Korean Journal of Plant Resources (한국자원식물학회지)

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Effect of Ephedrae Herba on Immunomodulatory Activity in Lipopolysaccharide-Exposed Rats and Raw 264.7 Cells

마황이 LPS투여 흰쥐의 면역조절능에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Eun (Department of pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Health Sciences, Sangji University)
  • 이은 (상지대학교 보건과학대학 제약공학과)
  • Published : 2009.10.31
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Abstract

To investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of Ephedrae Herba in vivo and in vitro acute inflammation was induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) shock in rats fed Ephedrae Herba extracts and inflammatory cytokine concentrations were examined. In addition, the effect of Ephedrae Herba extracts on the production of inflammatory cytokines was examined in LPS-stimulated Raw 264.7 cells. In an in vivo experiment, plasma interleukin-$1{\beta}$ (IL-$1{\beta}$), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and tumor necrosis factor-$\alpha$ (TNF-$\alpha$) concentrations were increased at 2 h and reached to maximal levels at 5 h after LPS treatment in all groups. Compared with control group, plasma IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and TNF-$\alpha$ levels were lowered at 5 h after LPS treatment, but plasma IL-10 level was higher in at 2 and 5 h after LPS treatment in Ephedrae Herba extract group. In an in vitro experiment using Raw 264.7 macrophages, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6 and TNF-$\alpha$ concentrations in the Ephedrae Herba extract group were lower than those in control group. Compared with control group, IL-10 concentration appeared to be higher in the Ephedrae Herba extract group, but this trend was not significant. In conclusion, these results suggested that functional compound (s) in Ephedrae Herba extract may play a role in alleviating inflammatory response.

in vivo 및 in vitro에서 마황의 항염증효과를 검토하기 위하여 마황추출물을 급여한 흰쥐에게 LPS shock로 급성기 염증반응을 유발시킨 후, 혈액 및 간장의 전염증성 cytokines들의 농도를 경시적으로 조사하였으며, 한편으로는 Raw 264.7 cell에 LPS shock를 가한 후, 마황추출물이 각종 전염증성 cytokines들의 생산량에 미치는 영향을 조사했다. in vivo 실험에서, 각 처리군 별 plasma IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, TNF-$\alpha$ 및 IL-10 농도의 경시적 변동은 전 처리군 모두가 LPS 처리 후, 2h째 급격하게 증가하여, 5h째에 최고치를 나타내었다. Plasma IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6 및 TNF-$\alpha$의 농도는 LPS처리 후 5h째에서 마황 첨가군 모두가 대조군보다 낮은 값을 나타내었다. Plasma IL-10의 농도는 LPS처리 후, 2h째 및 5h째 모두 에서 마황추출물 첨가군 들이 대조군보다 높은 값을 나타내었다. Raw 264.7 macrophages를 이용한 in vitro 실험에서, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6 및 TNF-$\alpha$의 농도들은 대조군보다 마황처리 군들 모두가 낮은 값을 나타내었다. IL-10의 농도는 대조군보다 마황처리군들이 다소 높은 경향을 보였으나, 유의한 차이는 아니었다. 이상의 결과들을 종합해보면 마황에 내재하는 기능성 물질들이 염증반응을 완화하는 효과를 가지고 있음을 시사해 준다.

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