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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 418, Issue 1, Pages 22-26Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.12.087
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Microglia; Carnosic acid; Nrf2; LPS; iNOS; Phase 2 enzyme
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- JSPS [22500282]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [22500282] Funding Source: KAKEN
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In the previous studies, we reported that carnosic acid (CA) protects cortical neurons by activating the Keap1/Nrf2 pathway, which activation is initiated by S-alkylation of the critical cysteine thiol of the Keap1 protein by the electrophilic quinone-type CA. Here, we found that the pro-electrophilic CA inhibited the in vitro lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced activation of cells of the mouse microglial cell line MG6. LPS induced the expression of IL-1 beta and IL-6, typical inflammatory cytokines released from microglial cells. CA inhibited the NO production associated with a decrease in the level of inducible NO synthase. Neither CA nor LPS affected cell survival at the concentrations used here. These actions of CA seemed to be mediated by induction of phase 2 genes (gclc, gclm, nqo1 and xct). We propose that an inducer of phase 2 genes may be a critical regulator of microglial activation. Thus, CA is a unique pro-electrophilic compound that provides both a protective effect on neurons and an anti-inflammatory one on microglia through induction of phase 2 genes. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Inc.
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