Suppressive effects of Lithospermum erythrorhizon extracts on lipopolysaccharide-induced activation of AM and NF-kappa B via mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways in mouse macrophage cells
- Authors
- Han, Kyu Yeon; Kwon, Taek Hwan; Lee, Tae Hoon; Lee, Sung-Joon; Kim, Sung-Hoon; Kim, Jiyoung
- Issue Date
- 30-4월-2008
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOCIETY BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
- Keywords
- AR-1; chemoprevention; cytokines; inflammation; Lithospermum erythrorhizon; NF-kappa B
- Citation
- BMB REPORTS, v.41, no.4, pp.328 - 333
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- BMB REPORTS
- Volume
- 41
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 328
- End Page
- 333
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/123711
- DOI
- 10.5483/BMBRep.2008.41.4.328
- ISSN
- 1976-6696
- Abstract
- A variety of anti-inflammatory agents have been shown to exert chemopreventive activity via targeting of transcription factors such as NF-kappa B and AP-1. Lithospermum erythrorhizon (LE) has long been used in traditional oriental medicine. In this study, we demonstrated the inhibitory effects of LE extracts on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated production of inflammatory cytokines. As an undedying mechanism of inhibition, LE extracts reduced LPS-induced transactivation of AP-1 as well as NF-kappa B in mouse macrophage cells. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays indicated that LE extracts inhibited the DNA binding activities of AP-1 and NF-kappa B. In addition, phosphorylation of licB-a protein was suppressed by LE extracts. Moreover, LE extracts inhibited c-Jun N-terminal kinase and extracellular signal-regulated signaling pathways. Our results suggest that the anti-inflammatory activity of LE extracts may be mediated by the inhibition of signal transduction pathways that normally lead to the activation of AP-1 and NF-kappa B. These inhibitory effects may be useful for chemoprevention of cancer or other chronic inflammatory diseases.
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