Journal
CYTOKINE
Volume 77, Issue -, Pages 168-175Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.08.262
Keywords
Verproside; MUC5AC; TNF-alpha; NF-kappa B; IKK; TRADD; TRAF2
Funding
- KRIBB Research Initiative Program [KGM1221521]
- MOTIE (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) [TGC3241313]
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Airway mucus secretion is an essential innate immune response for host protection. However, overproduction and hypersecretion of mucus, mainly composed of MUC5AC, are significant risk factors in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Previously, we reported that verproside, a catalpol derivative iridoid glycoside isolated from Pseudolysimachion rotundum var. subintegrum, is a potent anti-asthmatic candidate drug in vivo. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the pharmacological actions of verproside remain unknown. Here, we found that verproside significantly reduces the expression levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced MUC5AC mRNA and protein by inhibiting both nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) transcriptional activity and the phosphorylation of its upstream effectors such as 1 kappa B kinase (1KK)beta, 1 kappa B alpha, and TGF-beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) in NCI-H292 cells. Moreover, verproside attenuated TNF-alpha-induced MUC5AC transcription more effectively when combined with an IKK (BAY11-7082) or a TAK1 (5z-7-oxozeaenol) inhibitor than when administered alone. Importantly, we demonstrated that verproside negatively modulates the formation of the TNF-alpha-receptor (TNFR) 1 signaling complex [TNFRSC; TNFR1-recruited TNFR1-associated death domain protein (TRADD), TNFR-associated factor 2 (TRAF2), receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 (RIP1), and TAK1], the most upstream signaling factor of NF-kappa B signaling. In silico molecular docking studies show that verproside binds between TRADD and TRAF2 subunits. Altogether, these results suggest that verproside could be a good therapeutic candidate for treatment of inflammatory airway diseases such as asthma and COPD by blocking the TNF-alpha/NF-kappa B signaling pathway. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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