The anti-inflammatory potential of neuropeptide FF in vitro and in vivo.

Abstract

Neuropeptide FF (NPFF) has many functions in regulating various biological processes. However, little attention has been focused on the anti-inflammatory effect of this peptide. In the present study, the in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of NPFF in both primary peritoneal macrophages and RAW 264.7 macrophages was investigated. Our data showed that NPFF suppressed the nitric oxide (NO) production of macrophages in the inflammation process. RF9, a reported antagonist of NPFF receptors, completely blocked the NPFF-induced NO suppression, suggesting a NPFF receptors-mediated pathway is mainly involved. Down-regulation of the nitric oxide synthases significantly inhibited the NPFF-induced NO reduction, indicating the involvement of nitric oxide synthases. However, the nitric oxide synthases were not the only route by which NPFF modulated the NO levels of macrophages. Pharmacological antagonists of the NF-κB signal pathway also completely suppressed the NPFF-induced NO decline. Moreover, we also observed that NPFF is capable of blocking the LPS-induced nuclear translocation of p65 in macrophages, implying the involvement of the NF-κB signal pathway. Finally, we observed that NPFF markedly attenuated the carrageenan-induced mouse paw edema, indicating that NPFF is capable of exerting anti-inflammatory potency in vivo. Collectively, our findings reveal the potential role of NPFF in the anti-inflammatory field both in vitro and in vivo, which will be helpful for the further exploitation of NPFF utility therapeutically.

• Authors: Yu-Long Sun, Xiao-Yuan Zhang, Tao Sun, Ning He, Jing-Yi Li, Yan Zhuang, Qian Zeng, Jing Yu, Quan Fang, Rui Wang
• Journal: Peptides (Peptides) Vol. 47 Pg. 124-32 (Sep 2013) ISSN: 1873-5169 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23856454 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2013. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
• Dipeptides
• Lipopolysaccharides
• NF-kappa B
• Oligopeptides
• Pyrrolidines
• Receptors, Neuropeptide
• Thiocarbamates
• adamantylcarbonyl-arginyl-phenylalaninamide
• neuropeptide FF receptor
• pyrrolidine dithiocarbamic acid
• Nitric Oxide
• Carrageenan
• phenylalanyl-leucyl-phenylalanyl-glutaminyl-prolyl-glutaminyl-arginyl-phenylalaninamide
• Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
• Adamantane

Topics

• Adamantane (analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
• Animals
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (pharmacology)
• Carrageenan
• Cell Line
• Dipeptides (pharmacology)
• Edema (chemically induced, drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)
• Gene Expression Regulation
• Lipopolysaccharides (pharmacology)
• Macrophages, Peritoneal (drug effects, metabolism, pathology)
• Male
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred C57BL
• NF-kappa B (antagonists & inhibitors, genetics, metabolism)
• Nitric Oxide (antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis)
• Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II (antagonists & inhibitors, genetics, metabolism)
• Oligopeptides (pharmacology)
• Primary Cell Culture
• Protein Transport (drug effects)
• Pyrrolidines (pharmacology)
• Receptors, Neuropeptide (genetics, metabolism)
• Signal Transduction
• Thiocarbamates (pharmacology)