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      Anti-inflammatory mechanism of galangin in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated microglia: Critical role of PPAR-γ signaling pathway.

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          Since microglia-associated neuroinflammation plays a pivotal role in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases, controlling microglial activation has been suggested as a potential therapeutic strategy. Here, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of galangin (3,5,7-trihydroxyflavone) in microglia and analyzed the underlying molecular mechanisms. Galangin inhibited the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and pro-inflammatory cytokines and enhanced the expression of anti-inflammatory interleukin (IL)-10 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV2 microglia. Galangin also suppressed microglial activation and the expression of pro-inflammatory markers in LPS-injected mouse brains. The results of mechanistic studies have shown that galangin inhibited LPS-induced phosphorylation of p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt, and nuclear factor (NF)-κB activity. On the contrary, galangin increased the activity of transcription factors, such as nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ, known to play an anti-inflammatory role. In addition, galangin showed antioxidant effects by suppressing the expression of NADPH oxidase subunits p47phox and gp91phox, and by enhancing hemeoxygenase-1. We then investigated whether PPAR-γ was involved in the anti-inflammatory function of galangin. Pretreatment with a PPAR-γ antagonist or siRNA significantly blocked galangin-mediated upregulation of IL-10 and attenuated the inhibition of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, nitric oxide (NO), and IL-6 in LPS-stimulated microglia. Moreover, the PPAR-γ antagonist reversed the effects of galangin on NF-κB, Nrf2, and CREB. Altogether, our data suggest that PPAR-γ plays a key role in mediating the anti-inflammatory effects of galangin by modulating the NF-κB and Nrf2/CREB signaling pathways.

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          Journal
          Biochem. Pharmacol.
          Biochemical pharmacology
          Elsevier BV
          1873-2968
          0006-2952
          November 15 2017
          : 144
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Molecular Medicine, Tissue Injury Defense Research Center, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea.
          [2 ] Natural Products Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Ganneung, South Korea.
          [3 ] Department of Pharmacology, Tissue Injury Defense Research Center, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea.
          [4 ] Department of Molecular Medicine, Tissue Injury Defense Research Center, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: hskimp@ewha.ac.kr.
          Article
          S0006-2952(17)30509-9
          10.1016/j.bcp.2017.07.021
          28757373
          51856f24-991f-47ed-8b00-cb83ae8f814c
          History

          H(2)DCFDA (PubChem CID: 77718),3,3′-Diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride (PubChem CID: 23892),Avertin (PubChem CID: 6400),DMSO (PubChem CID: 679),Galangin,Galangin (PubChem CID: 5281616),Lipopolysaccharide (PubChem CID: 53481793),NF-κB,Neuroinflammation,Nrf2/CREB signaling,PPAR-γ,Paraformaldehyde (PubChem CID: 712),Sodium deoxycholate (PubChem CID: 23668196),T0070907 (PubChem CID: 2777391),Triton X-100 (PubChem CID: 5590)

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