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Cathelicidins are mammalian defense peptides with direct antimicrobial activity and the potential to exert other immunomodulatory effects during the innate immune response. One such function of human cathelicidin is direct binding and inhibition of bacterially derived lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a ligand of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) . Here, we show that physiological concentrations of exogenous murine cathelicidin blunt activation of p38 and ERK mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and decrease tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) release in murine macrophages exposed to LPS, but also other TLR agonists such as lipoteichoic acid and flagellin. In this context, CRAMP is capable of aborting MyD88 synthesis and MyD88/IRAK (interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase)-4 association in the stimulated macrophages. Exogenous CRAMP can reverse diminished MAPK activation associated with LPS tolerance. By analyzing macrophages from CRAMP(-/-) mice, we find their endogenous production of cathelicidin does not inhibit LPS MAPK and cytokine activation, rather CRAMP(-/-) cells show slightly diminished responses. CRAMP deficiency does not render mice more susceptible to lethal LPS challenge. These studies indicate the immunomodulatory effects of cathelicidin on macrophage TLR response may vary both on the exogenous vs endogenous origin of peptide and the prior activation state of the cell.
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PMID:Differing effects of exogenous or endogenous cathelicidin on macrophage toll-like receptor signaling. 1935 49

A regulated low level of nitric oxide (NO) production in the body is essential for maintaining homeostasis (neuroprotection, vasorelaxation, etc.), though certain pathophysiological conditions associated with inflammation involve de novo synthesis of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in immune cells, including macrophages. A large body of evidence indicates that many inflammatory diseases, such as colitis and gastritis, as well as many types of cancer, occur through sustained and elevated activation of this particular enzyme. The biochemical process of iNOS protein expression is tightly regulated and complex, in which the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide selectively binds to toll-like receptor 4 and thereby activates its adaptor protein MyD88, which in turn targets downstream proteins such as IRAK and TRAF6. This leads to functional activation of key protein kinases, including IkB kinases and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), such as p38 MAPK, JNK1/2, and ERK1/2, all of which are involved in activating key transcription factors, including nuclear factor-kappaB and activator protein-1. In addition, the production of proinflammatory cytokines such as interferon-gamma and interleukin-12 potentiates iNOS induction in autocrine fashions. Meanwhile, an LPS-stimulated p38 MAPK pathway plays a pivotal role in the stabilization of iNOS mRNA, which has the AU-rich element in its 3'-untranslated region, for rapid NO production. Thus, suppression and/or inhibition of the above-mentioned signaling molecules may have a great potential for the prevention and treatment of inflammation-associated carcinogenesis. In fact, there have been numerous reports of phytochemicals found capable of targeting NO production by unique mechanisms, including polyphenols, terpenoids, and others. This review article briefly highlights the molecular mechanisms underlying endotoxin-induced iNOS expression in macrophages, and also focuses on promising natural agents that may be useful for anti-inflammation and anticarcinogenesis strategies.
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PMID:Chemoprevention with phytochemicals targeting inducible nitric oxide synthase. 1936 23

It has been known that ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) induced by the binding of c-Myc to odc gene is closely linked to cell death. Here, we investigated the relationship between their expressions and cell death in macrophage cells following treatment with Salmonella typhimurium or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). ODC expression was increased by bacteria or LPS and repressed by inhibitors against mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling pathway. In contrast, c-Myc protein level was increased after treatment with bacteria, but not by treatment with LPS or heat-killed bacteria although both bacteria and LPS increased the levels of c-myc mRNA to a similar extent. c-Myc protein level is dependent upon bacterial invasion because treatment with cytochalasin D (CCD), inhibitors of endocytosis, decreased c-Myc protein level. The cell death induced by bacteria was significantly decreased after treatment of CCD or c-Myc inhibitor, indicating that cell death by S. typhimurium infection is related to c-Myc, but not ODC. Consistent with this conclusion, treatment with bacteria mutated to host invasion did not increase c-Myc protein level and cell death rate. Taken together, it is suggested that induction of c-Myc by live bacterial infection is directly related to host cell death.
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PMID:Expression of c-Myc is related to host cell death following Salmonella typhimurium infection in macrophage. 1941 7

