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Mechanisms of TQ-6, a Novel Ruthenium-Derivative Compound, against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced In Vitro Macrophage Activation and Liver Injury in Experimental Mice: The Crucial Role of p38 MAPK and NF-κB Signaling
Several studies have reported that metal complexes exhibit anti-inflammatory activities; however, the molecular mechanism is not well understood. In this study, we used a potent ruthenium (II)-derived compound, [Ru(η6-cymene)2-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-quinoline Cl]BF4 (TQ-6), to investigate the molec...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262332/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30463239 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells7110217 |
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author | Hsia, Chih-Hsuan Velusamy, Marappan Jayakumar, Thanasekaran Chen, Yen-Jen Hsia, Chih-Wei Tsai, Jie-Heng Teng, Ruei-Dun Sheu, Joen-Rong |
author_facet | Hsia, Chih-Hsuan Velusamy, Marappan Jayakumar, Thanasekaran Chen, Yen-Jen Hsia, Chih-Wei Tsai, Jie-Heng Teng, Ruei-Dun Sheu, Joen-Rong |
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description | Several studies have reported that metal complexes exhibit anti-inflammatory activities; however, the molecular mechanism is not well understood. In this study, we used a potent ruthenium (II)-derived compound, [Ru(η6-cymene)2-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-quinoline Cl]BF4 (TQ-6), to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-inflammatory effects against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced macrophage activation and liver injury in mice. Treating LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells with TQ-6 suppressed nitric oxide (NO) production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in a concentration-dependent manner. The LPS-induced expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) were reduced in TQ-6-treated cells. TQ-6 suppressed, LPS-stimulated p38 MAPK phosphorylation, IκBα degradation, and p65 nuclear translocation in cells. Consistent with the in vitro studies, TQ-6 also suppressed the expression of iNOS, TNF-α, and p65 in the mouse model with acute liver injury induced by LPS. The present study showed that TQ-6 could protect against LPS-induced in vitro inflammation in macrophage and in vivo liver injury in mice, and suggested that NF-κB could be a promising target for protecting against LPS-induced inflammation and liver injury by TQ-6. Therefore, TQ-6 can be a potential therapeutic agent for treating inflammatory diseases. |
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spelling | pubmed-62623322018-12-03 Mechanisms of TQ-6, a Novel Ruthenium-Derivative Compound, against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced In Vitro Macrophage Activation and Liver Injury in Experimental Mice: The Crucial Role of p38 MAPK and NF-κB Signaling Hsia, Chih-Hsuan Velusamy, Marappan Jayakumar, Thanasekaran Chen, Yen-Jen Hsia, Chih-Wei Tsai, Jie-Heng Teng, Ruei-Dun Sheu, Joen-Rong Cells Article Several studies have reported that metal complexes exhibit anti-inflammatory activities; however, the molecular mechanism is not well understood. In this study, we used a potent ruthenium (II)-derived compound, [Ru(η6-cymene)2-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-quinoline Cl]BF4 (TQ-6), to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-inflammatory effects against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced macrophage activation and liver injury in mice. Treating LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells with TQ-6 suppressed nitric oxide (NO) production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in a concentration-dependent manner. The LPS-induced expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) were reduced in TQ-6-treated cells. TQ-6 suppressed, LPS-stimulated p38 MAPK phosphorylation, IκBα degradation, and p65 nuclear translocation in cells. Consistent with the in vitro studies, TQ-6 also suppressed the expression of iNOS, TNF-α, and p65 in the mouse model with acute liver injury induced by LPS. The present study showed that TQ-6 could protect against LPS-induced in vitro inflammation in macrophage and in vivo liver injury in mice, and suggested that NF-κB could be a promising target for protecting against LPS-induced inflammation and liver injury by TQ-6. Therefore, TQ-6 can be a potential therapeutic agent for treating inflammatory diseases. MDPI 2018-11-19 /pmc/articles/PMC6262332/ /pubmed/30463239 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells7110217 Text en © 2018 by the authors. 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 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hsia, Chih-Hsuan Velusamy, Marappan Jayakumar, Thanasekaran Chen, Yen-Jen Hsia, Chih-Wei Tsai, Jie-Heng Teng, Ruei-Dun Sheu, Joen-Rong Mechanisms of TQ-6, a Novel Ruthenium-Derivative Compound, against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced In Vitro Macrophage Activation and Liver Injury in Experimental Mice: The Crucial Role of p38 MAPK and NF-κB Signaling |
title | Mechanisms of TQ-6, a Novel Ruthenium-Derivative Compound, against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced In Vitro Macrophage Activation and Liver Injury in Experimental Mice: The Crucial Role of p38 MAPK and NF-κB Signaling |
title_full | Mechanisms of TQ-6, a Novel Ruthenium-Derivative Compound, against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced In Vitro Macrophage Activation and Liver Injury in Experimental Mice: The Crucial Role of p38 MAPK and NF-κB Signaling |
title_fullStr | Mechanisms of TQ-6, a Novel Ruthenium-Derivative Compound, against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced In Vitro Macrophage Activation and Liver Injury in Experimental Mice: The Crucial Role of p38 MAPK and NF-κB Signaling |
title_full_unstemmed | Mechanisms of TQ-6, a Novel Ruthenium-Derivative Compound, against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced In Vitro Macrophage Activation and Liver Injury in Experimental Mice: The Crucial Role of p38 MAPK and NF-κB Signaling |
title_short | Mechanisms of TQ-6, a Novel Ruthenium-Derivative Compound, against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced In Vitro Macrophage Activation and Liver Injury in Experimental Mice: The Crucial Role of p38 MAPK and NF-κB Signaling |
title_sort | mechanisms of tq-6, a novel ruthenium-derivative compound, against lipopolysaccharide-induced in vitro macrophage activation and liver injury in experimental mice: the crucial role of p38 mapk and nf-κb signaling |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262332/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30463239 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells7110217 |
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