Effects of Astaxanthin on the Production of NO and the Expression of COX-2 and iNOS in LPS-Stimulated BV2 Microglial Cells
- Authors
- Choi, Seok-Keun; Park, Young-Sam; Choi, Dong-Kug; Chang, Hyo-Ihl
- Issue Date
- Dec-2008
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Keywords
- Astaxanthin; anti-inflammatory activity; BV2 microglial cell; Inflammatory mediator
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, v.18, no.12, pp.1990 - 1996
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Volume
- 18
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 1990
- End Page
- 1996
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/122283
- DOI
- 10.4014/jmb.0800.489
- ISSN
- 1017-7825
- Abstract
- Astaxanthin has shown antioxidant, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory activities; however, its molecular action and mechanism in the nervous system have yet to be elucidated. We examined the in vitro effects of astaxanthin on the production of nitric oxide (NO), as well as the expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV2 microglial cells. Astaxanthin inhibited the expression or formation of nitric oxide (NO), iNOS and COX-2 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV-2 microglial cells. Astaxanthin also suppressed the protein levels of iNOS and COX-2 in LPS-stimulated BV2 microglial cells. These results suggest that astaxanthin, probably due to its antioxidant activity, inhibits the production of inflammatory mediators by blocking iNOS and COX-2 activation or by the suppression of iNOS and COX-2 degradation.
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