Wogonoside, one flavonoid derived from the root of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, has been reported for its anti-inflammation activity; however, whether it can inhibit inflammation-induced angiogenesis is still unclear. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of wogonoside on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Wogonoside suppressed the LPS-stimulated migration and tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), as well as microvessel sprouting from rat aortic rings in vitro. Moreover, wogonoside also inhibited LPS-stimulated vessel growth of Chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) in vivo. The mechanism revealed that wogonoside inhibited LPS-induced toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) up-regulation and its downstream mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) activation, by decreasing the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. The results suggest that wogonoside inhibits LPS-induced angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo, and that it might have a therapeutic potential for the diseases associated with the development of both inflammation and angiogenesis progress.
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PMID:Wogonoside inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo via toll-like receptor 4 signal transduction. 1942 38

Glycated serum albumin (GSA) promotes vascular complications in diabetes. The aim of this study was to determine if GSA induces chemokine, particularly CXCL8 (IL-8), and to determine intracellular signaling pathways activated by GSA in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). GSA increased IL-8 transcription via promoter activation and enhanced CXCL8 release from VSMCs. GSA-induced promoter activation of the IL-8 gene was suppressed by dominant-negative mutants of TLR-4, MyD88, and TRIF, but not by a dominant-negative form of TLR-2. In addition, IL-8 up-regulation in response to GSA was inhibited by resveratrol, curcumin, diphenyleneiodium, U0126, and SB202190. Mutation at the NF-kappaB- or C/EBP-binding site, but not at the AP-1-binding site, in the IL-8 promoter region suppressed GSA-induced promoter activation. Moreover, gene delivery of IkappaB suppressed CXCL8 release. This study suggests that GSA induces expression of IL-8 in VSMCs and that TLR-4, mitogen-activated protein kinases, NF-kappaB, and NADPH oxidase are involved in that process.
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PMID:Cellular factors involved in CXCL8 expression induced by glycated serum albumin in vascular smooth muscle cells. 1973 55

Excessive microglial activation with overexpression of proinflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress products is linked to the progression of several neurodegenerative diseases; therefore, suppression of microglial activation is a potential therapeutic approach against these diseases. Since nitric oxide (NO) is one of the major inflammatory mediators that are produced by activated microglia, inhibitory effects of novel synthetic compounds on microglial NO production were investigated. From the mouse microglia cell-based assays, an imidazo [4,5-b] pyridine compound KR-31360 was identified as an inhibitor of microglial NO production with an IC(50) value of 2 microM. Structure-activity relationship study indicated that 5-position of imidazo [4,5-b] pyridine ring is critical for the activity. KR-31360 also inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced secretion of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and transcription of TNF-alpha, interleukin-1 beta, and inducible nitric oxide synthase as well as activation of nuclear factor kappa B and mitogen-activated protein kinases. KR-31360 was neuroprotective by suppressing microglial neurotoxicity in a microglia-neuron coculture. The neuroprotective activity of the compound was most effective when microglia were pretreated with the compound prior to LPS challenge. The inhibitory effect of KR-31360 on microglial activation was further demonstrated in a mouse neuroinflammation model in vivo: compared to vehicle-injected animals, KR-31360 injection attenuated LPS-induced microglial activation as evidenced by isolectin B4 staining and proinflammatory gene expression of brain sections. DNA microarray analysis supported that KR-31360 targeted Toll-like receptor 4 pathways. In addition to being a new drug candidate against neuroinflammatory diseases, the compound may be a powerful tool for the better understanding of microglia biology and neuroinflammation.
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PMID:A novel anti-neuroinflammatory pyridylimidazole compound KR-31360. 1980 Mar 21

Simultaneous activation of murine mast cells by monomeric IgE and toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands was examined. Inflammatory cytokine production elicited by the binding of IgE in the absence of antigen, was further enhanced by the addition of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or peptidoglycan (PGN). Enhancement by LPS or PGN on cytokine production was mediated by TLR4 and TLR2, respectively, since TLR4- and TLR2-deficient mast cells did not show synergistic activation by monomeric IgE and LPS/PGN. Synergistic activation of mast cells was obtained via phosphorylation of several mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK). Furthermore, MAPK inhibitors, significantly attenuated the augmentation of inflammatory cytokine production by monomeric IgE and LPS or PGN. Altogether, these results suggest that simultaneous TLR activation of mast cells with IgE molecules, particularly highly cytokinergic (HC) IgE, might contribute to the exacerbation of allergic diseases associated with infection even in the absence of a specific antigen.
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PMID:Synergistic augmentation of inflammatory cytokine productions from murine mast cells by monomeric IgE and toll-like receptor ligands. 1991 11

Human beta-defensins (hBDs) contribute to the protection of the respiratory tract against pathogens. It is reasonable to postulate that pathogens have developed countermeasures to resist them. Klebsiella pneumoniae capsule polysaccharide (CPS), but not the lipopolysaccharide O antigen, mediated resistance against hBD1 and hBD2. hBD3 was the most potent hBD against Klebsiella. We investigated the possibility that as a strategy for survival in the lung, K. pneumoniae may not activate the expression of hBDs. Infection of A549 and normal human bronchial cells with 52145-Deltawca(K2), a CPS mutant, increased the expression of hBD2 and hBD3. Neither the wild type nor the lipopolysaccharide O antigen mutant increased the expression of hBDs. In vivo, 52145-Deltawca(K2) induced higher levels of mBD4 and mBD14, possible mouse orthologues of hBD2 and hBD3, respectively, than the wild type. 52145-Deltawca(K2)-dependent upregulation of hBD2 occurred via NF-kappaB and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) p44/42, Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK)-dependent pathways. The increase in hBD3 expression was dependent on the MAPK JNK. 52145-Deltawca(K2) engaged Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 (TLR2 and TLR4) to activate hBD2, whereas hBD3 expression was dependent on NOD1. K. pneumoniae induced the expression of CYLD and MKP-1, which act as negative regulators for 52145-Deltawca(K2)-induced expression of hBDs. Bacterial engagement of pattern recognition receptors induced CYLD and MKP-1, which may initiate the attenuation of proinflammatory pathways. The results of this study indicate that K. pneumoniae CPS not only protects the pathogen from the bactericidal action of defensins but also impedes their expression. These features of K. pneumoniae CPS may facilitate pathogen survival in the hostile environment of the lung.
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PMID:Klebsiella pneumoniae capsule polysaccharide impedes the expression of beta-defensins by airway epithelial cells. 2000 34

The effect of a series of toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands on the production of nitric oxide (NO) in mouse B1 cells was examined by using CD5(+) IgM(+) WEHI 231 cells. The stimulation with a series of TLR ligands, which were Pam3Csk4 for TLR1/2, poly I:C for TLR3, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for TLR4, imiquimod for TLR7 and CpG DNA for TLR9, resulted in enhanced NO production via augmented expression of an inducible type of NO synthase (iNOS). LPS was most potent for the enhancement of NO production, followed by poly I:C and Pam3Csk4. Imiquimod and CpG DNA led to slight NO production. The LPS-induced NO production was dependent on MyD88-dependent pathway consisting of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB and a series of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). Further, it was also dependent on the MyD88-independent pathway consisting of toll-IL-1R domain-containing adaptor-inducing IFN-beta (TRIF) and interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-3. Physiologic peritoneal B1 cells also produced NO via the iNOS expression in response to LPS. The immunological significance of TLR ligands-induced NO production in B1 cells is discussed.
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PMID:B1 cells produce nitric oxide in response to a series of toll-like receptor ligands. 2003 55

Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917, which has been widely used as a probiotic for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disorders, expresses a K5 capsule, the expression of which is often associated with extraintestinal and urinary tract isolates of E. coli. Previously, it had been shown that the expression of a K5 capsule by Nissle 1917 was important in mediating interactions with epithelial cells and the extent of chemokine expression. In this paper, we show that infection with Nissle 1917 induces expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and TLR5 in Caco-2 cells and that maximal induction of TLR5 required the K5 capsule. In addition, purified K5 polysaccharide was capable of inducing expression of TLR5 and mCD14 and potentiated the activity of both TLR4 and TLR5 agonists to increase the proinflammatory response. Infection with Nissle 1917 also increased the expression of the adaptor molecules MyD88 and TRIF, which was K5 capsule dependent. By Western blot analysis, it was possible to show that induction of interleukin-8 by Nissle 1917 was predominantly through the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway and that expression of the K5 capsule was important for activation of the MAP kinase pathway. This paper provides new information on the function of the K5 capsule in mediating interactions between Nissle 1917 and epithelial cells and the mechanisms that underlie the probiotic properties of Nissle 1917.
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PMID:The K5 capsule of Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 is important in stimulating expression of Toll-like receptor 5, CD14, MyD88, and TRIF together with the induction of interleukin-8 expression via the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in epithelial cells. 2014 95


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