Mechanism of inhibition of tumor necrosis factor production by chlorpromazine and its derivatives in mice
作者:Pietro Ghezzi、Silvio Garattini、Tiziana Mennini、Riccardo Bertini、René Delgado Hernandez、Fabio Benigni、Silvano Sacco、Malgorzata Skorupska、Manuela Mengozzi、Roberto Latini、Mami Kurosaki、Alain Lombet、Arnel Fradin、Jacqueline Bonnet、Yves Rolland、Jean-Daniel Brion
DOI:10.1016/s0014-2999(96)00728-5
日期:1996.12
In previous work, we reported that chlorpromazine inhibits tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production in endotoxin lipopolysaccharide-treated mice, and protects against lipopolysaccharide toxicity. Chlorpromazine is used as an antipsychotic and has several effects on the central nervous system. It acts on different neurotransmitter receptors and has other biochemical activities some of which, like inhibition of phospholipase A(2), might be responsible for the inhibitory effect on TNF production. To investigate the role of these actions in the inhibition of TNF production by chlorpromazine, we have synthesized some chlorpromazine derivatives that do not have central activities. Some of these analogs have lost their affinity for various receptors and their phospholipase A(2) inhibitory activity, but still inhibit TNF production. No correlation was found between TNF inhibition and the ability to inhibit nitric oxide (NO) synthase, whereas a good correlation was evident between TNF inhibition and antioxidant activity.