Abstract
The aberrant expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is implicated in the invasion and angiogenesis process of brain tumor. This study has investigated the effects of curcumin on MMP-9 expression in human astroglioma cell lines. Curcumin significantly inhibited the MMP-9 enzymatic activity and protein expression that was induced by PMA. The inhibitory effect of curcumin on MMP-9 expression correlates with the decreased MMP-9 mRNA level and the suppression of MMP-9 promoter activity. The curcumin-mediated inhibition of MMP-9 gene expression appears to occur via NF-κB and AP-1 because their DNA binding activities were suppressed by curcumin. Furthermore, curcumin strongly repressed the PMA-induced phosphorylation of ERK, JNK, and p38 MAP kinase, which were dependent on the PKC pathway. Therefore, the inhibition of MMP-9 expression by curcumin might have therapeutic potential for controlling the growth and invasiveness of brain tumor.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1017-1025 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 335 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Oct 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a grant to H.S. Kim (02-PJ2-PG10-21403-0001) from the Korea Health 21 R&D Project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea, and in part by a grant from Neurobiology Research Program (M10412000042-04N1200-04210) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea.
Keywords
- AP-1
- Astroglioma
- Curcumin
- Gene expression
- MAP kinase
- Matrix metalloproteinase-9
- NF-κB
- PKC
- Signal transduction