title: Effects of baicalein isolated from Scutellaria baicalensis on interleukin 1 beta- and tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced adhesion molecule expression in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
abstract: We examined the effects of nine flavonoids isolated from Scutellariae radix on interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta)- and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced adhesion molecule expression in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Among them, we found that baicalein (5,6,7-trihydroxy flavone) dose-dependently inhibited IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha-induced endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (ELAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expressions. Its 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50) for the IL-1 beta-induced ELAM-1 and ICAM-1 expressions were 2.3 x 10(-5) M and 4.0 x 10(-5) M, respectively. The IC50 for the TNF-alpha-induced ELAM-1 and ICAM-1 expressions were 1.5 x 10(-5) M and 3.1 x 10(-5) M, respectively. In addition, protein C-kinase (PKC) inhibitor H7 also inhibited the ELAM-1 and ICAM-1 expressions induced by IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuda
mesh_terms: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D044950:Flavanones; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D059004:Topoisomerase I Inhibitors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D019040:E-Selectin; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D044950:Flavanones; D005419:Flavonoids; D007375:Interleukin-1; D059004:Topoisomerase I Inhibitors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; C006680:baicalein; D011493:Protein Kinase C