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  • Title: Curcumin suppresses interleukin 1beta-mediated microsomal prostaglandin E synthase 1 by altering early growth response gene 1 and other signaling pathways.
    Author: Moon Y, Glasgow WC, Eling TE.
    Journal: J Pharmacol Exp Ther; 2005 Nov; 315(2):788-95. PubMed ID: 16081677.
    Abstract:
    Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is one of the phytophenolic compounds found in the turmeric plant with anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic activities. One possible mechanism for these activities is the inhibition of prostaglandin (PG) E(2) formation. In this study and other reports, curcumin suppresses interleukin-1beta-induced formation of prostaglandin E(2) in a concentration-dependent manner. Interleukin-1beta-induced microsomal prostaglandin E synthase 1 (mPGES-1) and cyclooxygenase-2 were attenuated by curcumin at the protein and mRNA levels, but a more dramatic inhibition of mPGES-1 expression was observed at lower concentrations of curcumin in A549 human lung epithelial cells. The inhibition of mPGES-1 expression by curcumin shifted the arachidonic acid profile from PGE(2) to PGF(2alpha) and 6-keto-PGF(1alpha) as major metabolites. The expression of early growth response gene 1 (EGR-1), a key transcription factor of cytokine-induced mPGES-1, was inhibited by curcumin. Incubation with siRNA for EGR-1 inhibited interleukin (IL)-1beta-induced mPGES-1, and the controlled expression of EGR-1 increased the mPGES-1 expression. Several proinflammatory signaling molecules, such as nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) and mitogen-activated protein kinases, are also known to affect curcumin-regulated gene expression. Curcumin inhibited IkappaBalpha phosphorylation and degradation and thus reduced the expression of mPGES-1. Curcumin suppressed cytokine-induced mPGES-1 by inhibiting phosphorylation of Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)1/2. However, EGR-1 expression was suppressed by lower concentrations of curcumin, as compared with JNK1/2 and IkappaBalpha. These results indicate that curcumin inhibits IL-1beta-induced PGE(2) formation by inhibiting the expression of mPGES-1 that is mediated by suppression of EGR-1 expression as well as NF-kappaB and JNK1/2.
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