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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2014

Pheophytin a inhibits inflammation via suppression of LPS-induced nitric oxide synthase-2, prostaglandin E2, and interleukin-1β of macrophages.

Chun-Yu Lin, Chien-Hsing Lee, Yu-Wei Chang, Hui-Min Wang, Chung-Yi Chen, Yen-Hsu Chen

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Chun-Yu LinDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan. golden3p@gmail.com.
Chien-Hsing LeeDepartment of Nursing, Min-Hwei Junior College of Health Care Management, Tainan 736, Taiwan. chlee0818@gmail.com.
Yu-Wei ChangSchool of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Sepsis Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan. golden3p@gmail.com.
Hui-Min WangDepartment of Fragrance and Cosmetic Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan. davidw@kmu.edu.tw.
Chung-Yi ChenSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung 831, Taiwan. xx377@fy.edu.tw.
Yen-Hsu ChenDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan. infchen@gmail.com.
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWFooyin University · TWMin-Hwei College of Health Care Management · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation is a serious health issue worldwide that induces many diseases such as sepsis. There has been a vast search for potentially effective drugs to decrease mortality from sepsis. Pheophytin a is a chlorophyll-related compound derived from green tea. We found that pre-treatment with pheophytin a suppressed lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and interleukin-1β in RAW 264.7 macrophages. NO synthase-2 (NOS2) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression levels were repressed by pre-treatment with pheophytin a at both the transcriptional and translational levels. Pheophytin a inhibited NOS2 promoter activity, but not its mRNA stability, through extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2). This suppression was reversed by ERK1/2 inhibitor (U0126). Pheophytin a reduced signal transducers and activators of transcription 1 (STAT-1) activation, without an obvious influence on activator protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor κB (NF-κB). These results suggest that pheophytin a functions by down-regulating the transcriptional levels of inflammatory mediators and blocking the ERK and STAT-1 pathways.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell LineCyclooxygenase 2DinoprostoneInflammationInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMiceNF-kappa BNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIPheophytinsSignal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorTranscription Factor AP-1Cyclooxygenase 2DinoprostoneInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesNF-kappa BNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIpheophytin aPheophytinsSTAT1 Transcription FactorTranscription Factor AP-1

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PMID25501336
PMCPMC4284740
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