Abstract
Stearidonic acid (SDA, 18:4n-3) is an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid present in oils derived from plants of the Boraginaceae family. In this study, we determined the anti-inflammatory effects of SDA isolated from echium oil on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses in RAW 264.7 macrophages. SDA significantly downregulated the levels of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein, thereby suppressing the production of nitric oxide (NO) in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. In addition, SDA inhibited the nuclear translocation and promoter activity of nuclear factor κB (NFκB) and the phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) such as extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2, c-jun N terminal kinase, and p38 in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Our results showed that SDA exerted anti-inflammatory effects by suppressing iNOS-mediated NO production via inactivation of NFκB and MAPK signaling pathways.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 781-787 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Lipids |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 Sept 1 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017, AOCS.
Keywords
- Anti-inflammatory
- Echium oil
- MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinases) pathway
- NFκB (nuclear factor κB)
- Stearidonic acid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Cell Biology