Abstract:
:Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) are major proinflammatory cytokines inducing the synthesis and release of many inflammatory mediators. They are involved in immune regulation, autoimmune diseases, and inflammation. Acanthoic acid, (-)-pimara-9(11),15-dien-19-oic acid, is a pimaradiene diterpene isolated from the Korean medicinal plant, Acanthopanax koreanum. When human monocytes/macrophages stimulated with silica were treated with 0.1-10 microg/ml acanthoic acid, the production of IL-1 and TNF-alpha was inhibited up to 90%, but the production of interleukin-6 (IL-6) was not inhibited at all. At these concentrations, it had no cytotoxic effect on human monocytes/macrophages. It also suppressed the production of TNF-alpha by alveolar macrophages and lymphocytes stimulated with silica. In addition, acanthoic acid inhibited the release of superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide from human monocytes/macrophages and neutrophils. To know the antifibrotic effects of acanthoic acid, its effects on fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis were tested. The proliferation of NIH3T3 cells was inhibited almost completely by the addition of the culture supernatants of human monocytes/macrophages treated with acanthoic acid, but not by the addition of acanthoic acid only. In vitro and in vivo treatment with acanthoic acid reduced collagen production by rat lung fibroblasts and lung tissue. Furthermore, acanthoic acid suppressed granuloma formation and fibrosis in the experimental silicosis. Acanthoic acid reduced serum GOT and GPT in the rats with cirrhosis induced by CCl4, and it was effective in reducing hepatic fibrosis and nodular formation. Taken together, these data indicate that acanthoic acid has a potent anti-inflammatory and antifibrosis effect by reducing IL-1 and TNF-alpha production.
journal_name
Cell Immunoljournal_title
Cellular immunologyauthors
Kang HS,Kim YH,Lee CS,Lee JJ,Choi I,Pyun KHdoi
10.1006/cimm.1996.0154subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-06-15 00:00:00pages
212-21issue
2eissn
0008-8749issn
1090-2163pii
S0008874996901549journal_volume
170pub_type
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