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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Kujigamberol Inhibits IFN-γ and IL-2 mRNA Expression and NFATc2 Binding to Their Promoters in Response to a Phorbol Ester and Ionomycin Stimulation.

Tanpitcha Yodweerapong, Yuto Ueno, Rikako Yamaguchi, Piimwara Yarangsee, Ken-Ichi Kimura, Takao Kataoka

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Tanpitcha YodweerapongDepartment of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.ORCID 0009-0004-6197-2329
Yuto UenoDepartment of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.
Rikako YamaguchiDepartment of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.
Piimwara YarangseeDepartment of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.
Ken-Ichi KimuraThe United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4344-2525
Takao KataokaDepartment of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6000-4500

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 19H02885Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JPJSCCB20230005
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Abstract

Kujigamberol, a dinorlabdane compound isolated from Kuji amber, exerts multiple biological effects, including anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory activities. The present study demonstrated that kujigamberol inhibited cytokine production by T cells. In response to a phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and ionomycin (IM) stimulation, kujigamberol suppressed interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) mRNA expression in murine T-cell lymphoma BW5147 cells stably transfected with the T-box transcription factor eomesodermin. IL-4 and Fas ligand mRNA expression was also inhibited by kujigamberol. In the murine cytotoxic T-cell line CTLL-2, kujigamberol more strongly decreased IFN-γ mRNA expression induced by IM alone than that induced by the combination of PMA and IM. A luciferase reporter assay showed that kujigamberol preferentially reduced nuclear factor of activated T cell (NFAT)-dependent transcription in human embryonic kidney 293T cells. Unlike the calcineurin inhibitor FK506, kujigamberol did not markedly affect NFATc2 protein levels in BW5147 cells but interfered with the binding of NFATc2 to the IFN-γ and IL-2 promoters. These results indicate that kujigamberol inhibited IFN-γ and IL-2 mRNA expression by preventing the binding of NFATc2 to their promoters; therefore, it has potential as an immunosuppressive agent.

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Interferon-gammaInterleukin-2IonomycinNFATC Transcription FactorsPhorbol EstersPromoter Regions, GeneticAnimalsCell Line, TumorGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansMiceProtein BindingRNA, MessengerTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2IonomycinNFATC Transcription FactorsPhorbol EstersRNA, MessengerTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateeomesoderminFas ligandinterferon γinterleukin-2interleukin-4kujigamberolNFATT cells

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PMID40430387
PMCPMC12114272

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