C2-ceramide inhibits LPS-induced nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophage cells through down-regulating the activation of Akt

Naoki Koide, Tsuyoshi Sugiyami, Isamu Mori, Mya Mya Mu, Tomoaki Yoshida, Takashi Yokochi

研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

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The effect of C2-ceramide, a membrane-permeable ceramide analogue, on nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells was studied. The non-toxic concentration of C2-ceramide inhibited LPS-induced NO production. It was due to the attenuated expression of the inducible type of NO synthase (iNOS). C2-ceramide did not influence the phosphorylation of a series of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases in response to LPS. On the other hand, C2-ceramide down-regulated the phosphorylation of Akt in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells, followed by the impairment of nuclear factor (NF)-κB activation. Moreover, the Akt dominant-negative mutant inhibited LPS-induced NO production. C2-ceramide was suggested to inhibit LPS-induced NO production through down-regulating the activation of Akt.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)85-90
ページ数6
ジャーナルJournal of Endotoxin Research
9
2
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 微生物学
  • 免疫学
  • 分子生物学
  • 細胞生物学
  • 感染症

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