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  • Title: AMPK activation inhibits expression of proinflammatory mediators through downregulation of PI3K/p38 MAPK and NF-κB signaling in murine macrophages.
    Author: Huang BP, Lin CH, Chen HM, Lin JT, Cheng YF, Kao SH.
    Journal: DNA Cell Biol; 2015 Feb; 34(2):133-41. PubMed ID: 25536376.
    Abstract:
    Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) plays a central role in energy homeostasis and regulation of inflammatory responses. The present study is aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of ENERGI-F704, a nucleobase analogue isolated from bamboo leaves, on expression of proinflammatory mediators in murine macrophage RAW264.7 in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). ENERGI-F704 enhanced phosphorylation of AMPK(T172) but insignificantly affected the viability of RAW264.7 cells. Further investigation showed that ENERGI-F704 decreased mRNA expression of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) induced by LPS, as well as suppressed the production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE₂) and nitric oxide (NO). Additionally, the inhibitory effects of ENERGI-F704 on the LPS-induced proinflammatory mediators were diminished by pretreatment of AMPK inhibitor Compound C. ENERGI-F704 also inhibited LPS-triggered activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38), whereas extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk)1/2 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) were insignificantly influenced. Our findings indicate that ENERGI-F704 may exert anti-inflammatory activity on RAW264.7 cells in response to LPS through the activation of AMPK and suppression of PI3K/P38/NF-κB signaling and the consequent decreased expression of proinflammatory mediators, suggesting that ENERGI-F704 is beneficial to the amelioration of inflammatory disorders.
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