Polysaccharide isolated from Poria cocos sclerotium induces NF-κB/Rel activation and iNOS expression through the activation of p38 kinase in murine macrophages

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Polysaccharide isolated from Poria cocos sclerotium induces NF-κB/Rel activation and iNOS expression through the activation of p38 kinase in murine macrophages
Author(s)
K Y Lee; H J You; H G Jeong; Jong Soon Kang; Hwan Mook Kim; S D Rhee; Y J Jeon
Bibliographic Citation
International Immunopharmacology, vol. 4, no. 8, pp. 1029-1038
Publication Year
2004
Abstract
In our previous studies, we showed that PCSC, a polysaccharide isolated from Poria cocos, activated macrophages to induce the translocation of NF-κB/Rel into nucleus and DNA binding to its cognate site in the promoter of iNOS gene [Int. Immunopharmacol. 3 (2003) 1353]. In the present study, we investigated the role of p38 kinase pathway and membrane receptors (CD14, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and CR3) in mediating nitric oxide (NO) production and NF-κB/Rel activation induced by PCSC. Treament of RAW 264.7 cells with PCSC resulted in significant activation of p38. The specific p38 inhibitor SB203580 abrogated the PCSC-induced NF-κB/Rel activation and NO generation, whereas the selective mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (MEK-1) inhibitor PD98059 did not affect the NF-κB/Rel and NO induction. Treatment of RAW 264.7 cells with anti-CD14 Ab, anti-TLR4 Ab, and anti-CR3 Absignificantly blocked PCSC-induced NO production activation. In conclusion, we demonstrate that PCSC induces NF-κB/Rel activation and iNOS expression through the CD14, TLR4, and CR3 membrane receptor and p38 kinase which is critically involved in the signal transduction leading to NF-κB/Rel activation in murine macrophages.
Keyword
iNOSMacrophagesNF-κB/Relp38 kinasePoria cocos
ISSN
1567-5769
Publisher
Elsevier
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2004.03.014
Type
Article
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Ochang Branch Institute > Division of National Bio-Infrastructure > Laboratory Animal Resource & Research Center > 1. Journal Articles
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