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INFLAMMATION
Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 94-102Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10753-012-9523-9
Keywords
oleanolic acid; lipopolysaccharide; endothelium; inflammation; barrier integrity
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
- Korea government (MEST) [2011-0026695, 2011-0030124]
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Oleanolic acid (OA) is a triterpenoid known for its anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties; however, the anti-inflammatory effects of OA on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated pro-inflammatory responses have not been studied. Here, we first investigated the possible anti-inflammatory effects of OA against pro-inflammatory responses in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) induced by LPS and the associated signaling pathways. We found that OA inhibited LPS-induced barrier disruption, expression of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), and adhesion/transendothelial migration of monocytes to HUVECs. OA also suppressed acetic acid-induced hyperpermeability and carboxymethylcellulose-induced leukocyte migration in vivo. Further studies revealed that OA suppressed the production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and activation of nuclear factor-kappa B by LPS. Collectively, these results suggest that OA has anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting hyperpermeability, the expression of CAMs, and the adhesion and migration of leukocytes, thereby endorsing its usefulness as a therapeutic agent for vascular inflammatory diseases.
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