Effect of Sasa senanensis Rehder extract on NO and PGE2 production by activated mouse macrophage-like RAW264.7 cells.
Alkaline extract of Sasa senanensis Rehder (SE) has shown diverse biological activity. As an extension, whether SE affects the function of activated macrophages was investigated. SE inhibited the nitric oxide (NO) production by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated mouse macrophage-like RAW264.7 cells. Western blot and RT-PCR analyses demonstrated that this was due to the inhibition of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression at both protein and mRNA levels. ESR spectroscopy shows that SE dose-dependently scavenged the NO radical produced by NOC-7. In order to confirm the anti-inflammatory potency, possible effects on prostaglandin (PG) E(2) production and expression of enzymes involved in the arachidonic acid pathway were next investigated. It was found that SE effectively inhibited the PGE(2) production by LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, although the extent of inhibition of PGE(2) was slightly less than that of NO production. SE inhibited cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression at both protein and mRNA levels, but to much lesser extents as compared with those for iNOS expression. SE contained much lower concentration of arginine, precursor of NO, as compared with the culture medium. These data suggest that SE exerts a weak anti-inflammatory activity.
Meikai Pharmaco-Medical Laboratory (MPL), Meikai University School of Dentistry, Saitama, Japan.
Li
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Zhou
Ken
K
Hashimoto
Kazue
K
Satoh
Yoshiko
Y
Yokote
Madoka
M
Kitajima
Takaaki
T
Oizumi
Hiroshi
H
Oizumi
Hiroshi
H
Sakagami
D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D031787:Sasa / Q000737:chemistry*
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004338:Drug Combinations; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; C496317:Nos2 protein, mouse; C077623:Ptgs2 protein, mouse; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D015232:Dinoprostone