新型钒(IV)-姜黄素复合物在脂多糖刺激的原代大鼠神经元-小胶质细胞混合培养物中的抗淀粉样蛋白和抗炎特性评估。
Evaluation of the Anti-Amyloid and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of a Novel Vanadium(IV)-Curcumin Complex in Lipopolysaccharides-Stimulated Primary Rat Neuron-Microglia Mixed Cultures.
作者信息
Katsipis Georgios, Lavrentiadou Sophia N, Geromichalos George D, Tsantarliotou Maria P, Halevas Eleftherios, Litsardakis George, Pantazaki Anastasia A
机构信息
Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases (LND), Thermi, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.
出版信息
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Dec 31;26(1):282. doi: 10.3390/ijms26010282.
Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are bacterial mediators of neuroinflammation that have been detected in close association with pathological protein aggregations of Alzheimer's disease. LPS induce the release of cytokines by microglia and mediate the upregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-a mechanism also associated with amyloidosis. Curcumin is a recognized natural medicine but has extremely low bioavailability. V-Cur, a novel hemocompatible Vanadium(IV)-curcumin complex with higher solubility and bioactivity than curcumin, is studied here. Co-cultures consisting of rat primary neurons and microglia were treated with LPS and/or curcumin or V-Cur. V-Cur disrupted LPS-induced overexpression of amyloid precursor protein (APP) and the in vitro aggregation of human insulin (HI), more effectively than curcumin. Cell stimulation with LPS also increased full-length, inactive, and total iNOS levels, and the inflammation markers IL-1β and TNF-α. Both curcumin and V-Cur alleviated these effects, with V-Cur reducing iNOS levels more than curcumin. Complementary insights into possible bioactivity mechanisms of both curcumin and V-Cur were provided by In silico molecular docking calculations on Aβ, APP, Aβ fibrils, HI, and iNOS. This study renders curcumin-based compounds a promising anti-inflammatory intervention that may be proven a strong tool in the effort to mitigate neurodegenerative disease pathology and neuroinflammatory conditions.
脂多糖(LPS)是神经炎症的细菌介质,已被检测到与阿尔茨海默病的病理性蛋白质聚集密切相关。LPS可诱导小胶质细胞释放细胞因子,并介导诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)的上调,这一机制也与淀粉样变性有关。姜黄素是一种公认的天然药物,但其生物利用度极低。本文研究了一种新型的具有血液相容性的钒(IV)-姜黄素复合物V-Cur,其溶解度和生物活性均高于姜黄素。用LPS和/或姜黄素或V-Cur处理由大鼠原代神经元和小胶质细胞组成的共培养物。V-Cur比姜黄素更有效地破坏了LPS诱导的淀粉样前体蛋白(APP)的过表达和人胰岛素(HI)的体外聚集。用LPS刺激细胞也会增加全长、无活性和总iNOS水平以及炎症标志物IL-1β和TNF-α。姜黄素和V-Cur都能减轻这些影响,其中V-Cur降低iNOS水平的效果比姜黄素更明显。通过对Aβ、APP、Aβ纤维、HI和iNOS进行计算机分子对接计算,对姜黄素和V-Cur可能的生物活性机制提供了补充见解。这项研究使基于姜黄素的化合物成为一种有前景的抗炎干预措施,可能被证明是减轻神经退行性疾病病理和神经炎症状况的有力工具。