title: Kaurane diterpenes from Isodon japonicus inhibit nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 production and NF-kappaB activation in LPS-stimulated macrophage RAW264.7 cells.
abstract: A methanolic extract of the whole plant of Isodon japonicus (Labiatae) showed potent inhibition on the LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production in RAW264.7 cells. Four known kaurane diterpenes were isolated by activity-guided fractionation and their structures were identified as kamebanin (1), kamebacetal A (2), kamebakaurin (3), excisanin A (4). All compounds also inhibited the LPS-induced NF-kappaB activation as assessed by NF-kappaB reporter assay and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). Compounds 2-4 showed comparable inhibitory effects on the LPS-induced production of NO and PGE2, and activation of NF-kappaB without affecting cell viability. These results suggest that kaurane diterpenes could exert their inhibitory effects on the production of NO and PGE2 through the suppression of NF-kappaB activation, and be partially responsible for the anti-inflammatory activities of the genus Isodon.
authors.affiliation: Anticancer Agents Research Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Taejon.
authors.forename: B Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ro
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004586:Electrophoresis; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000378:metabolism; D019686:Lamiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004224:Diterpenes; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D010936:Plant Extracts; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D015232:Dinoprostone