Guoquan Meng1, Yiyao Liu, Changchun Lou, Hong Yang. 1. Department of Biophysics, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Emodin [1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-methylanthraquinone] has been reported to exhibit vascular anti-inflammatory properties. However, the corresponding mechanisms are not well understood. The present study was designed to explore the molecular target(s) of emodin in modifying lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-associated signal transduction pathways in endothelial cells. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: Cultured primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs; passages 3-5) were pre-incubated with emodin (1-50 µg·mL(-1) ). LPS-induced expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines [interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6] and chemokines (IL-8; CCL2/MCP-1) were determined by reverse transcription-PCR and elisa. Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation, inhibitor of κB (IκB)α degradation and Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) were detected by immunocytochemistry and Western blotting. Cholesterol depletion [by methyl β-cyclodextrin (MBCD), a specific cholesterol binding agent] and cholesterol replenishment were further used to investigate the roles of lipid rafts in activation of HUVECs. KEY RESULTS: Emodin inhibited, concentration-dependently, the expression of LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6) and chemokines (IL-8, CCL2) and, in parallel, inhibited NF-κB activation and IκBα degradation in HUVECs. However, emodin did not inhibit the NF-κB activation and IκBα degradation induced by IL-1β. The cholesterol binding agent, MBCD, inhibited LPS-induced NF-κB activation in passaged HUVECs [which also lack the LPS receptor, membrane CD14 (mCD14)], showing that lipid rafts played a key role in LPS signalling in mCD14-negative HUVECs. Moreover, emodin disrupted the formation of lipid rafts in cell membranes by depleting cholesterol. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Lipid rafts were crucial in facilitating inflammatory responses of mCD14-negative HUVECs to LPS. Emodin disrupted lipid rafts through depleting cholesterol and, consequently, inhibited inflammatory responses in endothelial cells.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Emodin [1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-methylanthraquinone] has been reported to exhibit vascular anti-inflammatory properties. However, the corresponding mechanisms are not well understood. The present study was designed to explore the molecular target(s) of emodin in modifying lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-associated signal transduction pathways in endothelial cells. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: Cultured primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs; passages 3-5) were pre-incubated with emodin (1-50 µg·mL(-1) ). LPS-induced expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines [interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6] and chemokines (IL-8; CCL2/MCP-1) were determined by reverse transcription-PCR and elisa. Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation, inhibitor of κB (IκB)α degradation and Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) were detected by immunocytochemistry and Western blotting. Cholesterol depletion [by methyl β-cyclodextrin (MBCD), a specific cholesterol binding agent] and cholesterol replenishment were further used to investigate the roles of lipid rafts in activation of HUVECs. KEY RESULTS: Emodin inhibited, concentration-dependently, the expression of LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6) and chemokines (IL-8, CCL2) and, in parallel, inhibited NF-κB activation and IκBα degradation in HUVECs. However, emodin did not inhibit the NF-κB activation and IκBα degradation induced by IL-1β. The cholesterol binding agent, MBCD, inhibited LPS-induced NF-κB activation in passaged HUVECs [which also lack the LPS receptor, membrane CD14 (mCD14)], showing that lipid rafts played a key role in LPS signalling in mCD14-negative HUVECs. Moreover, emodin disrupted the formation of lipid rafts in cell membranes by depleting cholesterol. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Lipid rafts were crucial in facilitating inflammatory responses of mCD14-negative HUVECs to LPS. Emodin disrupted lipid rafts through depleting cholesterol and, consequently, inhibited inflammatory responses in endothelial cells.
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