won-Ki
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Pil-Geum
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Moon-Sook
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: In-Oc
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hua Zi
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Piao
authors.forename: Keumho
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Heesoon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tong H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Joh
authors.forename: Hee-Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D003374:Coumarins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D054746:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects*; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D017628:Microglia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D023282:Nuclease Protection Assays; D051381:Rats; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003374:Coumarins; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D016207:Cytokines; C490814:KL1037; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D009573:Nitrites; D016753:Interleukin-10; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; C496317:Nos2 protein, mouse; C496318:Nos2 protein, rat; D054746:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D015232:Dinoprostone