title: Evaluation of inhibitory activities of plant extracts on production of LPS-stimulated pro-inflammatory mediators in J774 murine macrophages.
abstract: Whole plant methanolic extracts of 14 traditionally used medicinal herbs were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activity. Extracts of Grindelia robusta, Salix nigra, Arnica montana, and Quassia amara showed up to 4.5-fold inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) production in the J774 murine macrophage cells challenged with LPS without cytotoxicity. These four selected extracts significantly reduced the protein levels of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) as observed by Western blot analysis. Culture supernatants from cells treated with these extracts indicated 3-5-fold reduction of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). However, only G. robusta and Q. amara extracts significantly inhibited (by 50%) IL-1beta and IL-12 secretions. Furthermore, all these plant extracts were shown to prevent the LPS-mediated nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB). All the above observations indicate the anti-inflammatory potential of these plant extracts.
authors.affiliation: Comparative Genomics Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi, 110007, India.
authors.forename: Nandini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Subhash K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: Debasis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sahu
authors.forename: Hasi R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Rakha H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018650:Arnica / Q000737:chemistry; D002460:Cell Line; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D036623:Grindelia / Q000737:chemistry; D007249:Inflammation / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000378:metabolism*; D007378:Interleukins / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000633:toxicity*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000378:metabolism; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D032271:Quassia / Q000737:chemistry; D032108:Salix / Q000737:chemistry; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D007378:Interleukins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D009573:Nitrites; D010936:Plant Extracts; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2