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INFLAMMATION
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 46-57Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10753-009-9157-8
Keywords
gamma-linolenic acid; inflammation; linoleic acid; lipopolysaccharides; mouse RAW 264.7 macrophages
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- National Science Council, Republic of China [NSC 95-2320B-040-034]
- Chung Shan Medical University [CSMU 94-OM-B-003]
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Gamma linolenic acid (GLA) is a member of the n-6 family of polyunsaturated fatty acids and can be synthesized from linoleic acid (LA) by the enzyme delta-6-desaturase. The therapeutic values of GLA supplementation have been documented, but the molecular mechanism behind the action of GLA in health benefits is not clear. In this study, we assessed the effect of GLA with that of LA on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses and further explored the molecular mechanism underlying the pharmacological properties of GLA in mouse RAW 264.7 macrophages. GLA significantly inhibited LPS-induced protein expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, pro-interleukin-1 beta, and cyclooxygenase-2 as well as nitric oxide production and the intracellular glutathione level. LA was less potent than GLA in inhibiting LPS-induced inflammatory mediators. Both GLA and LA treatments dramatically inhibited LPS-induced I kappa B-alpha degradation, I kappa B-alpha phosphorylation, and nuclear p65 protein expression. Moreover, LPS-induced nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) and activator protein-1 (AP-1) nuclear protein-DNA binding affinity and reporter gene activity were significantly decreased by LA and GLA. Exogenous addition of GLA but not LA significantly reduced LPS-induced expression of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)-1. Our data suggest that GLA inhibits inflammatory responses through inactivation of NF-kappa B and AP-1 by suppressed oxidative stress and signal transduction pathway of ERK and JNK in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages.
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