Bromley wrote:Good post. But why are these treatments always years off from hitting the shelves? (I'm not expecting you to answer - just a rant).
Curcumin inhibits experimental allergic encephalomyelitis by blocking IL-12 signaling through Janus kinase-STAT pathway in T lymphocytes.NHE
J Immunol. 2002 Jun 15;168(12):6506-13.
Melody wrote:Turmeric, also called curcumin
gkalman wrote:would you mind spelling it out more explicitely. I.e., what do you believe the right dosage for MS (for IL-12 suppression) would be of Turmeric supplement, etc?
gwa wrote:I sprinkle tumeric on my eggs, put it into soups and vegetables and mayonnaise. Either it does not have a taste or I have gotten used to it now.
Apart from its ability to inhibit MIP-2 production, curcumin's pleotropic antiinflammatory and anti-oxidative properties suggest its possible use in diseases of the brain accompanied by inflammation. Thus, LPS stimulation transcriptionally upregulates inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 genes in microglia. This leads to the synthesis of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandins (PGs), respectively, and the possible formation of neuron-damaging free radicals, such as peroxynitrite. Curcumin abrogates the production of both NO and PGs in LPS activated microglial cells. In a recently completed Phase I clinical trial, oral curcumin at a daily dose of 3.6 grams was, in general, well-tolerated and decreased inducible PGE2 production in blood samples taken 1 hour after dose on days 1 and 29 of treatment by approximately 60%. Consistent with its possible use in neurodegenerative diseases associated with oxidative stress injury, curcumin has been reported to decrease oxidative damage and amyloid deposition in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, and to reverse Aβ-induced cognitive deficits and neuropathology in rats.
gkalman wrote:NHE, thank you for your thoughtful post. Had no intention to offend if I did.
Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a heterodimeric cytokine comprising p40 and p35 subunits produced mainly by monocytes and macrophages, and plays an essential role in the regulation of the differentiation of Th1 cells. Green tea polyphenols exhibit potent anti-oxidative activities and anti-inflammatory effects by modulating cytokine production. We investigated the effect of catechins on IL-12p40 production in murine macrophages induced by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Pretreatment with several catechins at doses of 0.3-30 microM suppressed IL-12 p40 production by murine peritoneal exudate cells (PEC) and J774.1 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Decreases in protein production were primarily due to down-regulation of the transcription of IL-12p40 mRNA. Of the various catechins, (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) was the most potent inhibitor, followed by (-)-gallocatechin gallate (GCG) and (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECG). EGCG inhibited LPS-induced phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), but not Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), while EGCG augmented LPS-induced phosphorylation of p44/p42 extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK). In addition, both EGCG and GCG inhibited LPS-induced degradation of IkappaBalpha with concomitant inhibition of nuclear protein binding to NF-kappaB site and synthesis of IRF-1. These results suggest that gallate-containing catechins, particularly EGCG, inhibits LPS-induced IL-12p40 production in murine macrophages by inhibiting p38 MAPK while enhancing p44/p42 ERK, leading to the inhibition of IkappaBalpha degradation and NF-kappaB activation.
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