Abstract
Background
Inflammation is reported to be a key factor in neurodegeneration. The microglia are immune cells present in the central nervous system; their activation results in the release of inflammatory cytokines and is thought to be related to aging and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Methods
A mouse BV-2 microglia cell line was activated using LPS and the anti-inflammatory cucumber-derived iminosugar amino acid idoBR1, (2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxypiperidine-2-carboxylic acid, was used alongside dexamethasone as the control to determine whether it could reduce the inflammatory responses.
Results
A dose-dependent reduction in the LPS-induced production of the proinflammatory factors TNFα, IL-6, and nitric oxide and the transcription factor NF-κB was found.
Conclusions
Further investigations of the anti-inflammatory effects of idoBR1 in other models of neurodegenerative diseases are warranted.
Inflammation is reported to be a key factor in neurodegeneration. The microglia are immune cells present in the central nervous system; their activation results in the release of inflammatory cytokines and is thought to be related to aging and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Methods
A mouse BV-2 microglia cell line was activated using LPS and the anti-inflammatory cucumber-derived iminosugar amino acid idoBR1, (2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxypiperidine-2-carboxylic acid, was used alongside dexamethasone as the control to determine whether it could reduce the inflammatory responses.
Results
A dose-dependent reduction in the LPS-induced production of the proinflammatory factors TNFα, IL-6, and nitric oxide and the transcription factor NF-κB was found.
Conclusions
Further investigations of the anti-inflammatory effects of idoBR1 in other models of neurodegenerative diseases are warranted.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 3342 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Molecules |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 May 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- (2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxypiperidine-2-carboxylic acid
- Cucumis sativus
- iminosugar amino acid-idoBR1
- lipopolysaccharide
- microglia cell line
- neuroprotection
- pro-inflammatory factors