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. 2017:975 Pt 1:131-143.
doi: 10.1007/978-94-024-1079-2_12.

Taurine Chloramine Suppresses LPS-Induced Neuroinflammatory Responses through Nrf2-Mediated Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression in Mouse BV2 Microglial Cells

Dong-Sung Lee  1 , Ki Han Kwon  2   3 , Sun Hee Cheong  4
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Taurine Chloramine Suppresses LPS-Induced Neuroinflammatory Responses through Nrf2-Mediated Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression in Mouse BV2 Microglial Cells

Dong-Sung Lee et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017.

Abstract

The brain is sensitive to the inflammation and oxidative stress that can cause the aging or neurodegenerative diseases. We investigated the anti-neuroinflammatory activities of taurine chloramine (TauCl) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated mouse BV2 microglia mediated through heme oxygenase (HO)-1 expression. TauCl inhibited the protein expressions of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, nitric oxide (NO), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in LPS-treated BV2 microglia. TauCl markedly inhibited interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1𝛽 (IL-1𝛽) and tumor necrosis factor-𝛼 (TNF-𝛼) production. These effects were related to the suppression of the degradation and phosphorylation of inhibition of nuclear factor kappa B-𝛼 (I𝜅B-𝛼), translocation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-𝜅B) as well as DNA binding activity. In addition, TauCl induced the HO-1 expression by increasing the nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) translocation to the nucleus in mouse BV2 microglia. These findings suggest that TauCl has protective effects of neurodegenerative disorders caused by neuroinflammation.

Keywords: BV2 microglial cells; Heme oxygenase-1; Lipopolysaccharide; Neuroinflammatory; Taurine chloramine.

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