1
|
Esmaealzadeh N, Miri MS, Mavaddat H, Peyrovinasab A, Ghasemi Zargar S, Sirous Kabiri S, Razavi SM, Abdolghaffari AH. The regulating effect of curcumin on NF-κB pathway in neurodegenerative diseases: a review of the underlying mechanisms. Inflammopharmacology 2024:10.1007/s10787-024-01492-1. [PMID: 38769198 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-024-01492-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
Abstract
Neurodegenerative diseases are part of the central nervous system (CNS) disorders that indicate their presence with neuronal loss, neuroinflammation, and increased oxidative stress. Several pathophysiological factors and biomarkers are involved in this inflammatory process causing these neurological disorders. The nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) is an inflammation element, which induced transcription and appears to be one of the important players in physiological procedures, especially nervous disorders. NF-κB can impact upon series of intracellular actions and induce or inhibit many inflammation-related pathways. Multiple reports have focused on the modification of NF-κB activity, controlling its expression, translocation, and signaling pathway in neurodegenerative disorders and injuries like Alzheimer's disease (AD), spinal cord injuries (SCI), and Parkinson's disease (PD). Curcumin has been noted to be a popular anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory substance and is the foremost natural compound produced by turmeric. According to various studies, when playing an anti-inflammatory role, it interacts with several modulating proteins of long-standing disease signaling pathways and has an unprovocative consequence on pro-inflammatory cytokines. This review article determined to figure out curcumin's role in limiting the promotion of neurodegenerative disease via influencing the NF-κB signaling route. Preclinical studies were gathered from plenty of scientific platforms including PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and Google Scholar to evaluate this hypothesis. Extracted findings from the literature review explained the repressing impact of Curcumin on the NF-κB signaling pathway and, occasionally down-regulating the cytokine expression. Yet, there is an essential need for further analysis and specific clinical experiments to fully understand this subject.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Niusha Esmaealzadeh
- Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Traditional Persian Medicine and Complementary Medicine (PerCoMed) Student Association, Students' Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- GI Pharmacology Interest Group (GPIG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
| | - Mahdis Sadat Miri
- GI Pharmacology Interest Group (GPIG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, No. 99, Yakhchal, Gholhak, Shariati St., P. O. Box: 19419-33111, Tehran, Iran
| | - Helia Mavaddat
- GI Pharmacology Interest Group (GPIG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, No. 99, Yakhchal, Gholhak, Shariati St., P. O. Box: 19419-33111, Tehran, Iran
| | - Amirreza Peyrovinasab
- GI Pharmacology Interest Group (GPIG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, No. 99, Yakhchal, Gholhak, Shariati St., P. O. Box: 19419-33111, Tehran, Iran
| | - Sara Ghasemi Zargar
- GI Pharmacology Interest Group (GPIG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, No. 99, Yakhchal, Gholhak, Shariati St., P. O. Box: 19419-33111, Tehran, Iran
| | - Shirin Sirous Kabiri
- GI Pharmacology Interest Group (GPIG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, No. 99, Yakhchal, Gholhak, Shariati St., P. O. Box: 19419-33111, Tehran, Iran
| | - Seyed Mehrad Razavi
- GI Pharmacology Interest Group (GPIG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.
- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, No. 99, Yakhchal, Gholhak, Shariati St., P. O. Box: 19419-33111, Tehran, Iran.
| | - Amir Hossein Abdolghaffari
- GI Pharmacology Interest Group (GPIG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.
- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, No. 99, Yakhchal, Gholhak, Shariati St., P. O. Box: 19419-33111, Tehran, Iran.
