Resveratrol (trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) induces silent mating type information regulation-1 and down-regulates nuclear transcription factor-kappaB activation to abrogate dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis.
Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic, relapsing, and tissue-destructive disease. Resveratrol (3,4,5-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene), a naturally occurring polyphenol that exhibits beneficial pleiotropic health effects, is recognized as one of the most promising natural molecules in the prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory disease and autoimmune disorders. In the present study, we investigated the effect of resveratrol on dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis in mice and found that it effectively attenuated overall clinical scores as well as various pathological markers of colitis. Resveratrol reversed the colitis-associated decrease in body weight and increased levels of serum amyloid A, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin (IL-6), and IL-1beta. After resveratrol treatment, the percentage of CD4(+) T cells in mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) of colitis mice was restored to normal levels, and there was a decrease in these cells in the colon lamina propria (LP). Likewise, the percentages of macrophages in MLN and the LP of mice with colitis were decreased after resveratrol treatment. Resveratrol also suppressed cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression induced in DSS-exposed mice. Colitis was associated with a decrease in silent mating type information regulation-1 (SIRT1) gene expression and an increase in p-inhibitory kappaB expression and nuclear transcription factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation. Resveratrol treatment of mice with colitis significantly reversed these changes. This study demonstrates for the first time that SIRT1 is involved in colitis, functioning as an inverse regulator of NF-kappaB activation and inflammation. Furthermore, our results indicate that resveratrol may protect against colitis through up-regulation of SIRT1 in immune cells in the colon.
Singh
Udai P
UP
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Singh
Narendra P
NP
Singh
Balwan
B
Hofseth
Lorne J
LJ
Price
Robert L
RL
Nagarkatti
Mitzi
M
Nagarkatti
Prakash S
PS
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003092:Colitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood; D016264:Dextran Sulfate; D015536:Down-Regulation; D005260:Female; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008643:Mesentery; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000077185:Resveratrol; D056564:Sirtuin 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D016207:Cytokines; D016328:NF-kappa B; D013267:Stilbenes; D016264:Dextran Sulfate; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C470545:Sirt1 protein, mouse; D056564:Sirtuin 1; D000077185:Resveratrol