title: Effect of Pinus massoniana bark extract on IFN-gamma-induced ICAM-1 expression in HaCaT human keratinocytes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Pinus massoniana bark extract (PMBE) with known anti-oxidant activity is comprised of various flavonoids including several bioactive compounds. We found that PMBE contains 1.27% taxifolin, a well-studied compound with known anti-inflammatory activity. Therefore, in the present study, we evaluated the effects of PMBE and taxifolin on intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression.
  
  
  METHODS
  PMBE and taxifolin were prepared. After HaCaT cells were pre-treatmented with PMBE and taxifolin, HaCaT cells were treatmented with 1000 U/ml IFN-gamma for 24 h.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatment of HaCaT cells with 1000 U/ml IFN-gamma for 24 h markedly increased ICAM-1 expression. However, PMBE pre-treatment (40 microg/ml for 24 h) significantly inhibited IFN-gamma-induced ICAM-1 expression. In equal concentrations of taxifolin, PMBE-mediated inhibition of ICAM-1 mRNA and protein expression was greater than taxifolin mediated-inhibition, and the front on inhibition of ICAM-1 protein expression was 2.24-2.30-fold of the latter. When cells were treated with both compounds at a concentration of 40 microg/ml, PMBE-mediated inhibition of ICAM-1 mRNA was also greater than taxifolin-mediated inhibition and PMBE on inhibition of ICAM-1 protein expression was 2.60-3.00-fold the inhibition mediated by taxifolin.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PMBE including additional bioactive compounds may possibly synergize to inhibit transcription and translation of inducible ICAM-1expression and PMBE was greater than monomeric flavonoid taxifolin. These results indicate that PMBE exhibits great potential as a therapeutic treatment for inflammatory skin diseases.
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong Province, PR China.
authors.forename: Chunlian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Dongru
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Hongling
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Heng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Hongbin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jinfa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D028223:Pinus; D024301:Plant Bark; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011794:Quercetin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D011794:Quercetin; C003377:taxifolin