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LIFE SCIENCES
卷 81, 期 19-20, 页码 1431-1435出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.09.009
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C-phycocyanin; nitric oxide; TNF-alpha; nuclear factor-kappa B; lipopolysaccharide; macrophages
C-phycocyanin (C-PC), found in blue green algae, is often used as a dietary nutritional supplement. C-PC has been found to have an anti-inflammatory activity and exert beneficial effect in various diseases. However, little is known about its mechanism of action. Overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) derived from inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammation. The aim of this study was to determine whether C-PC inhibits production of nitrite, an index of NO, and iNOS expression in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Our results indicated that C-PC significantly inhibited the LPS-induced nitrite production and iNOS protein expression accompanied by an attenuation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-alpha) formation but had no effect on interleukin-10 production in macrophages. Furthermore, C-PC also suppressed the activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) through preventing degradation of cytosolic I kappa B-alpha in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Thus, the inhibitory activity of C-PC on LPS-induced NO release and iNOS expression is probably associated with suppressing TNF-alpha formation and nuclear NF-kappa B activation, which may provide an additional explanation for its anti-inflammatory activity and therapeutic effect. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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