title: The aqueous extract of Rhodiola sachalinensis root enhances the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene in RAW264.7 macrophages.
abstract: In the present study, we examined the effects of the aqueous extract of Rhodiola sachalinensis root (RSE) on the expression of inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) gene in RAW264.7 macrophages. RSE synergistically increased NO synthesis in interferon-gamma-primed macrophages. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and Northern blotting analysis revealed that RSE may provide a second triggering signal for the synergistic induction of iNOS mRNA expression. Thus, iNOS-mediated NO synthesis in response to RSE may be one mechanism whereby this herbal medicine elicits its therapeutic effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, 570-749, Chonbuk, South Korea.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Pae
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D051379:Mice; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018517:Plant Roots; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase