Inhibitory Effect of Curcumin on Nitric Oxide Production in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated RAW264.7 Cells and Its Suppressive Mechanism
2007
Lee, Y.G. (Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea) | Cho, J.Y. (Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea), E-mail: [email protected]
Curcumin, a polyphenolic antioxidant purified from turmeric, has been known to possess various biological activities such as anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. In this study, we have explored anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin using Gram(-) bacterium-derived endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide: LPS) and macrophage cell line RAW264.7. Curcumin suppressed NO production in LPS-activated RAW264.7 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Curcumin also blocked the activation of NF-κB but not AP-1 according to luciferase assay. Furthermore, this compound suppressed the phosphorylation of a series of intracellular signaling components such as Sre, JAK-2, Akt, IKK and IκBα under LPS stimulation in a time dependent manner. Therefore, our data suggest that curcumin was able to protect the host from Gram(-) bacterial-infection-mediated inflammatory symptoms.
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