title: Ethyl Acetate Extract of Artemisia anomala S. Moore Displays Potent Anti-Inflammatory Effect.
abstract: Artemisia anomala S. Moore has been widely used in China to treat inflammatory diseases for hundreds of years. However, mechanisms associated with its anti-inflammatory effect are not clear. In this study, we prepared ethyl acetate, petroleum ether, n-BuOH, and aqueous extracts from ethanol extract of Artemisia anomala S. Moore. Comparing anti-inflammatory effects of these extracts, we found that ethyl acetate extract of this herb (EAFA) exhibited the strongest inhibitory effect on nitric oxide (NO) production in LPS/IFN γ -stimulated RAW264.7 cells. EAFA suppressed the production of NO in a time- and dose-dependent manner without eliciting cytotoxicity to RAW264.7 cells. To understand the molecular mechanism underlying EAFA's anti-inflammatory effect, we showed that EAFA increased total cellular anti-oxidant capacity while reducing the amount of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in stimulated RAW264.7 cells. EAFA also suppressed the expression of IL-1 β and IL-6, whereas it elevates the level of heme oxygenase-1. These EAFA-induced events were apparently associated with NF- κ B and MAPK signaling pathways because the DNA binding activity of p50/p65 was impaired and the activities of both ERK and JNK were decreased in EFEA-treated cells comparing to untreated cells. Our findings suggest that EAFA exerts its anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting the expression of iNOS.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Yuan-Lai
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Lu
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Dan-Dan
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Zhang
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