The citrus flavonoid, nobiletin inhibits neuronal inflammation by preventing the activation of NF-κB

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Nobiletin (5,6,7,8,3',4'-hexamethoxyflavone) is one of the flavonoids found in shikuwasa, a popular citrus fruit in Okinawa, Japan. It exerts various pharmacological effects, such as anti-tumor, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities. We herein investigated whether nobiletin attenuated lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses in the murine microglial cell line BV-2 and neuroinflammation in mice induced by an intracerebral injection of LPS. In BV-2 cells, nobiletin significantly inhibited the LPS-induced production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) by preventing the mRNA expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), respectively. Nobiletin also inhibited the LPS-induced mRNA expression of CCL2, CXCL1, IL-6, and TNFα. Nobiletin markedly attenuated the transcriptional activity of the NF-κB p65 subunit without affecting the degradation of IκBα or the nuclear localization of the NF-κB p65 subunit. Nobiletin also inhibited the LPS-induced activation of JNK, but not ERK or p38, in BV-2 cells. Furthermore, the administration of nobiletin significantly suppressed the accumulation of microglia and induction of the mRNA expression of CCL2, CXCL1, IL-6, and TNFα in the murine brain induced by injecting LPS into the striatum. Collectively, these results suggest the potential of nobiletin as a candidate anti-inflammatory drug for the prevention of neuroinflammation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:171

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Neurochemistry international - 171(2023) vom: 27. Dez., Seite 105613

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Murata, Taisuke [VerfasserIn]
Ishiwa, Sho [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Nakazawa, Yosuke [VerfasserIn]
Tago, Kenji [VerfasserIn]
Funakoshi-Tago, Megumi [VerfasserIn]

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31C4KY9ESH
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
D65ILJ7WLY
EC 1.14.13.39
Flavonoids
Interleukin-6
JNK
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharides
Microglia
NF-κB
NF-kappa B
Neuroinflammation
Nitric Oxide
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
Nobiletin
RNA, Messenger
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 06.12.2023

Date Revised 06.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.neuint.2023.105613

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NLM362708991