Lavandulyl flavonoids from Sophora flavescens suppress lipopolysaccharide-induced activation of nuclear factor-kappaB and mitogen-activated protein kinases in RAW264.7 cells.
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) play key roles in the early stage of atherosclerosis. Nitric oxide (NO) and ROS are responsible for regulation of the transcriptional pathways of nuclear Factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), key regulators of cellular inflammatory and immune responses. Previously, we examined LDL-antioxidant activities of the nine flavonoids isolated from Sophora flavescens. Among these, two lavandulyl flavonoids, kurarinone (1) and kuraridin (2) inhibited inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-dependent NO production and ROS generation, and suppressed remarkably the expression of inflammatory cytokines, CCL2, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1beta, and iNOS in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Moreover, compounds 1 and 2 attenuated NF-kappaB activation by inhibition of IkappaBalpha proteolysis and p65 nuclear translocation, as well as phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and p38 MAP kinases.
National Research Laboratory of Lipid Metabolism & Atherosclerosis, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-806, Korea.
Jong-Min
JM
Han
Yue-Yan
YY
Jin
Hoi Young
HY
Kim
Ki Hun
KH
Park
Woo Song
WS
Lee
Tae-Sook
TS
Jeong
D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D047188:Chalcones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D051379:Mice; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000378:metabolism; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D029909:Sophora / Q000737:chemistry*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D047188:Chalcones; D005419:Flavonoids; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D039821:Monoterpenes; D016328:NF-kappa B; D010936:Plant Extracts; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C554822:kuraridin; C411319:kurarinone; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases