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1-Dehydro-[10]-gingerdione from ginger inhibits IKK? activity for NF-?B activation and suppresses NF-?B-regulated expression of inflammatory genes.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Pungent constituents of ginger (Zingiber officinale) have beneficial effects on inflammatory pain and arthritic swelling. However, the molecular basis for these pharmacological properties is only partially understood. Here, we investigated the molecular target of 1-dehydro-[10]-gingerdione (D10G), one of the pungent constituents of ginger, that mediates its suppression of NF-?B-regulated expression of inflammatory genes linked to toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated innate immunity. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: RAW 264.7 macrophages or primary macrophages-derived from bone marrows of C57BL/6 or C3H/HeJ mice were stimulated with the TLR4 agonist LPS in the presence of D10G. Catalytic activity of inhibitory ?B (I?B) kinase ? (IKK?) was determined by a kinase assay and immunoblot analysis, and the expression of inflammatory genes by RT-PCR analysis and a promoter-dependent reporter assay. KEY RESULTS: D10G directly inhibited the catalytic activity of cell-free IKK?. Moreover, D10G irreversibly inhibited cytoplasmic IKK?-catalysed I?B? phosphorylation in macrophages activated by TLR agonists or TNF-?, and also IKK? vector-elicited NF-?B transcriptional activity in these cells. These effects of D10G were abolished by substitution of the Cys(179) with Ala in the activation loop of IKK?, indicating a direct interacting site of D10G. This mechanism was shown to mediate D10G-induced disruption of NF-?B activation in LPS-stimulated macrophages and the suppression of NF-?B-regulated gene expression of inducible NOS, COX-2 and IL-6. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: This study demonstrates that IKK? is a molecular target of D10G involved in the suppression of NF-?B-regulated gene expression in LPS-activated macrophages; this suggests D10G has therapeutic potential in NF-?B-associated inflammation and autoimmune disorders.

SUBMITTER: Lee HY

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3448918 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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1-Dehydro-[10]-gingerdione from ginger inhibits IKKβ activity for NF-κB activation and suppresses NF-κB-regulated expression of inflammatory genes.

Lee Hwa Young HY Park Sun Hong SH Lee Misoon M Kim Hye-Jin HJ Ryu Shi Yong SY Kim Nam Doo ND Hwang Bang Yeon BY Hong Jin Tae JT Han Sang-Bae SB Kim Youngsoo Y

British journal of pharmacology 20120901 1

<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Pungent constituents of ginger (Zingiber officinale) have beneficial effects on inflammatory pain and arthritic swelling. However, the molecular basis for these pharmacological properties is only partially understood. Here, we investigated the molecular target of 1-dehydro-[10]-gingerdione (D10G), one of the pungent constituents of ginger, that mediates its suppression of NF-κB-regulated expression of inflammatory genes linked to toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated i ...[more]

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1-Dehydro-[10]-gingerdione from ginger inhibits IKK? activity for NF-?B activation and suppresses NF-?B-regulated expression of inflammatory genes.

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