Herbal Formula Science (대한한의학방제학회지)

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Study on the Anti-inflammatory Effects of the Remedy Prescripted with Lonicerae Flos and Scutellariae Radix in U937 cells

금은화(金銀花)와 황금(黃芩)이 배오(配伍)된 처방제(處方劑)의 항염증(抗炎症) 효과(效果) 연구(硏究)

  • Lee, Yong-Suk (Gyeongdong Oriental Clinic) ;
  • Jang, Seon-Il (School of Alternative Medicine & Health Science, College of Alternative Medicine, Jeonju University)
  • Received : 2010.05.19
  • Accepted : 2010.06.12
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Inflammatory reaction is characterized by over-production of inflammatory mediators due to an up-regulation of inflammatory pathways, which produce pro-inflammatory mediators, such as interleukin-1beta (IL-$1{\beta}$), IL-6, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-$\alpha$), prostaglantin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$), and nitric oxide (NO) in U937 cells. We investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of water extracts from Lonicerae Flos and Scutellariae Radix in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated U937 cells. Each extract suppressed the production of inflammatory mediators (NO, IL-$1{\beta}$, TNF-$\alpha$, and $PGE_2$) and the expression of inducible NO synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 in LPS- stimulated U937 cells in a dose-dependent manner. These suppressive effects were synergistically increased by their combination. Their combination extract also inhibited NF-${\kappa}B$-DNA complex of NF-${\kappa}B$ binding activity and translocation of NF-${\kappa}B$ from cytosol to nucleus. These results suggest that the combination of water-extractable components of Lonicerae Flos and Scutellariae Radix may be useful for therapeutic drugs against inflammatory immune diseases, probably by suppressing the production of inflammatory mediators.

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