Effect of 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde on activity of COX and PGE2 release in cerebral microvascular endothelial cells stimulated by IL-1 / 中国中药杂志
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
;
(24): 1087-1090, 2006.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-351839
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde (isolated from fraction A of Guizhi Tang) on activity of COX and PGE2 release in rat cerebral microvascular endothelial cells (rCMEC) stimulated by IL-1.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>rCMEC were cultured, and identified by immunohistochemistry for von Willebrand factor (VIII factor, a marker for all endothelial cells) in cytoplasm of the cells. Different concentrations of 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde were added respectively and incubated for 3 hours, then stimulated for another 12 hours by IL-1. Activities of COX-1 and COX-2 in rCMEC, and production of PGE2 in the conditioned media were measured by ELISA.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Positive immunostaining for VIII factor was present diffusely in the cytoplasm of > 90% rCMEC. After being exposed to 30 ng x mL(-1) IL, the activity of COX-2 in rCMEC and the production of PGE2 in conditioned media were higher than those of control group, while there was no difference on activity of COX-1 in the two groups. 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde could down-regulate them in concentration-dependently, and significant differences on the activity of COX-2 and amount of PGE2 were showed in 200 microg x mL(-1) concentration.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>2-methoxycinnamaldehyde can affect the PGE2 release in rCMEC induced by IL-1, which might be related with its inhibition on the activity of COX-2.</p>
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Main subject:
Pharmacology
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Plants, Medicinal
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Acrolein
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Brain
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Dinoprostone
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Cells, Cultured
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Chemistry
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Interleukin-1
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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