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BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 73, Issue 4, Pages 828-832Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80714
Keywords
aloin; aloe-emodin; polyphenol; anti-inflammatory effect
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- Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare [03-PJ1-PG1-CH10-002]
- Korea Health Promotion Institute [A030083] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
- National Research Foundation of Korea [과06A1206] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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The aloe ingredients responsible for physiological effects and the concentrations required to exert their biological activities are not fully understood. This study compares the anti-inflammatory effects of aloin and aloe-emodin with other polyphenols. Our results demonstrated that aloe-emodin dose-dependently inhibited inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA expression and nitric oxide (NO) production at 5-40 mu M. In addition, the levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA and prostaglandin E-2 (PGE(2)) production were suppressed by 40 mu M aloe-emodin. Aloin also suppressed the production of NO at 5-40 mu M, although it did not suppress PGE(2) production. The present results indicate that aloin and aloe-emodin possibly suppress the inflammatory responses by blocking iNOS and COX-2 mRNA expression. The anti-inflammatory effect of aleo-emodin was comparable to that of kaempferol and quercetin, indicating aloe-emodin as a possible key constituent responsible for the anti-inflammatory activity of aloe.
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