interleukin-8 and cafestol

Cafestol, a diterpene molecule found in the berries of Coffea arabica L. (Rubiaceae), has been shown to exercise anti-angiogenic and anti-tumorigenic effects. However, cafestol's cellular mechanism has yet to be fully investigated. We previously demonstrated that urotensin II enhanced interleukin-8 secretion by endothelial cells, thereby increasing endothelial cell proliferation. Urotensin II may also participate in angiogenesis and tumor infiltration by macrophages. However, the effects of cafestol on urotensin II-induced interleukin-8 expression and cellular proliferation have not been determined. Here, we showed that pretreatment with cafestol inhibited urotensin II-stimulated endothelial cell proliferation. Further experiments demonstrated that cafestol increased translocation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and expression of enhanced heme oxygenase-1. Moreover, cafestol inhibited expression of urotensin II-induced interleukin-8. Cafestol's inhibitory effects on interleukin-8 expression and cellular proliferation induced by urotensin II were significantly abrogated by heme oxygenase-1 silencing, suggesting it may be involved in mediating the effects of cafestol. This study reports that cafestol inhibits urotensin II-induced interleukin-8 expression and cell proliferation via Nrf2/heme oxygenase-1-dependent mechanism in endothelial cells. These findings provide novel insight into the signaling pathways that may be important in mediating the effects of cafestol.

Topics: Diterpenes; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Gene Expression Regulation; Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells; Humans; Interleukin-8; Intracellular Space; Urotensins

Moderate coffee consumption is inversely associated with cardiovascular disease mortality; however, mechanisms underlying this causal effect remain unclear. Cafestol, a diterpene found in coffee, has various properties, including an anti-inflammatory property. This study investigated the effect of cafestol on cyclic-strain-induced inflammatory molecule secretion in vascular endothelial cells. Cells were cultured under static or cyclic strain conditions, and the secretion of inflammatory molecules was determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The effects of cafestol on mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), and sirtuin 1 (Sirt1) signaling pathways were examined using Western blotting and specific inhibitors. Cafestol attenuated cyclic-strain-stimulated intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), monocyte chemoattractant protein- (MCP-) 1, and interleukin- (IL-) 8 secretion. Cafestol inhibited the cyclic-strain-induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and p38 MAPK. By contrast, cafestol upregulated cyclic-strain-induced HO-1 and Sirt1 expression. The addition of zinc protoporphyrin IX, sirtinol, or Sirt1 silencing (transfected with Sirt1 siRNA) significantly attenuated cafestol-mediated modulatory effects on cyclic-strain-stimulated ICAM-1, MCP-1, and IL-8 secretion. This is the first study to report that cafestol inhibited cyclic-strain-induced inflammatory molecule secretion, possibly through the activation of HO-1 and Sirt1 in endothelial cells. The results provide valuable insights into molecular pathways that may contribute to the effects of cafestol.

Topics: Chemokine CCL2; Diterpenes; Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; Heme Oxygenase-1; Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells; Humans; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; Interleukin-8; p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; Phosphorylation; Reactive Oxygen Species; RNA Interference; RNA, Small Interfering; Sirtuin 1; Stress, Physiological; Up-Regulation