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PHYTOMEDICINE
卷 18, 期 4, 页码 272-277出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.08.013
关键词
Escin; Aesculus hippocastanum; Glucocorticoids; Anti-inflammatory effects; Synergism
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30772760]
- 11th Five Years Key Programs for Science and Technology Development of China [2008ZX09202-008]
- Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation [Y2008C51]
Escin, a natural mixture of triterpenoid saponins isolated from the seed of the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), had been demonstrated to possess anti-edematous and anti-inflammatory effects. The present study was designed to investigate whether escin exhibits synergistic anti-inflammatory effects when combined with glucocorticoids. The carrageenan-induced paw edema and pleuritis in bilaterally adrenalectomized rats were used to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of escin and glucocorticoid alone or combined. The carrageenan-induced paw edema was inhibited only when escin and corticosterone (Cort) were administered together. Co-administration of escin with Cort significantly reduced the volume of exudates and the number of white blood cells of exudates in bilaterally adrenalectomized rats with pleuritis, but treatment with escin or Cart alone at a suboptimal concentration did not show any effect on the pleuritis rats. After the murine macrophagic RAW264.7 cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), they were treated with escin, Cort or escin and Cort. Then nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta) of cell culture supernatants were analyzed. Escin or Cart markedly reduced the content of NO, TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta secreted by LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells. The combination of suboptimal concentrations of escin with Cort, which alone could not markedly inhibit the release of inflammatory factors, inhibited the secretion of NO, TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells. The findings suggest escin can synergize with glucocorticoids to enhance their anti-inflammatory effect. (C) 2010 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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