Journal
ANATOMY & CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 3, Pages 194-203Publisher
MEDRANG
DOI: 10.5115/acb.2011.44.3.194
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Resveratrol; AMP-activated protein kinases; Macrophages
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- National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea grant - Korea government (MEST) [2009-0064327]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2009-0064327] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), an enzyme involved in energy homeostasis, regulates inflammatory responses, but its precise mechanisms are not fully understood. Recent evidence has shown that resveratrol (RES), an AMPK activator, reduces prostaglandin E-2 production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated microglia. Here, we examined the effect of RES on nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) dependent cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 activation in LPS-treated RWA 264.7 macrophages. We found that treatment with RES increased AMPK activation. AMPK and acetyl CoA carboxylase phosphorylation were attenuated in cells treated with LPS+RES, compared to cells treated with LPS alone. RES inhibited tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and TNF receptor 1 in LPS-treated cells. Finally, RES inhibited LPS-induced NF-kappa B translocation into the nucleus and COX-2 expression. Moreover, the effects of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribose and compound C were consistent with the effects of RES in LPS-treated cells. Taken together, these results suggest that the anti-inflammatory action of RES in RAW 264.7 macrophages is dependent on AMPK activation and is associated with inhibition of the LPS-stimulated NF-kappa B-dependent COX-2 signaling pathway.
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