title: Effect of anemonin on NO, ET-1 and ICAM-1 production in rat intestinal microvascular endothelial cells.
abstract: Anemonin (the dilactone of cyclobutane-1, 2-diol-1, 2-diacrylic acid) was isolated from the root of Pulsatilla chinensis Regel. Pulsatilla chinensis Regel has been used in the treatment of enteritis in China for years. However, only little was known about the mechanism underlying its anti-inflammatory effects. We investigated the effect of anemonin on the release of nitric oxide (NO), endothelin-1 (ET-1) and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in primary cultures of rat intestinal microvascular endothelial cells (RIMECs). RIMECs were challenged with 1 microg/ml LPS with or without the presence of various concentrations of anemonin (1, 5 and 10 microg/ml). Anemonin significantly inhibited the production of NO and ET-1 induced by LPS at a concentration of 5 microg/ml and at 10 microg/ml anemonin down-regulated LPS-induced sICAM-1 expression. Anemonin itself had no effect on either factor. These findings suggest that anemonin may exert some beneficial therapeutic action in intestinal inflammation, at least in part by inhibiting the production of NO, ET-1 and ICAM-1 in RIMECs and thus preventing intestinal microvascular dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing Agricultural College, Beijing 102206, PR China.
authors.forename: Huiqin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Yongdong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jianqin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Zhanwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Suo
authors.forename: Ge
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015536:Down-Regulation; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005663:Furans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000098:blood supply*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D031946:Pulsatilla; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D019332:Endothelin-1; D005663:Furans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C028304:anemonin