Sesamin attenuates allergic airway inflammation through the suppression of nuclear factor‑kappa B activation

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    • Liangchang Li
    • Hongmei Piao
    • Mingyu Zheng
    • Zhewu Jin
    • Liguang Zhao
    • Guanghai Yan
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  • Published online on: November 15, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3903
  • Pages: 4175-4181
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Abstract

The aim of the present study is to determine the role of sesamin, the most abundant lignan in sesame seed oil, on the regulation of allergic airway inflammation in a murine asthma model. A BALB/c mouse model with allergic asthma was used to evaluate the effects of sesamin on nuclear factor‑kappa B (NF‑κB) activation. An enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assay was used to determine protein expression in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids. Hematoxylin and eosin staining was performed to examine histological changes. Moreover, western blot analysis was used to detect the expression of proteins in tissues. Prior to administering sesamin, the mice developed the following pathophysiological features of asthma: An increase in the number of inflammatory cells, increased levels of interleukin (IL)‑4, IL‑5 and IL‑13, decreased levels of interferon‑γ in BAL fluids and lung tissues, increased immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels in the serum and an increased activation of NF‑κB in lung tissues. Following treatment with sesamin, the mice had evidently reduced peribronchiolar inflammation and airway inflammatory cell recruitment, inhibited production of several cytokines in BAL fluids and lung tissues, and decreased IgE levels. Following inhalation of ovalbumin, the administration of sesamin also inhibited the activation of NF‑κB. In addition, sesamin administration reduced the phosphorylation of p38 mitogen‑activated protein kinases (MAPKs). The present study demonstrates that sesamin decreases the activation of NF‑κB in order to attenuate allergic airway inflammation in a murine model of asthma, possibly via the regulation of phosphorylation of p38 MAPK. These observations provide an important molecular mechanism for the potential use of sesamin in preventing and/or treating asthma, as well as other airway inflammatory disorders.

Introduction

Asthma, one of the most frequent diseases worldwide, is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by hyperresponsiveness, reversible airway obstruction and airway inflammation (1). The pathological features of allergic asthma include edema, inflammatory cell infiltration, denudation of the airway epithelium, mast cell activation and collagen deposition (2). Moreover, asthma is associated with an imbalance of T helper (Th)1/Th2 cells and their different cytokine profiles (3,4). Th2-specific cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-4, 5 and 13, are important in the mediation of humoral immune responses and immunoglobulin E (IgE) production by affecting eosinophils in the airway. Furthermore, the release of Th2 cytokines, including histamine and leukotriene, is associated with hyperresponsiveness (5,6). Th1 cytokines, including interferon (IFN)-γ and IL-12, mediate cellular immune reactions, the antagonism of Th2 immune responses, and IgE synthesis in order to restrain asthma development (7). If the dynamic balance of Th1/Th2 cells is disturbed, the subject is more likely to experience a disease (8). Therefore, researchers have examined ways of inhibiting the activation of Th2 cells or the modulation of the Th1/Th2 balance as a way of preventing and treating asthma (9).

Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), a well-studied transcriptional factor that is important in signaling pathways, is also important in airway remodeling in asthma (10,11). Cytokines and other factors triggered as part of inflammatory processes activate NF-κB via several signaling pathways, leading to a signaling cascade that amplifies inflammation (10). Several studies associate NF-κB overactivation with airway remodeling (12,13). The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) represent a point of convergence for multiple signaling processes that are activated in inflammation, as well as a diverse range of events that are important in inflammation (14,15). Various proinflammatory transcription factors, including activator protein 1 (AP-1) and NF-κB (1618) are regulated by the p38 MAPK pathway.

Lignans from Sesamum indicum L. seeds are potent antioxidants. Sesamin, a type of lignan, is the most abundant in sesame seed oil (19). Previous studies reveal that sesamin reduces the frequency of chemically-induced mammary tumors, enhances hepatic detoxification and protects against oxidative stress (20,21). Moreover, previous studies indicate that sesamin has other potential pathways for bioactivity, including the inhibition of delta-5 desaturase activity in the fatty acid metabolism, which results in the accumulation of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid. Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid is capable of displacing arachidonic acid and decreasing the formation of proinflammatory mediators, such as prostaglandin E2 and leukotriene B4 (22,23). Moreover, another study of ours demonstrated that sesamin inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced IL-6 production by suppressing NF-κB and p38 MAPK activation (24). Sesamin also partially reverses IL-1β signaling in human astrocyte-cerebellar cultures, leading to the inhibition of matrix metallopeptidase-1, −3 and −13 expression (25). The study further demonstrated that this inhibition occurred through the p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling pathways, but not through extracellular regulated protein kinases 1/2 (25). The present study examines the anti-inflammatory mechanism of sesamin in a mouse asthma model.

