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Molecular Mechanisms of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate (EGCG) in LPS-Activated BV-2 Microglia Cells
Chronic neuroinflammation is associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Microglia are the brain’s primary immune cells, and when activated, they release various proinflammatory cytokines. Several natural compounds with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, such as...
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author | Payne, Ashley Taka, Equar Adinew, Getinet M. Soliman, Karam F. A. |
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description | Chronic neuroinflammation is associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Microglia are the brain’s primary immune cells, and when activated, they release various proinflammatory cytokines. Several natural compounds with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, such as epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG), may provide a promising strategy for inflammation-related neurodegenerative diseases involving activated microglia cells. The objective of the current study was to examine the molecular targets underlying the anti-inflammatory effects of EGCG in activated microglia cells. BV-2 microglia cells were grown, stimulated, and treated with EGCG. Cytotoxicity and nitric oxide (NO) production were evaluated. Immunoassay, PCR array, and WES™ Technology were utilized to evaluate inflammatory, neuroprotective modulators as well as signaling pathways involved in the mechanistic action of neuroinflammation. Our findings showed that EGCG significantly inhibited proinflammatory mediator NO production in LPS-stimulated BV-2 microglia cells. In addition, ELISA analysis revealed that EGCG significantly decreases the release of proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 while it increases the release of TNF-α. PCR array analysis showed that EGCG downregulated MIF, CCL-2, and CSF2. It also upregulated IL-3, IL-11, and TNFS10. Furthermore, the analysis of inflammatory signaling pathways showed that EGCG significantly downregulated mRNA expression of mTOR, NF-κB2, STAT1, Akt3, CCL5, and SMAD3 while significantly upregulating the expression of mRNA of Ins2, Pld2, A20/TNFAIP3, and GAB1. Additionally, EGCG reduced the relative protein expression of NF-κB2, mTOR, and Akt3. These findings suggest that EGCG may be used for its anti-inflammatory effects to prevent neurodegenerative diseases. |
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spelling | pubmed-101372012023-04-28 Molecular Mechanisms of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate (EGCG) in LPS-Activated BV-2 Microglia Cells Payne, Ashley Taka, Equar Adinew, Getinet M. Soliman, Karam F. A. Brain Sci Article Chronic neuroinflammation is associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Microglia are the brain’s primary immune cells, and when activated, they release various proinflammatory cytokines. Several natural compounds with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, such as epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG), may provide a promising strategy for inflammation-related neurodegenerative diseases involving activated microglia cells. The objective of the current study was to examine the molecular targets underlying the anti-inflammatory effects of EGCG in activated microglia cells. BV-2 microglia cells were grown, stimulated, and treated with EGCG. Cytotoxicity and nitric oxide (NO) production were evaluated. Immunoassay, PCR array, and WES™ Technology were utilized to evaluate inflammatory, neuroprotective modulators as well as signaling pathways involved in the mechanistic action of neuroinflammation. Our findings showed that EGCG significantly inhibited proinflammatory mediator NO production in LPS-stimulated BV-2 microglia cells. In addition, ELISA analysis revealed that EGCG significantly decreases the release of proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 while it increases the release of TNF-α. PCR array analysis showed that EGCG downregulated MIF, CCL-2, and CSF2. It also upregulated IL-3, IL-11, and TNFS10. Furthermore, the analysis of inflammatory signaling pathways showed that EGCG significantly downregulated mRNA expression of mTOR, NF-κB2, STAT1, Akt3, CCL5, and SMAD3 while significantly upregulating the expression of mRNA of Ins2, Pld2, A20/TNFAIP3, and GAB1. Additionally, EGCG reduced the relative protein expression of NF-κB2, mTOR, and Akt3. These findings suggest that EGCG may be used for its anti-inflammatory effects to prevent neurodegenerative diseases. MDPI 2023-04-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10137201/ /pubmed/37190597 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13040632 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Payne, Ashley Taka, Equar Adinew, Getinet M. Soliman, Karam F. A. Molecular Mechanisms of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate (EGCG) in LPS-Activated BV-2 Microglia Cells |
title | Molecular Mechanisms of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate (EGCG) in LPS-Activated BV-2 Microglia Cells |
title_full | Molecular Mechanisms of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate (EGCG) in LPS-Activated BV-2 Microglia Cells |
title_fullStr | Molecular Mechanisms of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate (EGCG) in LPS-Activated BV-2 Microglia Cells |
title_full_unstemmed | Molecular Mechanisms of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate (EGCG) in LPS-Activated BV-2 Microglia Cells |
title_short | Molecular Mechanisms of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate (EGCG) in LPS-Activated BV-2 Microglia Cells |
title_sort | molecular mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory effects of epigallocatechin 3-gallate (egcg) in lps-activated bv-2 microglia cells |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10137201/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37190597 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13040632 |
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