Hexahydro-β-acids potently inhibit 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate-induced skin inflammation and tumor promotion in mice.

Abstract

We previously reported that hexahydro-beta-acids (HBAs), reduced derivatives of beta-acids (BA) from hop (Humulus lupulus L.), displayed more potent anti-inflammatory activity than BA in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated murine macrophages. In this study, we investigated the effects and underlying molecular mechanisms of hexahydro-β-acids (HBAs) on 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-stimulated mouse skin inflammation and in the two-stage carcinogenesis model. Female ICR mice pretreated with HBA at 1 and 10 μg significantly reduced ear edema, epidermal hyperplasia, and infiltration of inflammatory cells caused by TPA. Molecular analysis exhibited that HBA suppressed iNOS, COX-2, and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) protein and gene expression through interfering with mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and phosphatidylinositiol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling as well as the activation of transcription factor NF-κB. Furthermore, application of HBA (1 and 10 μg) prior to each TPA treatment (17.2 ± 0.9 tumors/mouse) resulted in the significant reduction of tumor multiplicity (5.1 ± 1.2, P < 0.01 and 2.3 ± 1.2, P < 0.001, respectively) in 7,12-dimethyl-benzanthracene (DMBA)-initiated mouse skin. The tumor incidence was significantly lowered to 75% (P < 0.05) and 58.7% (P < 0.01) by HBA pretreatment, respectively, and significantly reduced the tumor weight (0.34 ± 0.14 g, P < 0.01 and 0.09 ± 0.10 g, P < 0.001, respectively) as compared to DMBA/TPA-induced tumors (0.76 ± 0.04 g).

• Authors: Chung-Huei Hsu, Yuan-Soon Ho, Ching-Shu Lai, Shu-Chen Hsieh, Li-Hua Chen, Edwin Lin, Chi-Tang Ho, Min-Hsiung Pan
• Journal: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry (J Agric Food Chem) Vol. 61 Issue 47 Pg. 11541-9 (Nov 27 2013) ISSN: 1520-5118 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 24206127 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
• Antineoplastic Agents
• Carboxylic Acids
• NF-kappa B
• Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
• Nos2 protein, mouse
• Ptgs2 protein, mouse
• Cyclooxygenase 2
• Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
• Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
• Ornithine Decarboxylase
• Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate

Topics

• Animals
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (chemistry, pharmacology)
• Antineoplastic Agents (chemistry, pharmacology)
• Carboxylic Acids (chemistry, pharmacology)
• Cyclooxygenase 2 (metabolism)
• Dermatitis (drug therapy, metabolism)
• Edema (chemically induced, drug therapy)
• Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases (metabolism)
• Female
• Humulus (chemistry)
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred ICR
• NF-kappa B (metabolism)
• Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II (metabolism)
• Ornithine Decarboxylase (metabolism)
• Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt (metabolism)
• Skin Neoplasms (chemically induced, drug therapy)
• Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate (adverse effects)