title: Anti-inflammatory effects of ethanol extract from Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl on lps-stimulated RAW 264.7 cell.
abstract: Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl has long been used as a fork herb in inflammation-related therapy. This study was undertaken to determine the anti-inflammatory effect of the plant. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used for evaluating the extract. While dexamethasone (DM) was used as a positive control, the effects of ethanol extract on the production of IL-1beta, IL-6, NO, COX-2 and TNF-alpha, the expression of iNOS mRNA, TNF-alpha mRNA, COX-2 mRNA, protein production of COX-2 and HO-1, NF-kappaB and I-kappaB of LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells were studied by sandwich ELISA, real-time PCR, Western blot analysis and immunocytochemistry assay respectively. The results showed that K. striata (Thunb.) Schindl had a good anti-inflammatory effect on LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cell. On one hand, it could significantly inhibit the production of IL-1beta, IL-6, NO, TNF-alpha, COX-2 in LPS-stimulated cell than that of single LPS stimulated cell (p < 0.01 or p < 0.05). On the other hand, it could increase the production of IL-10 and HO-1 than that of single LPS intervention cell (p < 0.01 or p < 0.05). Furthermore, the extract also could inhibit the production of NF-kappaB and I-kappaB compared to single LPS stimulated cell. In a word, it suggested that the anti-inflammatory actions of K. striata (Thunb.) Schindl ethanol extract might be due to the down-regulation of IL-1beta, IL-6, NO, TNF-alpha and COX-2 via the suppression of NF-kappaB activation and conversation of I-kappaB production, and another pathway was up regulating the production of IL-10 and HO-1.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jun-Yan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Zhi-Jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiao-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shu-Ling
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qiong-Guang
authors.initials: QG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.lastname: Fei-Xiao
authors.forename: Bao-Hui
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qi-Lin
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Guo-Hua
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007378:Interleukins / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D007378:Interleukins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D016328:NF-kappa B; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012997:Solvents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C440499:lipopolysaccharide, Escherichia coli O111 B4; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D000431:Ethanol; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; C496317:Nos2 protein, mouse; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; C496542:Hmox1 protein, mouse; C077623:Ptgs2 protein, mouse; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2