Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2541262 | International Immunopharmacology | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Dental focal infections are infections in the mouth that cause subsequent infection and symptoms in other parts of the body. Dental conditions such as periodontitis have been associated with coronary heart disease. In this study, we investigated the effect of flavonoids on activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family members, protein kinase B (AKT), and IL-1β expression by rat heart embryonic (H9c2) cells upon stimulation with LTA. Pretreatment with four flavonoids, including quercetin, genistein, quercetagetin, and luteolin diminished LTA-induced ERK1/2, JNK, p38, and AKT phosphorylation and IL-1β gene expression. Our findings indicate that flavonoids interfere with LTA signal transduction.
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Authors
Gloria Gutiérrez-Venegas, Carlos Giroshi Bando-Campos,