Materials and methods

Animals

A total of 35 specific pathogen-free inbred female BALB/c mice (age, 7 weeks) were purchased from Yanbian University Health Science Center (Yanji, China). The mice were kept in an animal facility under standard laboratory conditions for 1 week prior to the experiments, with water and standard food ad libitum. All animal experiments were conducted according to the guidelines approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Yanbian University School of Medical Sciences (Yanji, China).

The mice were intraperitoneally immunized with 10 µg chicken egg ovalbumin (OVA; Sigma-Aldrich; Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) and 1.0 mg aluminum hydroxide adjuvant (Imject Alum; Pierce Protein Biology; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Rockford, IL, USA). The mice received a booster injection with 10 µg OVA and 1.0 mg aluminum hydroxide adjuvant 10 days later. In addition, between days 17 and 19, the immunized mice were exposed to a 1% OVA aerosol in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) for 20 min. The bronchoprovocation procedure was performed in vented plastic chambers (18×14×8 cm) that were adapted for mice. Aerosol particles of 3–5 µm diameter were created using an ultrasonic nebulizer (NE-U12; Omron Corporation, Kyoto, Japan), then vented into a fume hood. Each test group consisted of seven mice. Mice in the control group were treated with aerosol of saline. Sesamin dissolved in vehicle composed of 0.5% (w/v) carboxy methylcellulose and 0.025% Tween 20 in distilled water (200 mg/kg body weight; Sigma-Aldrich), or the reference drug dexamethasone (DXM; 0.5 mg/kg body weight; Sigma-Aldrich) was administered by oral gavage to each animal at 24-h intervals on days 17–19, beginning 1 h before the first provocation.

Immediately after the assessment of airway responsiveness, the mice were anesthetized by intraperitoneal injection of pentobarbital (50 mg/kg; Wuhan Boster Biological Technology, Ltd., Wuhan, China), and their tracheas cannulated while gently massaging their thoraxes. Moreover, the lungs were lavaged with 0.7 ml PBS. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid samples were collected and the number of total cells in a 0.05-ml aliquot were counted using a hemocytometer. The remaining samples were centrifuged at 1,200 × g for 10 min at 4°C (model 5424R; Eppendorf Instrumente GmbH, Hamburg, Germany), and the supernatants stored at −70°C before use. Cell pellets were resuspended in PBS and cytospin (Cytospin 3; Shandon Scientific Limited, Astmoor, UK) preparations of BAL cells were stained with Diff-Quik solution (International Reagents Corporation, Kobe, Japan). A total of two independent, double-blinded investigators counted the cells using a microscope (CX41; Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, Japan). In total, ~400 cells were counted in each of four different random locations. The inter-investigator variation was <5%, and the mean number from the two investigators was used to estimate cell differentials.

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

IL-4 (M4000B), IL-5 (M5000), IL-13 (M1300CB) and IFN-γ (MIF00) levels in BAL were determined using mouse ELISA kits (R&D Systems, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The sensitivity was 2.0 pg/ml for IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 and IFN-γ.

Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining

Following BAL, murine lungs were resected, fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and embedded in paraffin. Specimens were cut into 4-µm sections using a rotary microtome (2165; Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh, Nussloch, Germany), and the microsections were stained with HE (Richard-Allan Scientific, Kalamazoo, MI, USA). Furthermore, they were examined under a magnification of ×100.

