title: Sesamin inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine production by suppression of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-kappaB.
abstract: Sesame seed oil increases the survival after cecal ligation and puncture in mice and the increased IL-10 levels with non-lethal lipopolysaccharides (LPS) challenge. We showed that sesamin and sesamolin, major lignans of sesame oil, regulated LPS-induced nitric oxide production in the murine microglia and BV-2 cell line. In this study, we studied the effect of sesamin on cytokine production by LPS stimulation. The result showed that sesamin significantly inhibited LPS-stimulated IL-6 mRNA and protein, and to a lesser degree TNF-alpha, in BV-2 microglia. Sesamin and sesamolin also reduced LPS-activated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB activations. Furthermore, SB203580, a specific inhibitor of p38 MAP kinase, specifically inhibited LPS-induced IL-6 production. These results suggest that sesamin inhibited LPS-induced IL-6 production by suppression of p38 MAPK signal pathway and NF-kappaB activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160 Chung Kang Road, sec 3, Taichung 40705, Taiwan, ROC. kcjengmr@vghtc.gov.tw
authors.forename: Kee-Ching G
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Jeng
authors.forename: Rolis C W
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Jing-Cheng
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ling-In
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Ping
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004149:Dioxoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017705:Lignans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016207:Cytokines; D004149:Dioxoles; D015850:Interleukin-6; D017705:Lignans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; C054125:sesamin