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BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN
Volume 32, Issue 4, Pages 651-656Publisher
PHARMACEUTICAL SOC JAPAN
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.32.651
Keywords
methylsulfonylmethane; inflammation; nuclear factor-kappa B
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- Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy, Republic of Korea
- Korea Association of Small Business Innovation Research [lab-07-1-2]
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Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), also known as dimethyl sulfone and methyl sulfone, is an organic sulfur-containing compound that occurs naturally in a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, and animals, including humans. In the present study, we demonstrated the anti-inflammatory effects of MSM in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated murine macrophages, RAW264.7 cells. MSM significantly inhibited the release of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E-2 by alleviating the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Furthermore, the levels of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha were decreased by MSM treatment in cell culture supernatants. Further study indicated that the translocation of the p65 subunit of nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B to the nucleus was inhibited by MSM treatment in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, in which it helped block degradation of inhibitor of NF-kappa B. In addition, in vivo studies demonstrated that topical administration of MSM at 500-1250 mu g/ear resulted in similar inhibitory activities in 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate-induced mouse ear edema. Collectively, theses results indicate that MSM inhibits LPS-induced release of pro-inflammatory mediators in murine macrophages through downregulation of NF-kappa B signaling.
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