Abstract:
:Lithospermi radix (LR, root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold. et Zuccarinii) has been used to treat various conditions, such as septic shock, eczema and burns. In this study, the effect of LR on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and recombinant interferon-gamma (rIFN-gamma)-induced production of nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha were examined using mouse peritoneal macrophages. At 0.01-1 mg/ml, LR inhibited the LPS/rIFN-gamma-induced expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and TNF-alpha release. To clarify the mechanism involved, the effect of LR on the activation of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB was examined. The LPS/rIFN-gamma-induced activation of NF-kappaB was almost completely blocked by LR at 1mg/ml without cytotoxicity. These findings demonstrate that the inhibition of the LPS/rIFN-gamma-induced production of NO and TNF-alpha by LR involves the inhibition of NF-kappaB activation.
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J Ethnopharmacoljournal_title
Journal of ethnopharmacologyauthors
Chung HS,Kang M,Cho C,Park S,Kim H,Yoon YS,Kang J,Shin MK,Hong MC,Bae Hdoi
10.1016/j.jep.2005.06.028keywords:
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2005-12-01 00:00:00pages
412-7issue
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0378-8741issn
1872-7573pii
S0378-8741(05)00420-4journal_volume
102pub_type
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