Anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan extract in human chondrocytes and macrophages

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Caesalpinia sappan is a common remedy in Traditional Chinese Medicine and possesses diverse biological activities including anti-inflammatory properties. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease with an inflammatory component that drives the degradation of...

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Main Authors: Shengqian Q. Wu, Miguel Otero, Frank M. Unger, Mary B. Goldring, Ampai Phrutivorapongkul, Catharina Chiari, Alexander Kolb, Helmut Viernstein, Stefan Toegel
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-503222018-09-04T04:28:41Z Anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan extract in human chondrocytes and macrophages Shengqian Q. Wu Miguel Otero Frank M. Unger Mary B. Goldring Ampai Phrutivorapongkul Catharina Chiari Alexander Kolb Helmut Viernstein Stefan Toegel Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Ethnopharmacological relevance: Caesalpinia sappan is a common remedy in Traditional Chinese Medicine and possesses diverse biological activities including anti-inflammatory properties. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease with an inflammatory component that drives the degradation of cartilage extracellular matrix. In order to provide a scientific basis for the applicability of Caesalpinia sappan in arthritic diseases, the present study aimed to assess the effects of an ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan extract (CSE) on human chondrocytes and macrophages. Materials and methods: Primary human chondrocytes were isolated from cartilage specimens of OA patients. Primary cells, SW1353 chondrocytes and THP-1 macrophages were serum-starved and pretreated with different concentrations of CSE prior to stimulation with 10 ng/ml of interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Following viability tests, nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were evaluated by Griess assay and ELISA, respectively. Using validated real-time PCR assays, mRNA levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) were quantified. SW1353 cells were cotransfected with a COX-2 luciferase reporter plasmid and nuclear factor-kappa-B (NF-κB) p50 and p65 expression vectors in the presence or absence of CSE. Results: CSE dose-dependently inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α in IL-1β-stimulated chondrocytes and LPS-stimulated THP-1 macrophages. CSE further suppressed the synthesis of NO in primary OA chondrocytes by blocking iNOS mRNA expression. The inhibition of COX-2 transcription was found to be related with the CSE inhibition of the p65/p50-driven transactivation of the COX-2 promoter. Conclusions: The present report is first to demonstrate the anti-inflammatory activity of CSE in an in vitro cell model of joint inflammation. CSE can effectively abrogate the IL-1β-induced over-expression of inflammatory mediators at the transcriptional level in human chondrocytes and macrophages, most likely by inhibiting NF-κB (p65/p50) signaling. Blockade of IL-1β-induced NF-κB signaling and its downstream pro-inflammatory targets by CSE may be beneficial for reducing cartilage breakdown in arthritis. © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. 2018-09-04T04:28:41Z 2018-09-04T04:28:41Z 2011-11-18 Journal 18727573 03788741 2-s2.0-81255160555 10.1016/j.jep.2011.09.011 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=81255160555&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50322
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topic Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
spellingShingle Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Shengqian Q. Wu
Miguel Otero
Frank M. Unger
Mary B. Goldring
Ampai Phrutivorapongkul
Catharina Chiari
Alexander Kolb
Helmut Viernstein
Stefan Toegel
Anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan extract in human chondrocytes and macrophages
description Ethnopharmacological relevance: Caesalpinia sappan is a common remedy in Traditional Chinese Medicine and possesses diverse biological activities including anti-inflammatory properties. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease with an inflammatory component that drives the degradation of cartilage extracellular matrix. In order to provide a scientific basis for the applicability of Caesalpinia sappan in arthritic diseases, the present study aimed to assess the effects of an ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan extract (CSE) on human chondrocytes and macrophages. Materials and methods: Primary human chondrocytes were isolated from cartilage specimens of OA patients. Primary cells, SW1353 chondrocytes and THP-1 macrophages were serum-starved and pretreated with different concentrations of CSE prior to stimulation with 10 ng/ml of interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Following viability tests, nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were evaluated by Griess assay and ELISA, respectively. Using validated real-time PCR assays, mRNA levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) were quantified. SW1353 cells were cotransfected with a COX-2 luciferase reporter plasmid and nuclear factor-kappa-B (NF-κB) p50 and p65 expression vectors in the presence or absence of CSE. Results: CSE dose-dependently inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α in IL-1β-stimulated chondrocytes and LPS-stimulated THP-1 macrophages. CSE further suppressed the synthesis of NO in primary OA chondrocytes by blocking iNOS mRNA expression. The inhibition of COX-2 transcription was found to be related with the CSE inhibition of the p65/p50-driven transactivation of the COX-2 promoter. Conclusions: The present report is first to demonstrate the anti-inflammatory activity of CSE in an in vitro cell model of joint inflammation. CSE can effectively abrogate the IL-1β-induced over-expression of inflammatory mediators at the transcriptional level in human chondrocytes and macrophages, most likely by inhibiting NF-κB (p65/p50) signaling. Blockade of IL-1β-induced NF-κB signaling and its downstream pro-inflammatory targets by CSE may be beneficial for reducing cartilage breakdown in arthritis. © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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author Shengqian Q. Wu
Miguel Otero
Frank M. Unger
Mary B. Goldring
Ampai Phrutivorapongkul
Catharina Chiari
Alexander Kolb
Helmut Viernstein
Stefan Toegel
author_facet Shengqian Q. Wu
Miguel Otero
Frank M. Unger
Mary B. Goldring
Ampai Phrutivorapongkul
Catharina Chiari
Alexander Kolb
Helmut Viernstein
Stefan Toegel
author_sort Shengqian Q. Wu
title Anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan extract in human chondrocytes and macrophages
title_short Anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan extract in human chondrocytes and macrophages
title_full Anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan extract in human chondrocytes and macrophages
title_fullStr Anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan extract in human chondrocytes and macrophages
title_full_unstemmed Anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan extract in human chondrocytes and macrophages
title_sort anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanolic caesalpinia sappan extract in human chondrocytes and macrophages
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