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Amelioration of endotoxin-induced uveitis treated with an IκB kinase β inhibitor in rats.
| Title: | Amelioration of endotoxin-induced uveitis treated with an IκB kinase β inhibitor in rats. |
| Authors: | Lennikov, Anton Browse this author | | Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Noda, Kousuke Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Ando, Ryo Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Dong, Zhenyu Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Fukuhara, Junichi Browse this author | | Kinoshita, Satoshi Browse this author | | Namba, Kenichi Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Mizutani, Miho Browse this author | | Fujikawa, Tomoyuki Browse this author | | Itai, Akiko Browse this author | | Ohno, Shigeaki Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Ishida, Susumu Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Issue Date: | 20-Oct-2012 |
| Publisher: | Molecular Vision |
| Journal Title: | Molecular vision |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Start Page: | 2586 |
| End Page: | 2597 |
| PMID: | 23112571 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: Endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) is an animal model for acute ocular inflammation. Several substances play major roles in the development of inflammatory changes in EIU, including tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6. These inflammatory cytokines trigger the degradation of IκB by activating IκB kinases (IKKs). Released nuclear factor kappaB (NFκB) subsequently translocates to the nucleus, where NFκB expresses its proinflammatory function. IMD-0354, N-(3,5-Bis-trifluoromethylphenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide, selectively inhibits IKKβ, particularly when induced by proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α and IL-1β. In the present study, we examined whether IKKβ inhibition has therapeutic effects on EIU by using IMD-0354 and its prodrug IMD-1041.
Methods: Six-week-old male Lewis rats were used. EIU was induced with subcutaneous injections of 200 μg of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Escherichia coli that had been diluted in 0.1 ml of phosphate-buffered saline. IMD-0354 was administered intraperitoneally at 30, 10, 3, or 0 mg/kg, suspended in 1.0 ml of 0.5% carboxymethyl cellulose sodium. The prodrug IMD-1041 (100 mg/kg) was also administered orally. The rats were euthanized 24 h after LPS injection, and EIU severity was evaluated histologically. The number of infiltrating cells and the protein, TNF-α, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) concentrations in the aqueous humor were determined. TNF-α and MCP-1 concentrations were quantified with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Eye sections were also stained with anti-NFκB and phosphorylated I-κBα antibodies.
Results: The number of infiltrating cells in aqueous humor was 53.6±9.8×105, 72.5±17.0×105, 127.25±32.0×105, and 132.0±25.0×105 cells/ml in rats treated with 30, 10, 3, or 0 mg/kg of IMD-0354, respectively. The total protein concentrations of aqueous humor were 92.6±3.1 mg/ml, 101.5±6.8 mg/ml, 112.6±1.9 mg/ml, and 117.33±1.8 mg/ml in rats treated with 30, 10, 3, and 0 mg/kg of IMD-0354, respectively. Infiltrating cells and protein concentrations were significantly decreased by treatment with IMD-0354 (p<0.01). IMD-0354 treatment significantly reduced the concentration of TNF-α (p<0.05) and MCP-1 (p<0.01) in aqueous humor. The number of NFκB positive nuclei was reduced when treated with IMD-0354. Furthermore, IMD-0354-treated EIU rats showed only background levels of phosphorylated I-κBα; however, it was strongly expressed in the iris-ciliary body cell cytoplasm of the IMD-0354 untreated EIU rats. Oral administration of IMD-1041 also decreased the cell number (p<0.01) and protein concentration (p<0.05) of aqueous humor in EIU.
Conclusions: Acute uveitis was ameliorated by inhibition of IKKβ in rats. IMD-0354 and its prodrug IMD-1041 seem to be promising candidates for treating intraocular inflammation/uveitis. |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/54616 |
| Appears in Collections: | 医学院・医学研究院 (Graduate School of Medicine / Faculty of Medicine) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 石田 晋
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