title: Modulation of in vitro murine B-lymphocyte response by curcumin.
abstract: Curcumin is a phenolic natural product isolated from the rhizome of Curcuma longa (tumeric). It was previously described that curcumin had a potent anti-inflammatory effect and inhibited the proliferation of a variety of tumor cells. In the present study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of curcumin on the response of normal murine splenic B cells. Curcumin inhibited the proliferative response of purified splenic B cells from BALB/c mice stimulated with the Toll-like receptor ligands LPS and CpG oligodeoxynucleotides. LPS-induced IgM secretion was also inhibited by curcumin. The proliferative response induced by either the T-independent type 2 stimuli anti-delta-dextran or anti-IgM antibodies was relatively resistant to the effect of curcumin. We investigated the intracellular signaling events involved in the inhibitory effects of curcumin on murine B cells. Curcumin did not inhibit the increase in calcium levels induced by anti-IgM antibody. Western blotting analysis showed that curcumin inhibited TLR ligands and anti-IgM-induced phosphorylation of ERK, IkappaB and p38. Curcumin also decreased the nuclear levels of NFkappaB. Our results suggested that curcumin is an important inhibitor of signaling pathways activated upon B cell stimulation by TLR ligands. These data indicate that curcumin could be a potent pharmacological inhibitor of B cell activation.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco I, sala I2-062, Ilha do Fundão, 21944-570 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Decoté-Ricardo
authors.forename: K K F
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Chagas
authors.forename: J D B
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Redner
authors.forename: U G
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cambier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barros de Arruda
authors.forename: L M T
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Peçanha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D030024:Curcuma; D003474:Curcumin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D008024:Ligands; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D008024:Ligands; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; C044203:anti-IgM; D003474:Curcumin; D002118:Calcium