PUBLICATION

Anti-inflammatory Effects of Galactose-Taurine Sodium Salt: A Taurine Derivate in Zebrafish In Vivo Model

Authors
Kim, E.A., Lee, W., Um, J.H., Kang, N., Cheong, S.H., Oh, J.Y., Chang, K.J., Kim, S.H., Park, S.Y., Han, E.J., Jeon, Y.J., Ahn, G.
ID
ZDB-PUB-170830-8
Date
2017
Source
Advances in experimental medicine and biology   975: 655-666 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Jeon, You-Jin
Keywords
Anti-inflammatory effect, Galactose-Taurine sodium salt, Macrophages, Zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology*
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian
  • Galactose/pharmacology*
  • Inflammation Mediators/metabolism
  • Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
  • Taurine/pharmacology*
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
28849489 Full text @ Adv. Exp. Med. Biol.
Abstract
Taurine, the plentiful amino acids in mammalian cells exerts various biological activities including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Inflammation can cause several diseases such as cancer, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis and immune system reactions. Here, we investigated anti-inflammatory effects of Galactose-Taurine sodium salt (Gal-Tau), a newly synthesized taurine derivate in LPS-stimulated zebrafish embryos in vivo model. The result showed that Gal-Tau improved the survival rate and the edema in LPS-treated zebrafish embryos. Also, Gal-Tau effectively reduced the productions of nitric oxide (NO), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cell death induced by LPS in zebrafish embryos. In addition, Gal-Tau regulated the expression levels of inflammatory mediators such as inducible NOS (iNOS) and cycloxygenase 2 (COX-2) as well as IL-6 and TNF-α, inflammatory cytokines known as important key mediators of inflammation. Taken together, this study first indicates that Gal-Tau could be considered as an effective anti-inflammatory material with its anti-inflammatory activity.
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