Lin Hui-Wen, Chen Tzu-Chun, Yeh Jui-Hsuan, Tsou Shang-Chun, Wang Inga, Shen Ting-Jing, Chuang Chen-Ju, Chang Yuan-Yen
Department of Optometry, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan.
Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2022 Mar 11;2022:4978556. doi: 10.1155/2022/4978556. eCollection 2022.
Brain inflammation, a pathological feature of neurodegenerative disorders, exhibits elevated microglial activity and increased levels of inflammatory factors. The present study was aimed at assessing the anti-inflammatory response of tetrahydrocurcumin (THC), the primary hydrogenated metabolite of curcumin, which was applied to treat () lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) stimulated BV2 microglial cells. THC reduced LPS-induced mortality and the production of inflammatory mediators IL-6, TNF-, MIP-2, IP-10, and nitrite. A further investigation revealed that THC decreased these inflammatory cytokines synergistically with JAK/STAT signaling inhibitors. THC also increased Nrf2/HO-1 signaling transduction which inhibits iNOS/COX-2/pNFB cascades. Additionally, the presence of the HO-1 inhibitor Snpp increased the levels of IP-10, IL-6, and nitrite while THC treatment reduced those inflammatory factors in LPS-stimulated BV2 cells. In summary, we demonstrated that THC exhibits anti-inflammatory activities in LPS-induced inflammation in brain microglial cells by inhibiting STAT1/3-dependent NF-B activation and inducing Nrf2-mediated HO-1 expression.
脑炎症是神经退行性疾病的一个病理特征,表现为小胶质细胞活性升高和炎症因子水平增加。本研究旨在评估姜黄素的主要氢化代谢产物四氢姜黄素(THC)的抗炎反应,将其应用于治疗脂多糖(LPS)刺激的BV2小胶质细胞。THC降低了LPS诱导的死亡率以及炎症介质白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、巨噬细胞炎性蛋白-2(MIP-2)、干扰素诱导蛋白10(IP-10)和亚硝酸盐的产生。进一步研究表明,THC与JAK/STAT信号抑制剂协同降低了这些炎性细胞因子。THC还增强了Nrf2/HO-1信号转导,从而抑制诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)/环氧化酶-2(COX-2)/磷酸化核因子κB(pNFB)级联反应。此外,HO-1抑制剂Snpp的存在增加了IP-10、IL-6和亚硝酸盐的水平,但THC处理降低了LPS刺激的BV2细胞中的这些炎症因子水平。总之,我们证明THC通过抑制STAT1/3依赖性核因子κB激活和诱导Nrf2介导的HO-1表达,在LPS诱导的脑小胶质细胞炎症中表现出抗炎活性。