Research Article
Antiarthritic effect of bee venom: Inhibition of inflammation mediator generation by suppression of NF-κB through interaction with the p50 subunit
Hye Ji Park,
Seong Ho Lee,
Dong Ju Son,
Ki Wan Oh, Ki Hyun Kim, Ho Sueb Song, Goon Joung Kim, Goo Taeg Oh, Do Young Yoon,
Jin Tae Hong,
Hye Ji Park
Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSeong Ho Lee
Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorDong Ju Son
Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorDo Young Yoon
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Taejon, South Korea
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Jin Tae Hong
Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk, South Korea
College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, 48, Gaesin-dong, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 361-763, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorHye Ji Park,
Seong Ho Lee,
Dong Ju Son,
Ki Wan Oh, Ki Hyun Kim, Ho Sueb Song, Goon Joung Kim, Goo Taeg Oh, Do Young Yoon,
Jin Tae Hong,
Hye Ji Park
Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSeong Ho Lee
Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorDong Ju Son
Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorDo Young Yoon
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Taejon, South Korea
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Jin Tae Hong
Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk, South Korea
College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, 48, Gaesin-dong, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 361-763, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorAbstract
Objective
To investigate the molecular mechanisms of the antiarthritic effects of bee venom (BV) and melittin (a major component of BV) in a murine macrophage cell line (Raw 264.7) and in synoviocytes obtained from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Methods
We evaluated the antiarthritic effects of BV in a rat model of carrageenan-induced acute edema in the paw and in a rat model of chronic adjuvant-induced arthritis. The inhibitory effects of BV and melittin on inflammatory gene expression were measured by Western blotting, and the generation of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and nitric oxide (NO) and the intracellular calcium level were assayed. NF-κB DNA binding and transcriptional activity were determined by gel mobility shift assay or by luciferase assay. Direct binding of BV and melittin to the p50 subunit of NF-κB was determined with a surface plasmon resonance analyzer.
Results
BV (0.8 and 1.6 μg/kg) reduced the effects of carrageenan- and adjuvant-induced arthritis. This reducing effect was consistent with the inhibitory effects of BV (0.5, 1, and 5 μg/ml) and melittin (5 and 10 μg/ml) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 1 μg/ml)–induced expression of cyclooxygenase 2, cytosolic phospholipase A2, inducible NO synthase, generation of PGE2 and NO, and the intracellular calcium level. BV and melittin prevented LPS-induced transcriptional and DNA binding activity of NF-κB via the inhibition of IκB release and p50 translocation. BV (affinity [Kd] = 4.6 × 10−6M) and melittin (Kd = 1.2 × 10−8M) bound directly to p50.
Conclusion
Target inactivation of NF-κB by directly binding to the p50 subunit is an important mechanism of the antiarthritic effects of BV.
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