[Effects of volatie oil of Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq herb and Saposhnikovia divaricata Schischke root on proinflammatory cytokine expression and regulation]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2007 Sep;32(17):1777-9.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To study the effects of volatie oil of Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq herb and Saposhnikovia divaricata Schischke root (OSS) on proinflammatory cytokine expression and regulation in rats.

Method: OA and LPS were injected intravenously to rats to develop acute lung injury (ALI). The rats were treated with OSS (45.19 microL kg(-1)). The pathological sections of lung tissue were prepared and observed in acute lung injury rats. The expression of nuclear factor-kappa B p65 (NF-kappaB p65), intercellar adhesion molecule CD54, and NF-kappaB p65 mRNA were determined in lung cells.

Result: volatie oil of Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq herb and Saposhnikovia divaricata Schischke root significantly inhibited the expression of CD54, the activation of NF-kappaB p65, and the transcription of NF-kappaB p65 mRNA.

Conclusion: OSS can reduce the expression of CD54 and NF-kappaB p65 protein synthesis, which may be its anti-inflammatory molecular mechanisms.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Apiaceae / chemistry
  • Drug Combinations
  • Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / biosynthesis*
  • Lamiaceae / chemistry
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Male
  • Oils, Volatile / isolation & purification
  • Oils, Volatile / pharmacology*
  • Oleic Acid
  • Plant Oils / isolation & purification
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology*
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
  • RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Random Allocation
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / chemically induced
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / metabolism*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / prevention & control
  • Transcription Factor RelA / biosynthesis*
  • Transcription Factor RelA / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Oils, Volatile
  • Plant Oils
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Transcription Factor RelA
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
  • Oleic Acid