title: 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde reduces IL-1beta-induced prostaglandin production in rat cerebral endothelial cells.
abstract: Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) works as a common final mediator of the febrile. Guizhi-Tang, one of the most famous traditional Chinese medical formula used to treat influenza, common cold and other pyretic conditions, was previously reported to reduce the production of PGE 2 in rats. 2-Methoxycinnamaldehyde is a principle compound isolated from Guizhi-Tang. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde on PGE2 production of rat cerebral endothelial cells (CECs). 2-Methoxycinnamaldehyde dose-dependently inhibited interleukin (IL)-1beta-induced PGE2 production in CECs with IC50 values of 174 microM. IL-1beta stimulation increased the protein, activity and mRNA expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 but not COX-1. 2-Methoxycinnamaldehyde reduced IL-1beta-induced protein and activity of COX-2, but did not influence the COX-2 mRNA expression. Our results show that prostaglandin production in CECs during stimulated conditions is sensitive to inhibition by 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde and suggest that 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde may reduce COX-2 protein level and activity but not COX-2 mRNA.
authors.affiliation: Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jian-You
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Hai-Ru
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: Yuan-Xiao
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Cang-Hai
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bao-Sheng
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Lan-Fang
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yue-Ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Shu-Ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Ting-Liang
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000171:Acrolein / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply; D002934:Cinnamates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D002934:Cinnamates; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014841:von Willebrand Factor; C017910:2-methoxycinnamaldehyde; D000171:Acrolein; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D015232:Dinoprostone