title: Effect of 3-Phenyl-2-Propene-1-ol on PGE2 release from rat cerebral microvascular endothelial cells stimulated by IL-1beta.
abstract: Fever, an elevation in body temperature, is thought to be terminally mediated by prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)). Both Guizhi Tang (GZT) and its active fraction A (Fr.A) showed an antipyretic effect in rats. 3-Phenyl-2-propene-1-ol was one of the active compounds isolated from Fr.A. In the present study, we examined the influence of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) on prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) release, and the effect of 3-phenyl-2-propene-1-ol on IL-1beta-induced PGE(2) release from rat cerebral endothelial cells (rCMEC). Cultured rCMEC were used in the study. In vitro, cells express typical phenotypic markers of brain endothelium. Using a monoclonal antibody against von Willebrand factor, immunocytochemical analysis revealed positive immunoreactivity in the cytoplasm of cultured cells. rCMEC were incubated in M199 medium containing IL-1beta in the presence or absence of 3-phenyl-2-propene-1-ol. After incubation, the conditioned media were collected and the amount of PGE(2) was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). IL-1beta increased the production of PGE(2) in a dose- and time-dependent manner. 3-Phenyl-2-propene-1-ol significantly decreased IL-1beta-induced PGE(2) release in a dose-dependent manner. Our results indicate that 3-phenyl-2-propene-1-ol inhibits the PGE(2) release from rCMEC stimulated by IL-1beta, and may have an antipyretic effect.
authors.affiliation: Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Jian-You
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Hai-Ru
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: Bao-Sheng
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hong-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lan-Fang
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shu-Ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Ting-Liang
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply; D027424:Cinnamomum / Q000737:chemistry; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020005:Propanols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D020005:Propanols; D015232:Dinoprostone; C020722:cinnamyl alcohol