title: Effect of Uwhangchungsimwon on expression of nitric oxide synthase and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in human endothelial cells.
abstract: For molecular biological characterization of the effects of Uwhangchungsimwon (UC) on the expression of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) gene and cell adhesion-regulating gene, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), the human endothelial cell line (ECV304) was treated with the extract of UC and transcription of genes was examined using quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. UC showed a transcription-activating effect on the NOS gene and a suppressing effect on the VCAM-1 gene in human endothelial cells, and these effects were found in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Down-regulation of VCAM-1 expression by UC was directly mediated by increased nitric oxide (NO) production, which was associated with increased NOS gene transcription. This study strongly suggests that the clinical effects of UC on stroke might be derived at least in part from its ability to induce NOS expression, which was followed by significant reduction of VCAM-1 expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Circulatory Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea. m919k523@unitel.co.kr
authors.forename: Sang-Kwan
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Young-Suk
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chang-Nam
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Hyung-Sup
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Ki-Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Kyung-Sup
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; C460103:uwhangchungsimwon; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D004247:DNA; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase