Abstract:
:Vascular inflammation induced by the proinflammatory cytokine/NF-kappaB pathway is one of the key mechanisms in the development of atherosclerosis. Peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) plays an important role in the prevention of arterial inflammation and formation of atherogenesis. Herein we examine the effects of a newly identified synthetic PPARgamma ligand, ascochlorin-6 (AS-6), on TNF-alpha-stimulated NF-kappaB activity and inflammatory molecule expression in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). AS-6 successfully inhibited TNF-alpha-stimulated NF-kappaB activity and inflammatory molecule expression, including vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), and fractalkine (CX3CL1). Transient transfection with an [NF-kappaB]x4 luciferase reporter construct showed that AS-6 inhibition of TNF-alpha-stimulated NF-kappaB activation was PPARgamma-dependent. The effects of AS-6 on TNF-alpha-stimulated VCAM-1 and CX3CL1 expression were abolished in cells transfected with an adenovirus expressing dominant-negative PPARgamma and in cells treated with a PPARgamma specific inhibitor, GW9662, confirming again that the anti-inflammatory effect of AS-6 was PPARgamma-dependent. The inhibitory effects of AS-6 on TNF-alpha-stimulated inflammatory gene expression and NF-kappaB activation were more potent than those of rosiglitazone and pioglitazone. This study shows that AS-6 reduces the inflammatory response to TNF-alpha in VSMCs. The data suggest the possibility that AS-6 can be used to prevent the development and progression of atherosclerosis.
journal_name
Life Scijournal_title
Life sciencesauthors
Park KG,Lee KM,Chang YC,Magae J,Ando K,Kim KB,Kim YN,Kim HS,Park JY,Lee KU,Lee IKdoi
10.1016/j.lfs.2006.08.030subject
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2006-12-14 00:00:00pages
120-6issue
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0024-3205issn
1879-0631pii
S0024-3205(06)00660-6journal_volume
80pub_type
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