Anti-inflammatory effect of the water fraction from hawthorn fruit on LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells
Nutrition Research and Practice
;
: 101-106, 2011.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-165700
ABSTRACT
The hawthorn fruit (Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge var. typica Schneider) is used as a traditional medicine in Korea. The objective of this study was to understand the mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory effects of the water fractionated portion of hawthorn fruit on a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cellular model. The level of nitric oxide (NO) production in the water fraction and LPS-treated RAW 264.7 cells were determined with an ELISA. The cytotoxicity of the water fraction and LPS was measured with an MTT assay. Expression of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin 6 (IL-6), and interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta) mRNA were analyzed with a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The water fraction of hawthorn fruit was determined to be safe and significantly inhibited NO production in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells and suppressed COX-2, TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 expression. The observed anti-inflammatory effects of the water fraction of hawthorn fruit might be attributed to the down-regulation of COX-2, TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 expression in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
RNA, Messenger
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Water
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Down-Regulation
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Interleukin-6
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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Nitric Oxide Synthase
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Crataegus
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Reverse Transcription
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Nutrition Research and Practice
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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