(-)-Epigallocatechin Gallate Inhibits Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor-stimulated Interleukin-6 Synthesis in Osteoblasts

Abstract

We previously showed that basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) activates the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase superfamily in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells and that p38 MAP kinase functions as a positive regulator in the FGF-2-stimulated synthesis of interleukin-6 (IL-6), a potent bone-resorptive agent, in these cells. In the present study, we investigated the exact mechanism of IL-6 and the effects of (−)-epi-gallocatechin gallate (EGCG), one of the major green tea flavonoids, on the synthesis of IL-6. PD98059, an inhibitor of MEK, but not SP600125, an inhibitor of stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun N-terminal kinase, suppressed FGF-2-stimulated IL-6 synthesis. EGCG significantly reduced the IL-6 synthesis stimulated by FGF-2 in a dose-dependent manner. EGCG attenuated the FGF-2-induced phosphorylation of p44/p42 MAP kinase and p38 MAP kinase. These results strongly suggest that EGCG inhibits the FGF-2-stimulated synthesis of IL-6 at least partly via suppression of the p44/p42 MAP kinase pathway and the p38 MAP kinase pathway in osteoblasts.

Key words

catechin - basic fibroblast growth factor - interleukin-6 - MAP kinase - osteoblast

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