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Submitted on March 10, 2004
Accepted on May 25, 2004

Oxidized Omega-3 Fatty Acids Inhibit NF-{kappa}B Activation Via a PPAR{alpha}-Dependent Pathway

Archana Mishra ; Ashok Chaudhary ; and Sanjeev Sethi *

From the Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: sanjeev-sethi{at}uiowa.edu.

Objective--The aim of this study was to determine the effects of oxidized versus native omega-3 fatty acids on the endothelial expression of chemokines MCP-1 and IL-8, and, if effective in inhibiting chemokine expression, to determine the mechanism for the inhibition of chemokine expression.

Methods and Results--Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, we show that oxidized EPA and DHA but not unoxidized EPA or DHA inhibit cytokine-induced endothelial expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 and, to a lesser extent, IL-8. In electrophoretic mobility shift assays, oxidized EPA but not unoxidized EPA potently inhibited cytokine-induced activation of endothelial nuclear factor-{kappa}B (NF-{kappa}B). Using Western blot analyses, we show that the inhibition of NF-{kappa}B activation was not caused by prevention of phosphorylation of I{kappa}B{alpha} because oxidized EPA did not inhibit cytokine-induced phosphorylation and ubiquination of I{kappa}B{alpha}. Furthermore, oxidized EPA inhibited NF-{kappa}B activation in endothelial cells derived from wild-type mice but had no inhibitory effects on NF-{kappa}B activation in endothelial cells derived from peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor {alpha} (PPAR{alpha})-deficient mice, indicating that oxidized EPA requires PPAR{alpha} for its inhibitory effects on NF-{kappa}B.

Conclusions--These studies show that the antiinflammatory effects of fish oil may result from the inhibitory effects of oxidized omega-3 fatty acids on NF-{kappa}B activation via a PPAR{alpha}-dependent pathway.


Key words: monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 • oxidized omega-3 fatty acids • oxidized eicosapentaenoic acid • nuclear factor-{kappa}B • PPARa




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