title: Inhibitory effect of inflammatory cytokines production from activated mast cells by Gamisopoonghwanghyul-tang.
abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease and its exact cause and pathophysiological process remain unclear. Because the mast cell contains potent mediators, including multifunctional cytokines, its potential contributions to the processes of inflammation and matrix degradation have recently become evident. Gamisopoonghwanghyul-tang (GSPHHT) has been used as a traditional Korean medicine for the treatment of RA. In this study, we investigated the effect of Gamisopoonghwanghyul-tang (GSPHHT) on the production of inflammatory cytokines by activated human mast cell line HMC-1 cells. When GSPHHT (1 mg/ mL) was added, the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, IL-10 was inhibited by 36.3%, 36.3%, 30.8%, 48.7% respectively in phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate plus calcium ionophore A23187-stimulated HMC-1 cells. However, the production of IL-4 was significantly increased at 0.01 mg/mL. GSPHHT had no effect on TNF-alpha mRNA expression. These results suggest that GSPHHT regulates production of inflammatory cytokines from activated mast cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Yung-Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Hyung-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae-Yong
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D007723:Korea; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D010936:Plant Extracts; D028321:Plant Preparations; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C500218:gamisopoonghwanghyul-tang; D016753:Interleukin-10; D000001:Calcimycin; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate