Flavone as PARP-1 inhibitor: its effect on lipopolysaccharide induced gene-expression

Eur J Pharmacol. 2007 Nov 14;573(1-3):241-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.07.013. Epub 2007 Jul 13.

Abstract

The nuclear enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) which was initially known for its role in the repair of oxidative stress-induced DNA damage, has also been reported to play a mediating role in the inflammatory response. Studies with PARP-1 knockout models have shown that PARP-1 is a co-activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB), although this appears not to require its enzyme activity. In addition, drug-induced inhibition of the enzyme activity of PARP-1 was observed to reduce the production of pro-inflammatory mediators. In this study, the flavonoid compound flavone was demonstrated to significantly inhibit the enzyme activity of PARP-1. Further evaluation of flavone in N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG)-treated human pulmonary epithelial and vascular endothelial cells revealed that both the decrease in NAD(+) levels, as well as the formation of PAR-polymers was dose-dependently attenuated by flavone. In addition, flavone was found to reduce the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced interleukin (IL)-8 production in pulmonary epithelial cells, which was confirmed by transcription analysis. Furthermore, the transcription Inhibitor kappa B alpha (of IkappaBalpha) was significantly increased by flavone. The results of the present study indicate that the flavonoid flavone could be a potential candidate for application in treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. PARP-1 inhibition could have beneficial effects in such diseases as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and diabetes, by preservation of cellular NAD(+) levels and attenuating inflammatory conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Oxidoreductases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Alcohol Oxidoreductases / metabolism
  • Antioxidants / chemistry
  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Benzamides / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Nucleus / drug effects
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism
  • Cyclic N-Oxides / metabolism
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Ferrous Compounds / metabolism
  • Ferrous Compounds / pharmacology
  • Flavones
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology*
  • Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / metabolism
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology
  • Interleukin-8 / genetics
  • Interleukin-8 / metabolism
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology*
  • Methylnitronitrosoguanidine / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • NAD / metabolism
  • NF-kappa B / genetics
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism
  • Nucleotidases / pharmacology
  • Phenanthrenes / pharmacology
  • Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors*
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / metabolism
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Spin Trapping / methods
  • Transcription, Genetic / drug effects

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Benzamides
  • Cyclic N-Oxides
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Ferrous Compounds
  • Flavones
  • Flavonoids
  • Interleukin-8
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • N-(oxo-5,6-dihydrophenanthridin-2-yl)-N,N-dimethylacetamide hydrochloride
  • NF-kappa B
  • Phenanthrenes
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
  • NAD
  • Methylnitronitrosoguanidine
  • ferrous sulfate
  • 2,2-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-1-pyrrolidinyloxy
  • 3-aminobenzamide
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Alcohol Oxidoreductases
  • phenylacetaldehyde reductase
  • PARP1 protein, human
  • Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases
  • 2'-nucleotidase
  • Nucleotidases
  • flavone