Sauchinone, a lignan from Saururus chinensis, suppresses iNOS expression through the inhibition of transactivation activity of relA of NF-κB

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Title
Sauchinone, a lignan from Saururus chinensis, suppresses iNOS expression through the inhibition of transactivation activity of relA of NF-κB
Author(s)
Bang Yeon Hwang; Jeong-Hyung Lee; Haeng Sun Jung; Kyung Sook Kim; Jeong Beom Nam; Young-Soo Hong; S G Paik; Jung Joon Lee
Bibliographic Citation
Planta Medica, vol. 69, no. 12, pp. 1096-1101
Publication Year
2003
Abstract
Sauchinone, a known lignan, was isolated from the root of Saururus chinensis as an active principle responsible for inhibiting the production of NO in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells by activity-guided fractionation. Sauchinone dose-dependently inhibited not only the production of NO, but also the expression of iNOS mRNA and protein in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Furthermore, sauchinone prevented LPS-induced NF-κB activation, which is known to play a critical role in iNOS expression, assessed by a reporter assay under the control of NF-κB. However, an electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) demonstrated that sauchinone did not suppress the DNA-binding activity of NF-κB or the degradation of IκB-α induced by LPS. Further analysis revealed that transactivation activity of ReIA subunit of NF-κB was dose-dependently suppressed in the presence of sauchinone. Taken together, our results suggested that sauchinone could inhibit production of NO in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells through the suppression of NF-κB by inhibiting transactivation activity of ReIA subunit.
Keyword
inducible nitric oxide synthaseNf-κbreiasauchinonesaururaceaesaururus chinensistransactivation
ISSN
0032-0943
Publisher
Georg Thieme Verlag Kg
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2003-45189
Type
Article
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Ochang Branch Institute > Chemical Biology Research Center > 1. Journal Articles
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