Issue 3, 2010

Transcription profiles of LPS-stimulated THP-1monocytes and macrophages: a tool to study inflammation modulating effects of food-derived compounds

Abstract

An assay was developed to study inflammation-related immune responses of food compounds on monocytes and macrophages derived from THP-1 cell line. First strategy focused on the effects after stimulation with either lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or Concanavalin A (ConA). Gene expression kinetics of inflammation-related cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 and TNF-α), inflammation-related enzymes (iNOS and COX-2), and transcription factors (NF-κB, AP-1 and SP-1) were analyzed using RT-PCR. Time dependent cytokine secretion was investigated to study the inflammation-related responses at protein level. LPS stimulation induced inflammation-related cytokine, COX-2 and NF-κB genes of THP-1 monocytes and THP-1 macrophages with the maximum up-regulation at 3 and 6 h, respectively. These time points, were subsequently selected to investigate inflammation modulating activity of three well known immuno-modulating food-derived compounds; quercetin, citrus pectin and barley glucan. Co-stimulation of LPS with either quercetin, citrus pectin, or barley glucan in THP-1 monocytes and macrophages showed different immuno-modulatory activity of these compounds. Therefore, we propose that simultaneously exposing THP-1 cells to LPS and food compounds, combined with gene expression response analysis are a promising in vitro screening tool to select, in a limited time frame, food compounds for inflammation modulating effects.

Graphical abstract: Transcription profiles of LPS-stimulated THP-1 monocytes and macrophages: a tool to study inflammation modulating effects of food-derived compounds

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Aug 2010
Accepted
11 Oct 2010
First published
01 Nov 2010

Food Funct., 2010,1, 254-261

Transcription profiles of LPS-stimulated THP-1 monocytes and macrophages: a tool to study inflammation modulating effects of food-derived compounds

W. Chanput, J. Mes, R. A. M. Vreeburg, H. F. J. Savelkoul and H. J. Wichers, Food Funct., 2010, 1, 254 DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00113A

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