title: Vitamin C blocks TNF-alpha-induced NF-kappaB activation and ICAM-1 expression in human neuroblastoma cells.
abstract: Interactions of the cell adhesion molecules are known to play important roles in mediating inflammation. The proinflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), activates the NF-kappaB signaling pathway, which induces the expression of various genes, such as intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). In this study, the effect of vitamin C on the ICAM-1 expression induced by TNF-alpha in a human neuroblastoma cell line, SK-N-SH was investigated. Treatment with vitamin C resulted in the downregulation of the TNF-alpha-induced surface expression and ICAM-1 mRNA levels in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, a gel shift analysis indicated that vitamin C dose-dependently inhibited the NF-kappaB activation and IkappaBalpha degradation induced by TNF-alpha. Taken together, these results suggest that vitamin C downregulates TNF-alpha-induced ICAM-1 expression via the inhibition of NF-kappaB activation.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pharmacognosy Material Development, Samcheok National University, Samcheok, Kangwon-do 245-711, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Wha
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Sung-Ji
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: Dong-Kwon
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Suhkneung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pyo
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001711:Biotransformation / Q000187:drug effects; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000187:drug effects*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D016328:NF-kappa B; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D001205:Ascorbic Acid