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PREPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 43, 期 1, 页码 60-78出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2012.697958
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macrophage RAW 264; 7; nitric oxide; Zingiberaceae plants
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- Thailand Research Fund, through the TRF-MAG window II [MRG-WII523S003]
- Chulalongkorn University
- National Research University Project of CHE
- Ratchadaphiseksomphot Endowment Fund [AG001B, AM1019A, AS613A]
- Thai Government [TKK2555]
- Thailand Research Fund through the TRF-CHE Research Grant for Mid-Career University Faculty [RMU5380036]
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
- program in Biotechnology, at the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
- Research Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
Nitric oxide (NO) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of inflammation and has been implicated in endotoxin-induced tissue injury. Zingiberaceae is a family of indigenous plants of tropical regions, many of which have traditionally been used as anti-inflammatory agents. Here, the ability of crude protein extracts from the rhizomes of 15 Zingiberaceae species to inhibit NO production in the RAW 264.7 cell line after co-stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon-gamma (IFN-?) was evaluated. The crude protein extract of Zingiber ottensii Valeton exhibited the highest inhibitory activity, with an IC50 value of 38.6 +/- 0.34 mu g protein/mL, and also suppressed the LPS- and rm-interferon (IFN)-?-mediated increase in the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), interleukin (IL)-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a mRNA transcript expression levels, suggesting the interference was mediated at the transcriptional level. This strong anti-inflammatory activity may have the potential to be developed as a therapeutic compound. Analytical sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and mass spectrometry revealed four main protein bands, including a likely lectin, superoxide dismutase, and cysteine protease, in the fractions related to the antioxidant activity.
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