Vitamin B6 suppresses NF-κB activation in LPS-stimulated mouse macrophages
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- Published online on: December 1, 2005 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.16.6.1071
- Pages: 1071-1075
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Abstract
Although vitamin B6 has been supposed to have anti-inflammatory effects, the molecular mechanism is not fully understood. To explore the mechanism of anti-inflammatory effects of vitamin B6, we have examined the effect of vitamin B6 on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated inflammatory response in RAW 264.7 macrophages. This study demonstrated that vitamin B6 (pyridoxal) pretreatment of RAW cells inhibited LPS-induced expression of iNOS and COX-2 at the mRNA and protein levels. Vitamin B6 inhibited LPS-induced nuclear translocation of the NF-κB, the proinflammatory transcription factor, with reduction of the extent of LPS-induced IκBα degradation in RAW cells. Although vitamin B6 did not affect cellular proteasome activity, in vitro phosphorylation analysis with glutathione S-transferase-fused IκBα has shown that vitamin B6 suppressed LPS-induced IκB kinase activation. Furthermore, we demonstrated that elevating dietary vitamin B6 suppressed NO production in vivo in response to LPS administration. These observations suggest that the anti-inflammatory effect of vitamin B6 is mediated by suppression of NF-κB activation.