期刊
JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY
卷 61, 期 12, 页码 1699-1707出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1211/jpp/61.12.0016
关键词
chemotactic factors; Huang-Lian-Jie-Du-Tang (HLJDT); inducible nitric oxide synthase; lipoxygenase; nitric oxide
资金
- program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Team in University (PCSIRT)
- NCET Foundation
- NSFC [30725045]
- National 863 Program [2006AA02Z338]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [20070410711]
- '973' program of China [2007CB507400]
- Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project [B906]
- Scientific Foundation of Shanghai China [07DZ19728, 06DZ19717, 06DZ19005]
Objectives Huang-Lian-Jie-Du-Tang (HLJDT) is a traditional Chinese medicine with a long history of anti-inflammatory use, but its pharmacological effects have not been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of HLJDT in vivo and in vitro. Methods The carrageenan rat air pouch model was used to investigate the anti-inflammatory action of HLJDT after oral administration. Moreover, we exploited a modified method based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) technique to assay the effects of HLJDT on arachidonic acid metabolites. Key findings Our data demonstrate that oral administration of HLJDT significantly inhibited the inflammatory responses in carrageenan-injected rat air pouches, and also significantly reduced the production of nitric oxide (NO) and leukotriene B-4 (LTB4) in vivo, without any influence on biosynthesis of cyclooxygenase (COX)-derived eicosanoids. Similar behaviour of HLJDT was also observed by using calcium ionophore A23187-stimulated peritoneal macrophages, where HLJDT markedly inhibited eicosanoids derived from different lipoxygenases. The NO production and the mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and chemotactic factors (CCL3, CCL4, CCL5 and CXCL2) were also inhibited by HLJDT in RAW 264.7 macrophages stimulated by lipopolysaccharide. Conclusions Our data revealed, for the first time, that HLJDT could inhibit biosynthesis of eicosanoids derived from different lipoxygenases. Also, HLJDT may exert its anti-inflammatory effects by its suppression on eicosanoid generation, NO production and gene transcription of chemotactic factors, which supports its effectiveness in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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