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Licania macrocarpa Cuatrec Methanol Extract Target Src- and TAK1-Mediated Pathways. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2019; 2019:4873870. [PMID: 31611922 PMCID: PMC6757254 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4873870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of Licania macrocarpa Cuatrec methanol extract (Lm-ME) in vitro and in vivo and found pharmacological target proteins of Lm-ME in TLR4-mediated inflammatory signaling. This extract reduced NO production and mRNA expression of inflammatory cytokines such as iNOS, COX-2, IL-6, and IL-1β. In the NF-κB- and AP-1-mediated luciferase reporter gene assay, transcription factor activities decreased under cotransfection with MyD88 or TRIF. Phosphorylated protein levels of Src, PI3K, IKKα/β, and IκBα as well as p50 and p65 in the NF-κB signal pathway were downregulated, and phosphorylation of TAK1, MEK1/2, MKK4/7, and MKK3/6 as well as ERK, JNK, and p38 was decreased in the AP-1 signal pathway. Through overexpression of HA-Src and HA-TAK1, respectively, Lm-ME inhibited autophosphorylation of overexpressed proteins and thereby activated fewer downstream signaling molecules. Lm-ME also attenuated stomach ulcers in an HCl/EtOH-induced acute gastritis model mice, and COX-2 mRNA expression and phosphorylated TAK1 levels in gastric tissues were diminished. The flavonoids kaempferol and quercetin were identified in the HPLC analysis of Lm-ME; both are actively anti-inflammatory. Therefore, these results suggest that Lm-ME can be used for anti-inflammatory remedy by targeting Src and TAK1.
Collapse
|
3
|
Okva K, Lang A, Pokk P, Väli M, Nevalainen T. Litter has an effect on the behavioural changes caused by the administration of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine and ethanol in mice. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2004; 28:1171-9. [PMID: 15610930 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2004.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The aim of the work was to study the effects of litter and the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine (L-NOARG) on the behaviour of mice after acute and chronic ethanol administration and withdrawal. Male outbred NIH/S mice, from 21 litters, were distributed among experimental groups and subjected to acute and chronic ethanol administration. After acute or chronic ethanol administration, the effects of L-NOARG on the behaviour of mice in the plus-maze test were studied. Acute ethanol (1 g/kg, i.p.), L-NOARG (20 and 40 mg/kg, i.p.) and their combination induced an anxiolytic effect. Furthermore, the values for the representatives of different litters tended to be either above or below the group mean, irrespective of the drug treatment. Chronic ethanol administration (23 days by inhalation) induced an anxiolytic effect and ethanol withdrawal induced an anxiogenic effect in the plus-maze. The administration of L-NOARG (20 mg/kg, i.p.) induced an anxiolytic effect in control mice and had no effect on ethanol-intoxicated mice, but attenuated the anxiogenic effect of ethanol withdrawal in the plus-maze. However, after chronic ethanol administration and withdrawal, litter had no effect on the behaviour of mice. If the litter is a significant determinant in the behaviour of outbred mice, then the use of information about the litter origin of animals could serve for the purposes of reduction. But only if this information is available from breeders.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Kai Okva
- Vivarium, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
4
|
Pokk P, Väli M. Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors 7-NI, L-NAME, and L-NOARG in staircase test. Arch Med Res 2002; 33:265-8. [PMID: 12031632 DOI: 10.1016/s0188-4409(02)00365-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors 7-nitroindazole (7-NI), N(G)-nitro-L-arginine (L-NOARG), and N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) on the behavior of mice in the staircase test. METHODS NOS inhibitors 7-NI (20-120 mg/kg), L-NOARG (20 and 40 mg/kg), and L-NAME (20 and 40 mg/kg) were administered intraperitoneally (i.p.) 30 min prior to the staircase test. Staircase test consisted of placing a mouse in an enclosed staircase with five steps and recording the number of rearings made and the number of steps climbed during a 3-min period. RESULTS 7-NI and L-NOARG did not have a significant effect on the behavior of mice in the staircase test. L-NAME caused a decrease in the number of rearings without changes in the number of steps taken. CONCLUSIONS NOS inhibitor L-NAME but not 7-NI or L-NAME induced an anxiolytic effect in the staircase test.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Paavo Pokk
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Estonia.
