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  • Title: Conjugated polyhydroxybenzene derivatives block tumor necrosis factor-alpha-mediated nuclear factor-kappaB activation and cyclooxygenase-2 gene transcription by targeting IkappaB kinase activity.
    Author: Chen CC, Chiu KT, Chan ST, Chern JW.
    Journal: Mol Pharmacol; 2001 Dec; 60(6):1439-48. PubMed ID: 11723253.
    Abstract:
    Because the transcription factor, nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB, plays a key role in cellular inflammatory and immune responses, components of the NF-kappaB-activating signaling pathways are frequently used as targets for anti-inflammatory agents. This study shows that 2-(3',4'-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxybenzo[b]furan (GF-015) and 2,3-di(3',4'-dihydroxy-transstyryl) pyridine (GF-90), two conjugated polyhydroxybenzene derivatives, inhibited a common step in NF-kappaB activation in human NCI-H292 epithelial cells by preventing tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha- and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced IkappaB kinase (IKK) complex activation. Both agents inhibited the TNF-alpha- or TPA-induced expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 mRNA and protein, COX-2 promoter activity, and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production. Overexpression of wild-type NF-kappaB-inducing kinase, IKKalpha, and IKKbeta led, respectively, to 3.5-, 2.6-, and 2.6-fold increases in COX-2 promoter activity, and these effects were inhibited by both compounds. GF-015 and GF-90 also prevented the TNF-alpha- and TPA-induced activation of IKK and NF-kappaB-specific DNA-protein binding activity. These results suggest that the inhibitory effect of GF-015 and GF-90 on TNF-alpha-induced COX-2 protein expression was caused by suppression of IKK activity and NF-kappaB activation in the COX-2 promoter, resulting in attenuation of COX-2 gene expression and PGE2 production.
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