Nuclear protein extraction

Freshly isolated lung tissues were washed and lysed in 2 volumes of lysis buffer A containing 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 1 mM EDTA, 10% glycerol, 0.5 mM dithiothreitol, 5 mM MgCl2, 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) and protease inhibitor cocktails for 5 min at 4°C (all lysis buffer reagents purchased from Sigma-Aldrich). The suspension was centrifuged at 1,000 × g for 15 min at 4°C. Cytosolic proteins were extracted from the supernatant by incubating on ice for 10 min and centrifuging at 100,000 × g for 1 h at 4°C. The pelleted nuclei were resuspended in buffer B containing 1.3 M sucrose, 1.0 mM MgCl2 and 10 mM potassium phosphate buffer (pH 6.8), and centrifuged at 1,000 × g for 15 min. The pellets were suspended in buffer B to a final sucrose concentration of 2.2 M and centrifuged at 100,000 × g for 1 h. The nuclear pellets were washed once with a solution containing 0.25 M sucrose, 0.5 mM MgCl2 and 20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.2), and centrifuged again at 1,000 × g for 10 min. The new pellets were then solubilized with a solution containing 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.2), 0.3 M sucrose, 150 mM NaCl, 2 mM EDTA, 20% glycerol, 2% Triton X-100, 2 mM PMSF and protease inhibitor cocktails. Furthermore, the mixture was kept on ice for 1 h with gentle stirring and centrifuged at 12,000 × g for 30 min. The resulting supernatant was used as the soluble nuclear protein sample for western blot analysis.

Western blot analysis

Lung tissue samples were homogenized and lysed in two volumes of lysis buffer containing 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 1% Nonidet-P40, 1% sodium deoxycholate, 0.1 mM dithiothreitol, 0.5 mM EDTA, 1 mM sodium vanadate, 2 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, 1 µg/ml aprotinin, 1 µg/ml leupeptin and 1 µg/ml pepstatin. The mixture was kept on ice for 1 h with gentle vortexing and centrifuged at 8,000 × g for 15 min. The resulting supernatant was stored at −80°C (total extracts). Protein samples (30 µg) from the lung homogenates were separated using 12% SDS-PAGE, and the proteins were then transferred onto a nitrocellulose membranes. Nonspecific sites were blocked with 5% non-fat dry milk in TBST buffer [25 mM Tris (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 0.1% Tween 20] for 1 h, and washed with TBST for four times of 10 min. Western blot analysis was performed using polyclonal antibodies against IL-5 (sc-7887; 1:1,000), p38, phosphorylated p38 (p-p38; sc-535; 1:1,000), poly ADP ribose polymerase (sc-25780; 1:1,000), NF-κB p65 (sc-109; 1:1,000), IκB-α (sc-847; 1:1,000), β-actin (sc-130656; 1:1,000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA, USA), IL-13 (AF-413-NA; 1:1,000; R&D Systems, Inc.), IFN-γ (sc-9344; 1:1,000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.) or IL-4 (AAM36; 1:1,000; Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.). Membranes were probed with primary antibody (1:1,000) overnight on a shaker at 4°C. After washing with TBST for four times of 10 min, membranes were incubated with secondary antibody (1:2,500) for 2 h. Binding of the antibodies was detected using an enhanced chemiluminescence detection system (Amersham Life Science, Arlington Heights, IL, USA) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The band intensity was quantified using Quantity One software (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.). All experiments were repeated for at least three times.

Statistical analysis

All immunoreactive and phosphorylation signals were analyzed by densitometric scanning (Gel Doc XR; Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.). The results were analyzed using SPSS 17.0 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). The data were expressed as the mean ± standard error of the mean. Statistical evaluation of the data was performed using analysis of variance followed by Dunnett's post-hoc test. P<0.05 was used to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Sesamin reduces the number of cells in BAL fluids of OVA-induced asthma

In order to examine the effect of sesamin on cellular changes in BAL fluids of OVA-induced asthma, the number of various cells were counted. The data revealed that the numbers lymphocytes, eosinophils and neutrophils in BAL fluids were significantly increased at 48 h after OVA inhalation compared with those following saline inhalation (Fig. 1). In addition, administration of sesamin or DXM significantly reduced the number of these cells. These results indicate that sesamin reduces the number of cells in BAL fluids of OVA-induced asthma.

Sesamin inhibits the infiltration of inflammatory cells and attenuates antigen-induced airway inflammation

In order to study the effect of sesamin on the pathological changes of OVA-induced asthma, histological examinations were undertaken. The examinations revealed typical pathological features of asthma in OVA-challenged mice through widespread perivascular and peribronchiolar inflammatory cell infiltrates, as compared to the control. Moreover, the mice treated with sesamin or DXM demonstrated significantly reduced inflammatory cell infiltration in the peribronchiolar and perivascular regions, compared with the OVA group (Fig. 2). These results indicate that sesamin attenuates antigen-induced airway inflammation and inhibits the infiltration of inflammatory cells.

