title: Stimulation of osteoblastic differentiation and inhibition of interleukin-6 and nitric oxide in MC3T3-E1 cells by pomegranate ethanol extract.
abstract: In this experiment, we studied the effects of pomegranate fruit extract (PE) on the function of osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells and the production of local factors in osteoblasts. PE (16 approximately 250 microg/ml) significantly increased the growth of MC3T3-E1 cells (P < 0.05). Moreover, PE (50 microg/ml) caused a significant elevation of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and collagen content in the cells. We then examined the effect of PE on the TNF-alpha-induced production of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and nitric oxide (NO) in osteoblasts. Treatment with PE (10 approximately 50 microg/ml) decreased the TNF-alpha (10(-10) M)-induced production of IL-6 and NO in osteoblasts.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun Mi
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002460:Cell Line; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D029561:Lythraceae / Q000737:chemistry; D051379:Mice; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D003094:Collagen; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase