title: Inhibition of inflammatory cytokine secretion from mouse microglia cells by DHMEQ, an NF-kappaB inhibitor.
abstract: Activation of microglia has been implicated in various neurodegenerative disorders, and thus the inhibition of microglial activity may suppress these disorders. Earlier we designed and synthesized an NF-kappaB inhibitor, dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ) that showed anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities in vivo. In the present research, we studied whether DHMEQ would inhibit the activation of mouse microglial cells. DHMEQ inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced activation of NF-kappaB in an electrophoresis mobility shift assay. It also inhibited LPS-induced secretions of TNF-alpha and IL-6 from mouse microglial cell line 6-1 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Yokohama 223-0061, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takatsuna
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagatsu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Umezawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001549:Benzamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D003512:Cyclohexanones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D017628:Microglia / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D003512:Cyclohexanones; D016207:Cytokines; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C464444:dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin