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Title: Anti-inflammatory effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids in THP-1 cells

Journal Article · · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
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  1. Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States)
  2. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States)
  3. Department of Veterinary Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States)
  4. DuPont Nutrition and Health, Newark, DE (United States)
  5. Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States)

The effects of linoleic acid (LA), {alpha}-linolenic acid (ALA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) were compared to that of palmitic acid (PA), on inflammatory responses in human monocytic THP-1 cells. When cells were pre-incubated with fatty acids for 2-h and then stimulated with lipopolysaccharide for 24-h in the presence of fatty acids, secretion of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1{beta}, and tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} (TNF{alpha}) was significantly decreased after treatment with LA, ALA, and DHA versus PA (P < 0.01 for all); ALA and DHA elicited more favorable effects. These effects were comparable to those for 15-deoxy-{delta}{sup 12,14}-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2) and were dose-dependent. In addition, LA, ALA, and DHA decreased IL-6, IL-1{beta}, and TNF{alpha} gene expression (P < 0.05 for all) and nuclear factor (NF)-{kappa}B DNA-binding activity, whereas peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-{gamma} (PPAR{gamma}) DNA-binding activity was increased. The results indicate that the anti-inflammatory effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids may be, in part, due to the inhibition of NF-{kappa}B activation via activation of PPAR{gamma}.

OSTI ID:
20713405
Journal Information:
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 336, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.204; PII: S0006-291X(05)01933-9; Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English