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Erschienen in: Inflammation Research 6/2010

01.06.2010 | Original Research Paper

Sulforaphane suppresses LPS-induced inflammation in primary rat microglia

verfasst von: Lars-Ove Brandenburg, Markus Kipp, Ralph Lucius, Thomas Pufe, Christoph J. Wruck

Erschienen in: Inflammation Research | Ausgabe 6/2010

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Abstract

Objective and design

The aim of this study was to investigate the signal transduction pathways involved in sulforaphane (SF) mediated inhibition of the inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Additionally, we investigated the effects of SF and LPS on the activity of Nrf2.

Material

Primary rat microglia and the murine microglia cell line BV2 were used.

Treatment

Cells were treated with LPS with or without SF.

Methods

Cell viability was measured via WST-assay. Real-time RT-PCR was performed to analyze cytokine mRNA levels. The nitric oxide (NO) release was measured in LPS-stimulated microglia. The induction of various signal transduction pathways and Nrf2 was determined by Western blotting. NF-κB and AP-1 activation was measured by dual luciferase assay.

Results

We showed that SF attenuates the LPS-induced increase of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α expression in microglia. In addition, SF significantly decreases the NO in a concentration-dependent manner. SF inhibits LPS-stimulated ERK1/2 and JNK phosphorylation and thereby inhibits the LPS-induced activation of NF-κB- and activator protein-1 (AP-1). Moreover, SF and LPS together are able to induce Nrf2 activation.

Conclusions

We showed that SF, and also LPS by itself, are able to activate the cell’s defence against oxidative and electrophilic stress. We conclude that SF could be a candidate agent for anti-inflammatory treatment of the central nervous system.
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Metadaten
Titel
Sulforaphane suppresses LPS-induced inflammation in primary rat microglia
verfasst von
Lars-Ove Brandenburg
Markus Kipp
Ralph Lucius
Thomas Pufe
Christoph J. Wruck
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2010
Verlag
SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Erschienen in
Inflammation Research / Ausgabe 6/2010
Print ISSN: 1023-3830
Elektronische ISSN: 1420-908X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00011-009-0116-5

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