title: Effects of the Schisandra fructus water extract on cytokine release from a human mast cell line.
abstract: Schisandra fructus has been used for treatment of cough and thirst in Korea. However, its therapeutic mechanisms remain largely unclear. To investigate the biological effect of Schisandra fructus water extract (SFWE), we examined the effect of SFWE on the phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and calcium ionophore A23187-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in the human mast cell line HMC-1. HMC-1 cells were stimulated with PMA plus A23187 in the presence or absence of SFWE. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin 6 (IL-6), and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) productions were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Inhibitory IkappaB/nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) expression was assessed by western blot. SFWE suppressed PMA plus A23187-induced TNF-alpha, IL-6, and GM-CSF production in dose-dependent manners. Furthermore, SFWE inhibited IkappaB degradation and NF-kappaB nuclear translocation. These results suggest that SFWE inhibits the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines in HMC-1 cells through blockade of IkappaB degradation and NF-kappaB activation. Taken together, these findings may help elucidate the mechanism of action of this medicine in the modulation of mast cell activation in inflammatory conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ok Hwa
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Hee-Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Jung-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Hyuk Joon
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Pil Sang
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sun Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Go-Hoon
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hye-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: Young Kug
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: Oh-Hyun
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Kweon
authors.forename: Dong-Yeul
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000737:chemistry; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007946:Leukemia, Mast-Cell; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D032141:Schisandra / Q000737:chemistry*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D016207:Cytokines; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016328:NF-kappa B; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D014867:Water; D000001:Calcimycin; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate