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Rhododendron album Blume inhibits iNOS and COX-2 expression in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells through the downregulation of NF-kappa B signaling

Authors
Park, Ji-WonKwon, Ok-KyoungKim, Jung-HeeOh, Sei-RyangKim, Jae-HongPaik, Jin-HyubMarwoto, BambangWidjhati, RifatulJuniarti, FifitIrawan, DoddyAhn, Kyung-Seop
Issue Date
4월-2015
Publisher
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
Keywords
Rhododendron album Blume; inflammation; lipopolysaccharide; mitogen-activated protein kinases; nuclear factor-kappa B
Citation
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE, v.35, no.4, pp.987 - 994
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Journal Title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Volume
35
Number
4
Start Page
987
End Page
994
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/94052
DOI
10.3892/ijmm.2015.2107
ISSN
1107-3756
Abstract
Rhododendron album Blume (RA) has traditionally been used as an herbal medicine and is considered to have anti-inflammatory properties. In the present study, we screened RA extracts with anti-inflammatory properties. The biological effects of an RA methanol extract (RAME) on inflammation were investigated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated mouse RAW264.7 cells. We investigated the effects of RAME on the production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE(2)) in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. To explore the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of RAME, we measured the mRNA and protein expression of pro-inflammatory mediators induced by RAME in the LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells by RT-PCR and western blot analysis, respectively. RAME significantly inhibited the production of NO, PGE(2), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1 beta and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in the LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. It also suppressed the mRNA and protein expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and mitogenactivated protein kinases (MAPKs) with a concomitant decrease in the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) in the LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. These results indicate that RAME inhibits LPS-induced inflammatory responses. These effects were considered to be strongly associated with the suppression of NF-kappa B activation. We therefore suggest that RAME may be prove to be an effective therapeutic agent for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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