Treatment with sesamin suppresses the increase in IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 levels

Western blot analysis and ELISA were used to investigate the effect of sesamin on IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 protein levels in lung tissues and in BAL fluids of OVA-induced asthma, respectively. Western blotting demonstrated that IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 protein levels in lung tissues were significantly increased 48 h after OVA inhalation compared with the levels following saline inhalation. Moreover, the increased IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 levels were significantly reduced by the administration of sesamin or DXM (Fig. 3A). Consistent with these results, ELISA revealed that the levels of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 in BAL fluids were also significantly increased at 48 h after OVA inhalation compared with the control group (Fig. 3B). These results indicate that treatment with sesamin suppresses the increase in the IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 levels.

Treatment with sesamin increases the decreased IFN-γ level in allergic mice

In order to determine the effect of sesamin on the Th1 response, IFN-γ levels in lung tissues and BAL fluids were measured using western blotting and ELISA, respectively. The IFN-γ level in OVA-challenged mice was lower than that in the control mice (Fig. 4A). However, administration of DXM or sesamin increased the levels of IFN-γ in OVA-challenged mice. In agreement with this result, western blotting demonstrated that the IFN-γ protein level in the lung tissue was significantly decreased in allergic mice compared with that in the control mice (Fig. 4B). It is noteworthy that the decreased IFN-γ level was increased after pretreatment with sesamin or DXM. These results indicate that treatment with sesamin increases the decreased IFN-γ level in the lung tissue of allergic mice.

Sesamin prevents the translocation of NF-κB by blocking phosphorylation and degradation of IκB-α in OVA-challenged mice

Western blotting was used to determine the effect of sesamin on NF-κB p65 and phosphorylation levels of IκB-α protein in the lung tissues of mice with OVA-induced asthma. The data demonstrated that the levels of NF-κB p65 in nuclear protein extracts from lung tissues were increased at 48 h after OVA was inhaled compared with the levels in mice used as the control. The increased NF-κB p65 levels at 48 h after OVA inhalation were decreased after sesamin or DXM was administered. By contrast, the levels of NF-κB p65 in cytosolic protein extracts from lung tissues were decreased at 48 h after OVA inhalation in comparison to the control (Fig. 5A). The decreased NF-κB p65 levels in the cytosolic preparations were increased after sesamin or DXM was administered. Moreover, the effect of sesamin on degradation of IκB-α and on OVA-induced phosphorylation was studied in order to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which sesamin inhibits NF-κB transcriptional activity. Sesamin was observed to significantly block OVA-induced phosphorylation and degradation of IκB-α (Fig. 5B). These results indicate that sesamin prevents NF-κB translocation by blocking the phosphorylation and degradation of IκB-α in OVA-challenged mice.

Treatment with sesamin reduces the phosphorylation levels of p38 MAPK protein in lung tissue of mice with OVA-induced asthma

In order to test the effect of sesamin on the phosphorylation levels of p38 MAPK protein in the lung tissue of mice with OVA-induced asthma, western blotting was used to determine the activation of p38 MAPK, which is an upstream signaling mediator of NF-κB. The data revealed that the levels of p-p38 protein in lung tissues were increased at 48 h after OVA inhalation compared with the levels in the control mice (Fig. 6). However, no significant changes were observed in the p38 protein levels in any of the groups tested. The administration of sesamin or DMX significantly reduced the levels of p-p38 at Thr 180 and Tyr 182 (but not the total p38 protein levels) in lung tissues at 48 h after OVA inhalation. This result indicates that treatment with sesamin reduces the phosphorylation levels of the p38 MAPK protein in the lung tissue of mice with OVA-induced asthma.

Discussion

Allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory illness of the airways characterized by airway inflammatory cell infiltration and hyperresponsiveness to inhaled allergens and nonspecific stimuli (26). Inflammatory cells, including Th2, mast cells, macrophages, lymphocytes, eosinophils and neutrophils, as well as the release of cytokines (particularly IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13) are important in asthma (27,28). The results of the present study reveal that sesamin reverses or prevents some of these effects in mice suffering from asthmatic symptoms. The number of total cells, eosinophils, neutrophils and lymphocytes in BAL fluid were much lower in OVA-induced mice treated with sesamin compared to those in the control group. The expression of Th2 cytokines, including IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 was increased, and the expression of Th1 cytokines such as IFN-γ was decreased during the induction of asthma. Sesamin significantly reduced OVA-induced enhancement of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 expression, and increased OVA-induced attenuation of IFN-γ expression in lung tissues and BAL fluids. Consistent with these biochemical observations, HE staining revealed that sesamin treatments improved airway inflammation.

