Effects of a pyrrole-based, microtubule-depolymerizing compound on RAW 264.7 macrophages.
Effects of a pyrrole-based, microtubule-depolymerizing compound on RAW 264.7 macrophages.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cbi.2016.01.009
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发表时间:
2016-02-25
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Fischer-Stenger K
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作者:
Ciemniecki JA;Lewis CP;Gupton JT;Fischer-Stenger K
RAW 264.7 murine macrophages were exposed to the pyrrole-based compound 3,5-Dibromo-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (JG-03-14), which is a known microtubule depolymerizing agent with antitumor activity. In this study exposure to JG-03-14 reduced the production of pro-inflammatory molecules by macrophages activated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Treatment with the pyrrole-based compound decreased the concentration of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and nitric oxide (NO) released from the macrophages. Exposure to JG-03-14 also decreased TNF-α mRNA expression levels and the protein expression levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), the enzyme responsible for NO production in the activated macrophages. Furthermore, JG-03-14 treatment significantly changed the degradation profile of IκB-β, an inhibitor of the NF-κB transcription factor, which suggests that JG-03-14 may attenuate the activation of the LPS-induced NF-κB signaling pathway needed to produce the pro-inflammatory mediators. We conclude that JG-03-14 possesses anti-inflammatory properties.