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A comparison of the anti-inflammatory activity of surfactin A, B, C, and D from bacillus subtilis

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Abstract

Natural surfactins are a mixture of isoforms that differ slightly in their physiological properties. In previous research, we obtained surfactin A, B, C, and D from the Bacillus subtilis complex BC1212. We found that surfactin C inhibited nitric oxide (NO)-production and suppressed the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNA, which was stimulated by 1 μg/ml of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in murine RAW264.7 cells. In order to compare the anti-inflammatory effects of surfactin isoforms, we examined the inhibition of LPS-induced NO production and the pro-inflammatory cytokine expression level. Surfactin C inhibited the LPS-induced NO production in murine macrophage RAW264.7 cells the most. In addition, surfactin C was superior to other surfactin's subtypes regarding inhibiting the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1). Finally, the anti-inflammatory activity of surfactin C is the most potent, compared with surfactin A, B, and D.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1656-1659
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Volume16
Issue number10
StatePublished - Oct 2006

Keywords

  • Anti-inflammatory activity
  • Inducible nitric oxide synthase
  • Nitric oxide
  • Pro-inflammatory cytokines
  • Surfactin A, B, C, D

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