Airway inflammation is connected by complex signaling networks. As a result, we still do not fully understand the molecular mechanisms of this disorder. NF-κB is present in the majority of cell types and is known to be important in immune and inflammatory responses, including asthma (2932). In unstimulated cells, IκBα proteins sequester NF-κB into the cytoplasm. However, phosphorylation and degradation of IkBα allows the translocation of NF-κB into the nucleus where it regulates transcription of target genes, which encode numerous inflammatory proteins (33) such as cytokines IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13, all of which are closely implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma (34). It is consistent with the observations of the present study that NF-κB levels in nuclear protein extracts from lung tissues are substantially increased in the OVA-induced model of allergic airway disease. Sesamin significantly reduced the degradation of IκBα, the translocation of the p65 subunit of NF-κB into the nucleus, and the levels of Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13) in the lungs of OVA-induced mice. These results suggest that sesamin alleviates asthmatic symptoms through the modulation of NF-κB activation.

MAPKs belong to the serine/threonine kinase family that includes extracellular signal-regulated kinases, c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) and p38 MAPK. MAPKs relay signals generated by endogenous and exogenous stimuli to the intracellular space through the phosphorylation of proteins (3537). The activities and/or phosphorylation states of all three MAPK members are upregulated in asthma animal models (38,39). In addition, a potent and selective p38 MAPK inhibitor named SB239063 promotes the apoptosis of eosinophils in BAL fluid and significantly inhibits antigen-induced eosinophilia (40). In addition, p38 MAPK inhibitors reduce levels of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13, mucus hypersecretion, antigen-induced airway inflammatory cell infiltration and airway hyperresponsiveness (41). Furthermore, sesamin inhibits IL-1β-induced phosphorylation of JNK and p38 MAPK in human articular chondrocytes (25). Consistent with this data, the present study reveals that phosphorylation of p38 MAPK is evidently increased following OVA inhalation, and that sesamin significantly decreases the levels of p-p38 MAPK in lung tissues of OVA-inhaled mice. In addition, it was revealed that sesamin does not only reduce allergen-induced airway inflammation, but also interrupts the translocation of the p65 subunit of NF-κB and degrades IκBα. These observations indicate that the modulation of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway, involving IκB and NF-κB, may be one of the molecular bases for the beneficial effects of sesamin on allergic airway disease.

In summary, the present study investigated the effects of sesamin on allergen-induced airway inflammation. At the same time, the roles of p38 MAPK and NF-κB in this process were clarified. Following treatment of OVA-inhaled mice with sesamin, p38 MAPK phosphorylation and NF-κB activation was reduced. The level of Th2 cytokine airway inflammation was also attenuated. According to the results of the present study, the inhibitory effects of sesamin on OVA-induced allergic airway inflammation were partly mediated by regulating the p38 MAPK/NF-κB pathways. The present study also provided a crucial molecular basis for the preventive and/or therapeutic capability of sesamin for allergic airway diseases.

Acknowledgements

The present study was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 81260665 and 81160176) and the Project of Research & Innovation of Jilin Youth Leader and Team (grant no. 20140519013JH).

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Li L, Piao H, Zheng M, Jin Z, Zhao L and Yan G: Sesamin attenuates allergic airway inflammation through the suppression of nuclear factor‑kappa B activation. Exp Ther Med 12: 4175-4181, 2016
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Li, L., Piao, H., Zheng, M., Jin, Z., Zhao, L., & Yan, G. (2016). Sesamin attenuates allergic airway inflammation through the suppression of nuclear factor‑kappa B activation. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 4175-4181. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3903
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Li, L., Piao, H., Zheng, M., Jin, Z., Zhao, L., Yan, G."Sesamin attenuates allergic airway inflammation through the suppression of nuclear factor‑kappa B activation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.6 (2016): 4175-4181.
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Li, L., Piao, H., Zheng, M., Jin, Z., Zhao, L., Yan, G."Sesamin attenuates allergic airway inflammation through the suppression of nuclear factor‑kappa B activation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 6 (2016): 4175-4181. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3903