| | | |
Collapse
|
5
|
Pokk P, Väli M. The effects of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on the behaviour of small-platform-stressed mice in the plus-maze test. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2002; 26:241-7. [PMID: 11817500 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-5846(01)00261-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Effects of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors 7-nitroindazole (7-NI), N(G)-nitro-L-arginine (L-NOARG) and N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) on the behaviour of control and small-platform (SP)-stressed mice in the plus-maze test were studied. SP stress was induced by placing mice on SPs (3.5 cm diameter) surrounded by water for 24 h. This model contains several factors of stress like rapid eye movement (REM) sleep deprivation, isolation, immobilization and falling into the water. The plus-maze test was carried out with control and SP-stressed mice. SP stress induced an anxiolytic-like effect that was evidenced by increased percentage of time spent on the open arms of the plus-maze. The administration of NOS inhibitors 7-NI (20.0-120.0 mg/kg) and L-NOARG (20.0 and 40.0 mg/kg) induced an anxiolytic effect and the administration of L-NAME (20.0 and 40.0 mg/kg)--an anxiogenic effect in control mice. In SP-stressed mice, the effects of NOS inhibitors were changed. Contrary to control mice, 7-NI at a dose of 20.0 mg/kg induced an anxiogenic effect in SP-stressed mice and other doses of 7-NI, with exception of 80.0 mg/kg, as well as L-NOARG and L-NAME were without any effect. On the basis of these data, we can propose that SP stress induced changes in the function of L-arginine-NOS-NO pathways. It is also proposed that the behavioural effects of NOS inhibitors can be changed in stressed animals.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Paavo Pokk
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Estonia.
| | | |
Collapse
|
6
|
Naassila M, Beaugé FJ, Sébire N, Daoust M. Intracerebroventricular injection of antisense oligos to nNOS decreases rat ethanol intake. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2000; 67:629-36. [PMID: 11164095 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-3057(00)00407-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in alcohol drinking behavior using NO synthase (NOS) inhibitors that are nonselective of the different isoforms of NOS. In the brain, there are two constitutive isoforms of NOS, neuronal NOS (nNOS) and endothelial NOS (eNOS). We used an antisense oligodeoxynucleotide directed against nNOS in ethanol dependent male Wistar rats to examine the specific contribution of nNOS in the control of ethanol intake. Rats were subjected to a free-choice situation water/ethanol (10% v/v) after chronic ethanol intoxication by inhalation of ethanol vapor. During the free-choice situation, rats were twice daily for 4 days intracerebroventricularly injected with either saline, or end-capped phosphorothioate-protected antisense or mismatch oligodeoxynucleotide (25 microg/4 microl per injection), or acamprosate (1 mg/kg body weight) as reference product for its anticraving properties. Our results showed that the antisense treatment, but not the mismatch treatment, reduced both ethanol intake and ethanol preference during treatment and posttreatment periods (by 25-30%) without alteration of the body weight gain. The antisense treatment, but not the mismatch treatment, also down-regulated nNOS mRNA levels (by 30%) and NOS activity in the hippocampus. The anticraving drug, acamprosate reduced both ethanol intake (by 58%) and ethanol preference. All these results suggest that nNOS is involved in the regulation of alcohol dependence.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- M Naassila
- Laboratoire de Physiologie et Unité de Recherches sur les Adaptations Physiologiques et Comportementales, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 1 rue des Louvels, 80000, Amiens, France.
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
7
|
Koros E, Kostowski W, Bienkowski P. Discriminative stimulus properties of ethanol in rats: studies on the role of nitric oxide. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1999; 62:607-12. [PMID: 10208365 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-3057(98)00201-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
The present study examined the role of the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway in mediation of the ethanol interoceptive (discriminative) cue. Adult male Wistar rats (n = 16) were trained to discriminate ethanol (1 g/kg, 10% v/v) from saline under a fixed-ratio 10 (FR10) schedule of sweetened milk reinforcement. A nonselective nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor, N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 10-540 mg/kg) did not substitute for ethanol. Similarly, a relatively selective neuronal NOS inhibitor, 7-nitroindazole (7-NI; 10-80 mg/kg), did not mimic the ethanol cue. However, both L-NAME and 7-NI produced significant reduction in the rate of operant responding. A nitric oxide precursor, L-arginine (100-500 mg/kg) neither substituted for nor antagonize the ethanol stimulus. Taken together, these results suggest that the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway is not involved in mediation of the discriminative stimulus effects of ethanol in the rat.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- E Koros
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology of the Nervous System, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
8
|
Wiley JL, Harvey SA, Balster RL. Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors do not substitute in rats trained to discriminate phencyclidine from saline. Eur J Pharmacol 1999; 367:7-11. [PMID: 10082258 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(98)00979-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Release of nitric oxide occurs as a consequence of glutamate stimulation of NMDA receptors and is dependent upon calcium-calmodulin activation of the enzyme nitric oxide synthase. Since nitric oxide may serve as an intracellular messenger for NMDA glutamatergic neurons, it could be hypothesized that blockade of its synthesis may produce pharmacological effects similar to those of NMDA receptor antagonists. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors to those of the high affinity NMDA open channel blocker phencyclidine in drug discrimination, a pharmacologically selective procedure in which phencyclidine produces distinctive effects. Rats were trained to discriminate 2 mg/kg phencyclidine from saline in a standard two-lever discrimination task with food reward. Whereas phencyclidine dose-dependently substituted for itself, 7-nitroindazole, L-NAME (N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester), and L-NOARG (N(G)-nitro-L-arginine) failed to substitute for phencyclidine when administered intraperitoneally. L-NAME and 7-nitroindazole were tested up to doses that disrupted responding, providing evidence that a behaviorally-relevant dosage range was evaluated. Although these results conflict with those of a previous study which found that nitric oxide synthase inhibitors substituted for phencyclidine and produced phencyclidine-like catalepsy in pigeons, they are consistent with research showing that these drugs did not produce phencyclidine-like pharmacological effects in behavioral procedures in rats.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- J L Wiley
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0613, USA.
