Effects of icariin on inflammation model stimulated by lipopolysaccharide in vitro and in vivo / 中国中西医结合杂志
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
; (12): 330-334, 2009.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of icariin, from aspects of pro-inflammatory cytokines, inflammatory mediators and adhesion molecules.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Mouse inflammation model in vitro was established by stimulating macrophage cell line RAW264. 7 with lipopolysaccharide (LPS); and the inflammation model in vivo was established by stimulating C57BL/6J mouse with LPS. Taking dexamethasone as the positive control, both models were treated with icariin, and the cell viability in model mice was detected with CCK-8 kit; tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6) in cell culture medium and serum were detected by ELISA; nitric oxide (NO) in cell culture medium by Griess Reagent method; CD11b expression on the surface of neutrophil in mice by flow cytometry, and pulmonary inflammatory cell infiltration in mice by pathological section as well.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>in vitro studies showed that icariin at the doses of 1 microg/mL, 10 microg/mL and 100 microg/mL, all displayed no cytotoxicity (P < 0.01); 10 microg/mL and 100 microg/mL icariin effectively lowered the levels of TNF-alpha and IL-6 (P < 0.01) in medium; and 100 microg/mL icariin significantly reduced level of NO (P < 0.01) in medium. in vivo studies showed that icariin at the dose of 20 mg/kg significantly lowered serum TNF-alpha and IL-6 levels (P < 0.01), reduced the average fluorescence intensity of adhesion molecules CD11b (P < 0.01), and alleviated pulmonary inflammatory cell infiltration.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Icariin is a safe and effective natural anti-inflammatory drug, its partial mechanism is possible the multiple links intervention on pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL-6), inflammatory mediators (NO) and adhesion molecules (CD11b).</p>
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Pharmacology
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Flavonoids
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Random Allocation
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Cell Line
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Lipopolysaccharides
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Interleukin-6
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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CD11b Antigen
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
Year:
2009
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Article