Suppression of Src and Syk in the NF-kappa B signaling pathway by Olea europaea methanol extract is leading to its anti-inflammatory effects

作者 Song, Chaoran; Hong, Yo Han; Park, Jae Gwang; Kim, Han Gyung; Jeong, Deok; Oh, Junsang; Sung, Gi-Ho; Hossain, Mohammad Amjad; Taamalli, Amani; Kim, Ji Hye; Kim, Jong-Hoon; Cho, Jae Youl

期刊 JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY , MAY 10 2019,:235

DOI 10.1016/j.jep.2019.01.024 PubMed 30710734

摘要 Ethnopharmacological relevance: Olea europaea L., (Oleaceae) has been used widely in folk medicine in the European Mediterranean islands, India, Asia, and other parts of the world. Although this plant has high ethnopharmacological value for treating inflammatory diseases, the molecular mechanisms of how it inhibits the inflammatory response are not fully understood. In this study, we sought to identify the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of this plant.Materials and methods: Using macrophages, we investigated the effects of O. europaea L. methanol extract (OeME) and ethanol extract (Oe-EE) on the production of inflammatory mediator nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E-2 (PGE(2)), the expression levels of pro-inflammatory genes and intracellular inflammatory signaling activities.Results: Oe-ME and Oe-EE suppressed the production of NO in lipopolysaccharide-(LPS-), Pam3CSK4-, and poly (I:C)-stimulated RAW264.7 cells; importantly, no cytotoxicity was observed. Oe-ME and Oe-EE reduced production of PGE(2 )without exhibiting cytotoxicity. The mRNA expression levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), inducible NO synthase (iNOS), IL-6, IL-1 beta, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha were down-regulated by Oe-ME and Oe-EE. Nuclear fraction and whole lysate immunoblotting analyses and overexpression experiments strongly suggested that Oe-ME decreased the translocation of p65 and p50 (nuclear factors of the NF-kappa B subunit) as well as Src and Syk.Conclusion: These results suggest that Oe-ME exerts its anti-inflammatory effects by targeting Src and Syk in the NF-kappa B signaling pathway.