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ArticleScientific reports2016

Oleoylethanolamide exerts anti-inflammatory effects on LPS-induced THP-1 cells by enhancing PPARα signaling and inhibiting the NF-κB and ERK1/2/AP-1/STAT3 pathways.

Lichao Yang, Han Guo, Ying Li, Xianglan Meng, Lu Yan, Dan Zhang, Sangang Wu, Hao Zhou, Lu Peng, Qiang Xie and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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63 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lichao YangXiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, P. R. China.
Han GuoXiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, P. R. China.
Ying LiDepartment of Pharmacology, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, Fujian, 361008, P. R. China.
Xianglan MengXiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, P. R. China.
Lu YanXiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, P. R. China.
Dan ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361003, P. R. China.
Sangang WuXiamen Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361003, P. R. China.
Hao ZhouXiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, P. R. China.
Lu PengXiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, P. R. China.
Qiang XieDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361003, P. R. China.
Xin JinXiamen Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, P. R. China.
Xiamen University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University · CNXiamen Medical College

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to examine the anti-inflammatory actions of oleoylethanolamide (OEA) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced THP-1 cells. The cells were stimulated with LPS (1 μg/ml) in the presence or absence of OEA (10, 20 and 40 μM). The pro-inflammatory cytokines were evaluated by qRT-PCR and ELISA. The THP-1 cells were transiently transfected with PPARα small-interfering RNA, and TLR4 activity was determined with a blocking test using anti-TLR4 antibody. Additionally, a special inhibitor was used to analyse the intracellular signaling pathway. OEA exerted a potent anti-inflammatory effect by reducing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and TLR4 expression, and by enhancing PPARα expression. The modulatory effects of OEA on LPS-induced inflammation depended on PPARα and TLR4. Importantly, OEA inhibited LPS-induced NF-κB activation, IκBα degradation, expression of AP-1, and the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and STAT3. In summary, our results demonstrated that OEA exerts anti-inflammatory effects by enhancing PPARα signaling, inhibiting the TLR4-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway, and interfering with the ERK1/2-dependent signaling cascade (TLR4/ERK1/2/AP-1/STAT3), which suggests that OEA may be a therapeutic agent for inflammatory diseases.

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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalHumansInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3NF-kappa BOleic AcidsPPAR alphaSTAT3 Transcription FactorTHP-1 CellsTranscription Factor AP-1Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalLipopolysaccharidesMAPK1 protein, humanMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3NF-kappa BOleic AcidsOleylethanolamidePPAR alphaSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorTranscription Factor AP-1

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PMID27721381
PMCPMC5056375
OpenAlexW2531095143

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