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
9
|
Kostowski W, Bieńkowski P. Discriminative stimulus effects of ethanol: neuropharmacological characterization. Alcohol 1999; 17:63-80. [PMID: 9895039 DOI: 10.1016/s0741-8329(98)00035-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Generally, compounds discriminated by animals possess psychotropic effects in animals and humans. As with many other drugs of abuse, strength of the ethanol discriminative stimulus is dose related. The majority of studies show that doses close to 1.0 g/kg are close to the minimum at which the discrimination can be learned easily. Substitution studies suggest that anxiolytic, sedative, atactic, and myorelaxant effects of ethanol all play an important role in the formation of its intercoeptive stimulus. Low doses of ethanol produce more excitatory cues, similar to amphetamine-like subjective stimuli, whereas higher doses produce rather sedative/hypnotic stimuli similar to those elicited by barbiturates. Substitution studies have shown that the complete substitution for ethanol may be exerted by certain GABA-mimetic drugs acting through different sites within the GABA(A)-benzodiazepine receptor complex (e.g., diazepam, pentobarbital, certain neurosteroids), gamma-hydroxybutyrate, and antagonists of the glutamate NMDA receptor. Among the NMDA receptor antagonists both noncompetitive (e.g., dizocilpine) and competitive antagonists (e.g., CGP 40116) are capable of substituting for ethanol. Further, some antagonists of strychnine-insensitive glycine modulatory sites among the NMDA receptor complex (e.g., L-701,324) dose-dependently substitute for the ethanol discriminative stimulus. On the other hand, neither GABA-benzodiazepine antagonists nor NMDA receptor agonists produce contradictory effects (i.e., reduce the ethanol discriminative stimulus). There is influence of a particular training dose of ethanol on the substitution pattern of different compounds. For example, 5-HT(1B/2C) agonists substitute for intermediate (1.0 g/kg) but not higher (2.0 g/kg) ethanol training doses. Discrimination studies with ethanol and drugs acting on NMDA and GABA receptors consistently indicate asymmetrical generalization. For example, ethanol is able to generalize to barbiturates and benzodiazepines, but neither the benzodiazepine nor barbiturate response generalizes to ethanol. Only a few drugs are able to antagonize, at least to some extent, the discriminative stimulus of ethanol (e.g., partial inverse GABA-benzodiazepine receptor antagonist Ro 15-4513 and the opioid antagonist naloxone). The ethanol stimulus effect may be increased (i.e., stronger recognition) by N-cholinergic drugs (nicotine), dopaminergic drugs (apomorphine), and 5-HT3 receptor agonists (m-chlorophenylbiguanide). Thus, the ethanol stimulus is composed of the several components, with the NMDA receptor and GABA(A) receptor complex being of particular importance. This suggests that a drug mixture may be more capable of substituting for ethanol (or block its stimulus) than a single compound. The ability of drugs to substitute for the ethanol discriminative stimulus is frequently, although not preclusively, associated with the reduction of voluntary ethanol consumption. The examples of positive correlation are gamma-hydroxybutyrate, possibly memantine and certain serotonergic drugs such as fluoxetine. However, it remains uncertain to what extent the discriminative stimulus of ethanol can be seen as relevant in the understanding of the complex mechanisms of dependence.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- W Kostowski
- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology of the Nervous System, Institute of Psychiatry & Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
| | | |
Collapse
|