Atopic Dermatitis-Related Inflammation in Macrophages and Keratinocytes: The Inhibitory Effects of Bee Venom
- Authors
- 김덕현; 송호섭
- Issue Date
- 2019
- Publisher
- 대한침구의학회
- Keywords
- atopic dermatitis; bee venom; inflammation; transcription factor
- Citation
- Journal of Acupuncture Research, v.36, no.2, pp.80 - 87
- Journal Title
- Journal of Acupuncture Research
- Volume
- 36
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 80
- End Page
- 87
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/2499
- DOI
- 10.13045/jar.2019.00038
- ISSN
- 2586-288X
- Abstract
- Background: This study investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of bee venom (BV) through the inhibition of nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-κB) expression in macrophages and keratinocytes.
Methods: Cell viability assays were performed to investigate the cytotoxicity of BV in activated macrophages [lipopolysaccharide (LPS)] and keratinocytes [interferon-gamma/tumor necrosis factor-alpha (IFN-γ/ TNF-α)]. A luciferase assay was performed to investigate the cellular expression of NF-κB in relation to BV dose. The expression of NF-κB inhibitors (p-IκBα, IκBα, and p50 and p65) were determined by Western Blot analysis, and the electromobility shift assay. A nitrite quantification assay was performed to investigate the effect of BV, and NF-κB inhibitor on nitric oxide (NO) production in macrophages. In addition, Western Blot analysis was performed to investigate the effect of BV on the expression of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) in activated macrophages and keratinocytes.
Results: BV was not cytotoxic to activated macrophages and keratinocytes. Transcriptional activity of NFκB, and p50, p65, and p-IκBα expression was reduced by treatment with BV in activated macrophages and keratinocytes. Treatment with BV and an NF-κB inhibitor, reduced the production of NO by activated macrophages, and also reduced NF-κB transcriptional activity in activated keratinocytes (compared with either BV, or NF-κB inhibitor treatment). Furthermore, BV decreased p38, p-p38, JNK, and p-JNK expression in LPS-activated macrophages and IFN-γ/TNF-α-activated keratinocytes.
Conclusion: BV blocked the signaling pathway of NF-κB, which plays an important role in the inflammatory response in macrophages and keratinocytes. These findings provided the possibility of BV in the treatment of atopic dermatitis.
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