Casein glycomacropeptide hydrolysates inhibit PGE2 production and COX2 expression in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells via Akt mediated NF-κB and MAPK pathways

Food Funct. 2018 Apr 25;9(4):2524-2532. doi: 10.1039/c7fo01989k.

Abstract

A casein glycomacropeptide hydrolysate (GMPH) was found to possess inhibitory activity against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory response in our previous study. In the current study, the inhibitory effect and the underlying molecular mechanism of GMPH on inflammatory response in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages were further investigated. Results showed that GMPH significantly suppressed LPS-induced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) production. GMPH reduced the production of prostaglandin E2 (PEG2) and the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) in LPS-stimulated macrophages. GMPH also attenuated LPS-induced phosphorylation of MAPK (c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38) and protein kinase B (Akt). Furthermore, GMPH inhibited nuclear transcription factor kappa-B (NF-κB) activation by suppressing the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65, which was markedly reversed by LY294002, an Akt inhibitor. These results demonstrated that GMPH exerts anti-inflammatory functions through the inactivation of MAPK and Akt in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages, therefore may hold potential to ameliorate inflammation-related metabolic disorders.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Caseins / chemistry*
  • Caseins / pharmacology
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 / genetics
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 / metabolism*
  • Dinoprostone / metabolism*
  • Lipopolysaccharides / adverse effects
  • Macrophages / drug effects*
  • Macrophages / metabolism
  • Malondialdehyde / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / genetics
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism*
  • NF-kappa B / genetics
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism*
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry
  • Peptide Fragments / pharmacology*
  • Phospholipases A2, Cytosolic / genetics
  • Phospholipases A2, Cytosolic / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism*
  • RAW 264.7 Cells
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism

Substances

  • Caseins
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • NF-kappa B
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • caseinomacropeptide
  • Malondialdehyde
  • Cyclooxygenase 2
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Phospholipases A2, Cytosolic
  • Dinoprostone